ARTISTS AND ARTISANS

ARTISTS
• Artist is a person who exhibits exceptional skills in the visual
and/or the performing arts.

• Artist are more sensitive, very perceptive, and more creative.

• They have the knack of interpreting ideas into an artistic form

using as their medium the words, pigments, clay, stone, musical or
note.
ARTISANS
• A person who is in a skilled trade that involves making things by hand.

• He is a craft worker who makes or creates objects of great beauty by

just using his hands.

• His creations may be functional or decorative like an earthen pot or

‘palayok’ for cooking or vase for decoration
PHILIPPINES: A NATION OF HIGHLY SKILLED ARTISANS

• Woodcarvers of Paeta, Laguna.

• Ceramic makers of Tiwi, Albay.

• Basket weavers of Pangasinan and the piña weavers of

Kalibo, Aklan.
THE ART FORMS
Art is basically expressed through the following art forms:

• Painting.
• application of pigment to a surface.
• Two-dimensional art form.
ex. Luna’s Spoliarium
SCULPTURE
• Three-dimensional art form.

• The sculptor creates solid form using molding, carving, welding,

casting and assembling.

• Some of the popular medium are clay, wood, stone, metal, ice,
glass, and plastic.
 ARCHITECTURE

• The most functional of all art forms.

• Involves creating designs for buildings and infrastructures.

• Through the help of engineers, contractors, and skilled

workers.
MUSIC
• Art of sound that express through a song, through the use of
instruments or a combination of both.

• It should express rhythm, harmony, and melody that is soothing or

appeals to the taste of its audience.
DANCE
• The art of the body movements that is attuned to a musical piece.

• Body movements should be graceful and in rhythm with the

accompanying musical piece.

• In the ancient time, dance is used as a formal worship.

Ex. Philippine’s folkdances like tinikling, singkil, and the ballet.

 LITERATURE

• The art of using words to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings.

• Poetry, novel, short story, essay, etc.

 THEATRE

• The performance of drama.

• Typically, actors perform on stage in front of a live audience.
• Theatre may be referred to as combined or performing arts.
• It may include music, dance, and literature.
APPRECIATING THE ARTS

• Give physical description of the artwork based on their knowledge

of art elements and materials.

• Analyze the artwork in terms of what the artist wants his work to
represent and their (learners) subjective reaction to the works
which includes their thoughts and feelings.
• Perceive the artwork in the context of its history. This would
enlighten the learners of the artist’s intention in doing the work
and add to the understanding of the meaning the work is
supposed to convey.

• Give meaning to the artwork based on its description, analysis and

context.

• Judge the artwork as to whether it is good or bad based on the

learner’s perception of it and its aesthetic and cultural value.
Learning Task

THE SCREAM