What are the

ASSUMPTIONS of ART?
 Assumptions of arts

1. Art isuniversal
Timeless, spanning generations and
continents through and through.
Misconception: Art made a long time ago.
Age is not a factor in determining art.

“Art is not good because it is old, but

beautiful because it is old.” (Dudley, et al.
2001)
 Assumptions of arts

1. Art isuniversal
Works of Rizal and Francisco Balagtas

Not read because they are old but they are

beautifully written.

Arts regardless of origin, time, and place are

liked and enjoyed by people continuously.
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2. Art is not nature.

Man’s expression of his reception of nature

Man’s way of interpreting nature.

Art is made by man, whereas nature is a

given around us.
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2. Art is not nature.

Art, not directed by representation of
reality, is a perception of reality.
Five blind men touching an elephant

Art has its reason why the artist made it.

What is it that he wants to show?
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3. Art involves experience.

It does not have full detail but just anexperience.
“Actual doing of something.”

Radio DJ, Choreographer, Painter, Sculptor

“All art depends on experience, and if one is

to know art, he must know it not as fact or
information but asexperience.”
 Recap

1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist would you

be?

2. Why is art not nature?

3. Why is art ageless and timeless?

4. Why does art involve experience?

 Activity # 2: Think-Pair & Share

Choose one artwork under each category that you are

familiar with. This can be the last artwork that you have
come across with or one that one that made the most
impact to you. Evaluate using the guide questions
provided.

1. Can the work of art be considered universal? How?

2. How does it reflect the experience of the artists?
3. How does the artwork perceive the nature surrounding it? Did it motivate
the artist?