Caraga state university

Ampayon, Butuan City 8600, Philippines

URL: www.carsu.edu.ph

Introduction,
Assumptions,
and Nature of Art
Lesson/Topic

Week 2 Art Appreciation 1

 Questions to Answer:
1.What is art?
2.Why does art matter?
3.What is art appreciation?
4. Why is getting creative so
important?

Week 2 Art Appreciation 2

 What is art?
Art is inextricable to human life. It has
the power to bring meaning and purpose
to humanity by serving as a mirror to
culture.

Week 2 Art Appreciation 3

 What is art?
The word art comes from the Latin
'ars' which originally meant 'skills‘
and 'crafts‘.

Art means 'making' or 'creating

something‘.

Week 2 Art Appreciation 4

 What does art matter?

Art provides value in its reflective

and process-driven capacities,
making it important because it
emphasizes process and
experience.

Week 2 Art Appreciation 5

 What does art matter?
Art is an extricable part of our lives that
offers connection, insight, and expression.
To put it plainly, art allows people to think
more profoundly, strive more passionately,
and feel joy more freely.

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 What is Art Appreciation?

Art Appreciation is the knowledge and

understanding of the universal and
timeless qualities that identify all great
art. 

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 What is Art Appreciation?
“Art appreciation is the ability to interpret
or understand man-made arts and enjoy
them either through actual work and
experience with art tools and materials”

Week 2 Art Appreciation 8

 What is Art Appreciation?

Art appreciation deals with learning or

understanding and creating arts and
enjoying them”
(Ariola, 2008).

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 What is Art Appreciation?
It goes beyond staring at a painting hanging on the wall. It also lets
you:
• Gain the knowledge to understand the art.
• Acquire the art methods and materials to discuss art verbally
or by the written word.
• Identify the movements from ancient cultures to today's
contemporary art.
• Understand and evaluate artwork to improve your artwork.

Week 2 Art Appreciation 10

 Why is creativity important?

Creativity is inherent in everyone. It is a process of

having original ideas that have value
(Robinson,2006)

Without creativity, there would be no real

innovation; we need people who are pure idea
generators and we need others who can modify
those ideas. (Thorne, 2007)

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 TAKEAWAY

"Whatever the reasons for creating, art

enriches our lives, stimulates, our senses,
or simply makes us think. Arts have come
to be revered for their gift of profound
insight into the human condition" (Pipes,
2003)

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