Art Appreciation

Chapter 8

Artist and
Artisan
Artist and Artisan
Introduction:

Artists focus on creating aesthetically pleasing works, while artisans' work focuses
on accessorizing and functionality more than aesthetics. The work of artists tends to be shown in
museums or galleries, while artisans sell their crafts at fairs and shops.

Specific Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Differentiate artist from artisan
2. Familiarized the work of artist and artisan
3. Identify the piece of work of artist and artisan

Duration

Chapter 8: Artist and Artisan = 3 hours

(2 hours discussion; 1 hour
assessment)
LESSON PROPER:

ARTIST

• An artist someone who produces works like painting or sculpture, or works in the performing
arts, or is skilled at a particular task or occupation.
• Artists are the creator of tangible or intangible products (works of art) as an expression of
creativity and imagination for purely aesthetic reasons.
• Artist can be considered as any person involved in creating and designing objects related to any
of the fine arts like painting, sculpture, mu sic, dance and literature.
• Artists express themselves to any form of arts using mediums or materials for the artworks to
have its artistic integrity.

TYPES OF PERFORMING ARTS

May include Dance, music, Opera, Theatre and musical theater, magic, illusion, mime, spoken
word, puppetry, circus arts, performance arts. There is also a specialized form of fine art, in which the
artist performs their work live to an audience.
ARTISAN
-a person skilled in making a product by hand that may be functional or strictly decorative, example
furniture, decorative arts, clothing jewelry, food items, household items and tools or even mechanism such
as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker.

Artisan is a skilled craft worker or craftsman who makes things using his hands. It is derived from
the French word “artisan” meaning, skilled workers who create things by hand which can be functional or
decorative. Decorative arts include the following: furniture, pottery, textile, jewelry, food items, household
items and tools or any applied arts. − Artisans are the makers of products or crafts, not only for aesthetic
value for decorative purposes but for practical value, such as for business purposes. − Artisan skills are
developed through the influence of their family or of their community as well. − Artisans consider
themselves as business people because their products are involved in the business market or from the very
start, in the entrepreneurship world

What are the types of artisans?

Artisan includes: Welders, Electricians, Fitters, Turners, Sheetmetal workers, Boilmakers, Mechatronics,
Mechanics, Toolmakers, Patternmakers, Bricklayers, Plumbers, Carpenters, Joiners, Shutterhands, Steel
Fixers, Glaziers, Plasterers, Tilers, Sound Technicians and Instrumentation and electronics.

What is the difference between artists and artisans?

• An artist creates something whose only value is aesthetic.

• An artisan creates something that is functional.
References/Additional Resources/Readings

• https://phlconnect.ched.gov.ph/home
• Ariola, Mariano M. (2018) Art Appreciation. Intramuros, Manila: Unlimited Books
Library Services & Publishing Inc.
• Capili, M. F. et.al. (2010) HUMANITIES: Art Apprecaition. Plaridel Bulacan: TCS-
Publishing House.
Activity Sheet
Activity 1

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (STORY MAP)

• is a visual & graphic display that depicts the relationships between facts, terms and or ideas
within a learning task.
• also sometimes referred to as knowledge maps, concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers,
advance organizers or concept diagrams.
• A graphic organizer that would give a visual representation of the chosen artist/artisan in Terms
medium/technique/process/people involved