ART APPRECIATION

 Art is derived from a Latin word “ARS” which means skill, talent or ability.
 Art is the expression of the creative skill and imagination.
ELEMENTS OF ART
1. Line- is an identifiable path created by a point moving in space. It is one-dimensional and can vary
in width, direction, and length.
2. Shape- shape and form define objects in space. Shape have two dimensions, height and width are
usually defined by lines.
3. Value- describes the brightness or darkness of color; a gradient is a series of values from darkest
to lightness.
4. Form- define objects in space. Form exist in three dimensions with height, width, and depth.
5. Space- refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions. It can also refer to artist’s use of the area
within the picture.
6. Texture- surface quality of an object that we sense through touch hard, soft, rough, smooth, hairy,
leathery, sharp, etc.
7. Color- reflected light, organized on a color wheel with 3 primary colors, 3 secondary colors, and 6
intermediate colors.
3 primary colors ( Red, Blue and Yellow)
3 secondary colors ( Orange, Purple and Green)
6 intermediate colors (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow green, blue green, blue violet, red violet)

HISTORY OF ART
1. Naturalism- refers to the depiction of realistic object in natural setting.
2. Romanticism- was an artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in Europe. Partly a
reaction to the industrial revolution, it was also a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms.
3. Impressionism- it was the product of art critics and members of high society scrutinizing many new
artists about what they can paint. Its main focus is scenes from daily social and leisure life. Artist
immediate impression of a moment or scene.
Claude Monet- “Sunrise”
Pierre Auguste Renoir- Luncheon of the boating party
4. Realism- in the visual arts and literature is the general attempt to depict subject as they are
considered to exist in third person objective reality without establishment or interpretation.
Gustave Courbet- The Stone breakers
Jean Francois Millet- The Gleaners
5. Symbolism- was a late nineteenth century art movement of French Russian and Belgian origin in
poetry and other arts.
Gustave Moreau- Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra
Franz Von Stuck- Salome
6. Expressionism- was inspired most heavily by the symbolist currents in late nineteenth century art.
Artist seeks to express the inner world of emotion rather than external reality. It evoke emotional
experience and deep meanings.
Edvard Munch- Scream
Wassily Kandisky- The blue rider
Henri Matisse- The dessert: Harmony in Red
7. Dada- is a form of art that took place during the first world war when artist from New York, Zurich
and Munch questioned the meaning of art by using crude or simple objects as fine art. Rejected logic,
reason and aestheticism of modern capitalism instead expressing nonsense, irrationality and anti-
bourgeois protest in their work.
Marcel Duchamp- Fountain
Hans Arp- Human Concretion
8. Surrealism- is a form of art when artists create dream-like paintings, especially nightmares, and are
filled with mysterious objects that have been oddly changed in a ways you couldn’t see in reality.
Andre Breton – Father of Surrealism
Egg in the church or the snake
Jean Arp- Top-up wood cut
9. Pop Art- is a form of art based on modern popular culture and the mass media. Examples are
advertising, comic books, mundane mass-produced objects.
Andy Warhol- Campbell’s Soup Cans
Roy Lichtenstein- Crying Girl
FUNCTIONS OF ART
1. Art as Personal- an artist may create a piece out of a need for self-expression or gratification. They
might also or instead want to communicate a thought or point to the viewer.
2. Art as Social- art has a social function when it addresses aspects of (collective) life as opposed to
one person’s point of view or experience. Viewers can often relate in some way to social art and are
sometimes influenced by it.
3. Art as Physical- works of art that are created to perform some service have physical functions. Art
that entirely exists in physical reality, in space and time.

THREE PHILOSOPHICAL THEMES IN ART

1. Integrity- refers to faithfulness to one’s principles.
2. Proportion/Consonance- implies balance or consistency of the elements.
3. Radiance/Clarity- has something to do with the impact or meaning upon the observer.
THE SUBJECT OF AN ART
 It refers to the main idea that is represented in the artwork. The subject in art is basically the
essence of the piece.
TWO TYPES OF SUBJECTS OF ART
1. Representational Art- are those that appear to be very much like how people see them in the
reality.
2. Non-representational Art- refers to compositions which do not rely on representations or mimesis to
any extent. This also indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art.
SOURCES AND KINDS OF SUBJECTS
1. Nature
2. People and World Events
3. Myths and Legends
4. Spiritual and Religious Beliefs
5. Ideas Commissioned by Employers

FORM AND COMPOSITION

1. Two-dimensional Art
- they can be decorative spaces or plastic faces
-they are only bound to work within the frame
 Drawings- process of moving an instrument over a smooth surface to leave a mark. Line is the
most important element.
 Paintings- process where the artist applies colors to surfaces using paint brush, painting knives
or rollers. Artists prefer using oil-based paints since it’s easier to blend.
2. Three-dimensional Art
- distinguishing factor is its actual and real depth
- sometimes called plastic arts not plastic spaces.
 Sculpture- most of the media used are clay, glass, plastics, wood, stone or metals.
 Assembling- constructing a sculpture using different materials.
 Modeling- gradually ads more of the material to build the form.
 Carving- sculpture removed, cuts, chips, and drills parts of the solid mass to create the form.
 Casting- soft pliable materials are made into shapes.
 Crafts- made with functions like vase and baskets
 Architecture- planning and creating infrastructures.
3. Technological Media- includes artworks designed and produced by means of new media
technologies, comprising virtual art, computer graphics, computer animation, digital art, etc.
 Photography- technique of capturing optical images on light-sensitive camera. The first camera
ever recorded in history was called the daguerreotype in 19th century.
 Films and Videos- films are series of negatives that intend to show motions of pictures. Recent
gadgets can now also perform the functions to produce films and videos.
 Computer Arts- computers now also have plethora of software applications to create such as
Adobe, Photoshop, Affinity Designer, Clip Studio, Paint Pro, Art Weaver, Art Rage, and etc.
CONTENT
- A credit line is what you include alongside your art whenever and wherever it is shown. A
credit line is consists of the following:
 Name of the Artist – Vincent Van Gogh
 Title of the work – The Starry Night
 Year/s the work was made- 1889
 Medium - Oil on canvas
 Size dimensions- 72.5*92 cm
 Location – The Museum of Modern Art, New York
FORM AND COMPOSITION
STEP 1 DESCRIPTION
- You need to make a list of questions to describe the elements of artwork. Usually, things
you can find in credit line.
These following questions may help you:
 What do you see in the artwork?
 What are these images?
 When was the work created?
 For whom is this work made? A specific person or group of persons/audience?
STEP 2 ANALYSIS
- You may need to observe and identify the different applications of principles of design.
Understanding why these principles were applied.
These following questions may help you:
 How is the work organized?
 What are the artist’s individual style and techniques?
 What are the distinct features of the artwork that are characteristics of the artist?
STEP 3 INTERPRETATION
- In this step, digging into the content is the hallmark of the process.
These following question may help you:
 What is the message of the art?
 Why is this message relevant?
 What is the mood being conveyed in the art?
  How did the artist’s background influence the creation of the art?
STEP 4 JUDGEMENT
- You will examine the merit of the art. Merit is when the artist has successfully accomplished
the foundational and subjective components of art.
These following questions may help you:
 What makes the artwork successful?
 How is the work significant to the message it seeks to convey?
 Is the artwork effective in communicating its meaning?
RELATED CAREERS TO PERFORMING ARTS
 Actor
 Singer or musician
 Dancers
 Choreographers
 Directors
 Set and Exhibit Designers
 Costume attendants
 Performance Makeup Artists

RELATED CAREERS TO ART AND CREATIVITY

 Craft and fine arts
 Multimedia artist/animator
 Art director
 Photographer
 Museum curator
 Performing arts manager or arts administrator
NEED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF A CAREER IN ART
 Organization
 Accounting
 The law
 Fundraising
 Marketing
 Public Relations
 Flexibility
OTHER RELATED CAREERS IN ART
 Art dealer
 Art collectors
 Art buyer