Introduction

to
Art Appreciation
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, students can:
1. Define art from various perspectives;
2. Describe each genres of art;
3. Clarify misconceptions about art; and
4. Analyze the role of arts in man's attempt at
fully realizing his end.
 Introduction
to
Art Appreciation
What is Art Appreciation?
 Recognition of the good qualities and
understanding of art
 Acquiring knowledge leads to appreciation
 Knowing vocabulary, concepts, themes,
processes, materials
 Knowing context
 Does not require liking or loving
What is Art Appreciation?
 Is the knowledge and understanding of the
universal and timeless qualities that identify
all great art.
 “The more you appreciate and understand the
art of different eras, movements, styles and
techniques, the better you can develop,
evaluate and improve your own artwork.”
What is Art?
• The word “art” comes from the ancient Latin
ars which means “craft or specialized form of
skill”
• Arts in Medieval Latin meant “any special form
of book-learning, such as grammar or logic,
magic or astrology.”
Four Common Essentials of art:
1. Art has to man-made.
2. Art must be creative, not imitative.
3. Art must benefit and satisfy man.
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
material by which the artist communicates
himself to his audiences.
The Nature of Art
• Art does not need to be understood to be
enjoyed. It can simply be experienced. But the
more we understand the richer our
experience of art will be.
 Assumptions of Art
• Art is universal
– Timeless, spanning generations and
continents through and through.
– Misconception: Artistic made long time
ago. Age is not a factor in determining art
– “Art is not good because it is old, but old
because it is beautiful” (Dudley, et al, 1960)
 Assumptions of Art
• Art is universal
– 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.
 Assumptions of Art
• 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
give around us.
 Assumptions of Art
• Art is not nature
– Art, not directed by representation of
reality, is a perception of reality.
– Art has its reason why the artist made
it. What is it that he wants to show?
 Assumptions of Art
• Art involves experience
– It is not full detail but just an
experience. “Actual doing of something.”
– “All art depends on experience, and if
one is to know art, he must know it not
as fact or information but as
experience.”