WHAT IS ART?

 Art is a tool for communication.

 Tangible output of creative
expressions.
 Product of human creativity and skill
to express oneself.
 Art is one of the earliest and most
basic form of communication.
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
 VISUAL
 aARTS
term used to describe a wide
array of artistic discipline that is
appreciated primary through
sight.
3 Art forms and discipline of Visual Arts
 Fine arts
 Decorative Arts
 Contemporary Art
Fine Arts
were used to describe the art
forms created primarily for its
appearance rather than its
practical use.
Decorative Arts
Decorative Craft,
artworks that is
both aesthetically
pleasing and
functional.
Contemporary Art Forms
new and unusual art forms that
could not be easily
categorized between the fine
arts; these belong to the
branch of visual are called
Contemporary art forms.
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Performing Arts
When artists use their
voice and their body
movements to
communicate artistic
expression.
 3 Categories of Performing Arts;
 Music
 Dance
 Theather
 MUSIC

 Universal form of arts.

 Manipulation of sound and silence
 Blends the different element such as
pitch, rhythm, dynamics, timbre, and
texture to create sound.
 Performed by utilizing different
instruments, vocal techniques, and
styles.
 Perfomed live or recorded and can be
prepared in advance of improvised.
 Comes in variety of music genre.
Common Music Genres:
Art Music
Popular Music
Traditional
Music
Art Music
 It is umbrella term used to refer to music that
stems from western classic music.
 It is usually presented and preserved through written
musical notations that were developed in Europe.
Popular Music
 Accessible and commercially available to
the public.
 Disseminated through different mass media
outlet such as radios, television and the
internet.
Traditional Music
 Community and Culturally based.
 Diverse with one community or
group often having different form
from another.
 Learned and preserved by passing it
to one generation to another through
oral communication and actual
performance.
Dance

Defined as regulated and

deliberated order of body
Dance comes in many forms and styles, some of
which are as follows;

 Ballet
 Belly Dance
 Break Dance
 Improvisational dance
 Hip-hop Dance
 Modern Dance
 Contemporary Dance
 Traditional Dance
Why do people Dance?
It has been use in worship
It plays a role in courtship
It is an expression of the Joy one feels
It serve to entertain others
It give beauty and inspiration to others.
 Ballet
• Using precise and highly
set steps and gesture.

• Characterized by light,
graceful, fluid
movement and the use
of point shoes,
 Belly Dance
• Originated in the Middle East.

• Performed by a woman and

involving rolling movement of the
belly and rapid rotation of the hips.
 Break Dance
 Is an athletic style of
street dance.
Improvisational Dance
 Process of spontaneously
creating movement

 Full of Emotion
Hip Hop Dance
 Broad category that includes a
variety of styles.

 Primarily performed to hip hop

music.
 Modern Dance

 Free, expressive style of

dance started in the early
20th century.
Contemporary Dance
 Developed during mid 20th
century and has since
grown to become one of
the dominant genres for
formally trained dancers
throughout the world.
 Traditional Dance

 Also known as Folk Dance

 Developed by people that reflect

life of the people of a certain
country or region.
 THEATER
 Is a branch of performing arts that often involves the integration and
combination of the visual and performing arts.

 It is defined as a fine arts where actors or actresses perform experiences,

whether real or imagined, in front of a live audience.
 Common example of theater arts are
 MIME - is a person who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a
performance art. Miming involves acting out a story through body
motions, without the use of speech
 PUPPETRY - is a form of theatre or performance that involves the
manipulation of puppets – inanimate objects, often resembling some type
of human or animal figure that are animated or manipulated by a human
called a puppeteer.

 TRAGEDY - branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified

style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a
heroic individual.
 OPERA - Opera is a form of theatre in which music has a leading
role and the parts are taken by singers, but is separate from musical
theater.

 MUSICAL THEATER - is a form of theatrical performance that

combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.

 TRADITIONAL THEATER - Is the leading exponent of

Philippine theater and the resident drama company of the Cultural
Center of the Philippines since its organization in 1987
 Why do Artists create art?
Recognition – artist create art in hopes of gaining fame and fortune. Some are
means of livelihood.

Worship – Not all artist create for personal recognition; some do it to glorify their
creator.

Impulse – Some artist create art because they are driven by impulse. It is their
passion, and nothing makes them happier than doing their chosen art. These artists
consider art as life and spend their time doing nothing but such.

Self-expression – Artist, without doubt, create art for self-expression. They express
ideas and emotions that might not be adequately conveyed through words
Why Study art?
 Creating art can help you express yourself, enabling you to share your
ideas and emotions with others.

 Studying art teaches you to distinguish and understand the individual

differences we all have that in part make us unique.

 It makes us more sensitive to others. Studying and creating art help

develop our decision and problem-solving skills.

 Studying and creating art help us realize that there are many ways of
dealing and solving obstacles.