ARTIST AND ARTISAN

ARTA 211 WEEK 4

SOME OF
THE
GREATEST
ARTISTS IN
THE WORLD
Leonardo Da Vinci
Italian painter, draftsman,
sculptor, architect, and
engineer whose skill and
intelligence epitomized the
Renaissance humanist
ideal.
 The Most Famous Works of Leonardo Da Vinci

The Last Supper, 1498

Mona Lisa, 1503
Madonna and the Lady with an Ermine Ginevra de' Benci, 1474
Child, 1490 1489−1490
Vincent Van Gogh
A Dutch Post-Impressionist painter
who is among the most famous and
influential figures in the history of
Western art. In just over a decade
he created approximately 2100
artworks, including around 860 oil
paintings, most of them in the last
two years of his life.
The Most Famous Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh

Starry Night, 1889 Sunflowers, 1889

Self-Portrait, 1889 The Potato Eaters, 1885
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico
Buonarroti Simoni, an Italian
sculptor, painter, architect, and
poet of the High Renaissance.
Born in the Republic of
Florence, his work was inspired
by models from classical
antiquity and had a lasting
influence on Western art.
The Most Famous Artworks of Michelangelo

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted in fresco

between 1508 and 1512
David 1504 La Pietà 1499
SOME OF
THE
GREATEST
ARTISTS IN
THE
PHILIPPINES
Fernando Amorsolo
“Grand Old Man of Philippine
Art.”
A portraitist and painter of
rural Philippine landscapes.
He was the first-ever to be
recognized as a National
Artist of the Philippines.
The Most Famous Works of Fernando Amorsolo

Dalagang Bukid 1958 Planting Rice 1921

Carlos Botong Francisco
A Filipino muralist from
Angono, Rizal. Francisco
was a most distinguished
practitioner of mural
painting for many
decades and best known
for his historical pieces.
The Most Famous Works of Carlos Botong Francisco

Filipino Struggles Through History, 1964

Bayanihan, 1962
Benedicto Cabrera
Known as "BenCab", is a Filipino
painter and was awarded
National Artist of the Philippines
for Visual Arts in 2006. He has
been noted as "arguably the
best-selling painter of his
generation of Filipino artists."
 The Most Famous Works of Benedicto Cabrera

The oriental fan, 1982

Sabel In Blue , 2006 Mysterious Woman,
2005
What is an Artist?
An artist is a person who performs
any of the creative arts. This captures
all forms of art.
The specialty of an artist is that he is
able to create art for the sake of art
itself without needing any ulterior
motives.
What is an Artist?
A skilled worker who makes things
by hand. This includes various
objects ranging from jewelry to
furniture.
An artisan is able to produce
something that has a functional
value; although it should not be
limited to its use value alone.
 AN ARTIST IS A PERSON WHO
DEFINITIONS PERFORMS ANY OF THE
OF ARTIST CREATIVE ARTS.
AND AN ARTISAN IS A SKILLED
WORKER WHO MAKES THINGS
ARTISAN: BY HAND.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTIST AND ARTISAN:
OBJECT:
ARTISTIC VALUE FUNCTIONAL Artist: The object has a
Artist: The object VALUE: lot of aesthetic value
has a clear artistic Artist: The object has and is appreciated for
value. this quality as it pleases
no functional value. the individual.
Artisan: The object Artisan: The object Artisan: The object
has an artistic has a functional though utilitarian has
value. value. certain aesthetic
attributes to it.
An examples of early
Gothic architecture.
This is also a
collaboration between
the artist who made
the design and the COLOGNE
Artisan who help in
the construction of the
CATHEDRAL
whole building. IN
GERMANY
These guilds where towns had
formalized groups of artisans or
craftsmen who took on a particular
specialization or trade; shoemakers,
textile and glass workers,
carpenters, carvers, masons,
armorers, and weapon-makers,
among others.
Guilds were a type of social
fellowship, an association structured
with rules, customs, rights, and
responsibilities. With a lifetime
ARTISAN
commitment to a particular trade, an AND
artisans develops immense skill and
expertise in his craft. GUILDS
 PHILIPPINE ARTISANS
Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Loay, Bohol.
Spanish friars commissioned a lot
of artisans to carve, paint, and
engrave images for churches and
public sites.
WHAT IS AN ART CURATOR?
Are employed by museums and
art galleries to design, develop
and manage installations and
exhibits. This requires them to
acquire works of art, ensure
proper storage and help
maintain museum collections.
ROLE OF AN ART CURATOR:
More of the interpretation and
development of the artwork(s) or
the collection(s) through
establishing the significance,
relationship, and relevance of these
materials. Some of the roles
expected of curators are the ability
to research and write, as an arbiter
of design and layout , and deciding
for the display and hanging of
materials foe
Art galleries and museums are both places you can
visit and see beautiful artwork.
 FILMMAKING OR
FILM PRODUCTION
The process by which a
Motion Picture is
Produced.
The Filmmaking Process Step by Step
PLANNING AND GETTING READY
TO FILM (DEVELOPMENT AND
PRE-PRODUCTION)
FILMING (PRODUCTION)
COMPLETING THE FILM AND
GETTING IT READY TO SHOW
(POST-PRODUCTION).
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
THE TWO MAJOR AWARDS GIVEN
TO ARTIST IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Order ng Pambansang Alagad ng
Sining (Order of national Artist)
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
(National Living Treasures Award).
The conferment of the Order of
National Artist is the “highest national
recognition given to Filipino individuals
who have made significant
contributions to the development of
Philippine Arts; namely, music, dance,
theater, visual arts, literature, film,
broadcast art, and architecture and
allied arts. The order is jointly
administered by the Philippines (CCP)
and conferred by the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation by
both institutions” (NCCA, 2015).
The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or The
National Living Treasures Award was created in 1992
A “Manlilikha ng Bayan” who is
a “citizen engaged in any
traditional art uniquely Filipino
whose distinctive skills have
reached such a high level of
technical and artistic excellence
and have been passed on to and
widely practiced by the present
generation in his/ her
community with the same
degree of technical and artistic
competence” (NCCA,2015).