HMN101:

ART APPRECIATION
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:

⚫1. Determine the different kinds of visual

arts.

⚫ 2. Understand the meaning of visual arts and

subject type.

⚫ 3. Identify the different kinds of subject.

Introduction
⚫ The visual arts are art forms such as
painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture,
ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking,
design and architecture.
⚫ Many of these pieces of art are created to
stimulate us through a visual experience.
⚫ Visual arts can also be subdivided
into graphic arts (those done on a flat
surface) and plastic arts (ex. sculpture).
Different Example of Visual Arts
Visual Arts
⚫ The visual arts are art forms that create works that are
primarily visual in nature.
⚫ Visual arts includes the following:
⚫ 2D/ 3D Art - 2-dimensional art includes only the
length and width of a flat object such as a drawing,
print, or painting. 3-dimensional art includes the
length, width, and depth of an object such as a
structure, building, or sculpture.
2D Art 3D Art
⚫ Film (Digital Arts/Analog) - Digital art is an artistic
work or practice that uses digital technology. While,
Analog film is plastic sheet with a photosensitive
emulsion that comes in various formats for still and
video cameras.
⚫ Performance Art - Artworks that are created through
actions performed by the artist or other participants,
which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or
scripted.
Film(Digital Arts/Analog) Performance Art
⚫ Poetry-performance - Performance poetry is a type of
poetry that is performed for an audience. The poetry can
be written in advance, or it can be spontaneously
composed while the performance is in progress.
⚫ Architecture - A general term to describe buildings and
other physical structures. It is the art and science
of designing buildings
and (some) non-building structures.
Poetry-Performance Architecture
⚫ Dance - is a performance art form consisting of sequences
of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected.
⚫ Film - also called a movie, motion picture or moving
picture, is a work of visual art used to simulate experiences
that communicate ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings,
beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.
Dance Film
⚫ Literary - means concerned with or connected with the
writing, study, or appreciation of literature. Literature as a
form of arts, is the organization of words to give pleasure,
through them it elevates and transforms experience.
⚫ Theater - is a collaborative form of performing art that
uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to
present the experience of a real or imagined event before
a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.
Literary Theater
⚫ Applied Arts (Fashion/Furniture) - The term "applied
art" refers to the application (and resulting product) of
artistic design to utilitarian objects in everyday
use. Applied art embraces a huge range of products and
items, from a teapot or chair, to the walls and roof, a
fountain pen or computer mouse. Works of applied art
comprise two different types: standard machine-made
products which have had a particular design applied to
them, to make them more attractive and easy-to-use; and
individual craft products made by artisans or skilled
workers.
Philosophical Importance of Arts
⚫ Philosophy of art, the study of the nature of art,
including concepts such as interpretation,
representation and expression, and form. It is closely
related to aesthetics, the philosophical study of beauty
and taste.
⚫ Integrity - Artistic integrity is generally defined as
the ability to omit an acceptable level of opposing,
disrupting, and corrupting values that would otherwise
alter an artist's original vision in a manner that violates
their own preconceived aesthetic standards and
personal values.
⚫ Proportion/Consonance - describes how the sizes of
different parts of a piece of art or design relate to each
other. The proportions of a composition will affect how
pleasing it looks and can be used to draw our attention to
particular areas. The use of proportion is essential for
creating accurate images.
⚫ Radiance/Clarity - signifies the luminosity that emanates
from a beautiful object, which initially seizes the attention
of the beholder.
THE SUBJECT OF ARTS
⚫ To a majority of people, the appeal of most works of
arts lies in the representation of familiar objects . Their
enjoyment of painting, sculpture, and literature comes
not from their perception but from the satisfaction they
get our of recognizing the subject of understanding the
narrative content
⚫ The subject of art refers to any person, object, scene,
or event described or represented in a work
of art
Two types of subject of art
Representational or objective
Representational or figurative art represents
objects or events in the real world, usually looking easily
recognizable. It uses “form” and is concerned with
“what” is to be depicted in the artwork. Example :
Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Arts, Literature and Theater
arts.
Two types of subject of art
Non-Representational or non objective
Nonrepresentational art refers to compositions
which do not rely on representation or mimesis to any
extent. Abstract art, nonfigurative art, nonobjective art,
and nonrepresentational art are related terms that indicate
a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in
art.
SOURCE OF SUBJECT ART
⚫ Primary sources
provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence
concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by
witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or
conditions being documented. Often these sources are
created at the time when the events or conditions are
occurring, but primary sources can also include
autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later.
Primary sources are characterized by their content,
regardless of whether they are available in original format,
in microfilm/microfiche, in digital format, or in published
format
SOURCE OF SUBJECT ART
⚫ Secondary sources
Interpret and analyze primary sources.
Because they are often written significantly after
events by parties not directly evolved but who have
special .expertise, they may provide historical
context or critical perspectives. Secondary sources
routinely include pictures, quotes or graphics of
primary sources. Depending on the subject,
newspaper and journal articles can fall into both
categories.
SOME SOURCES OF ART SUBJECT
Nature - animals, people, landscapes. These three are
the most common inspiration and subject matter for art
SOME SOURCES OF ART SUBJECT
History - Artists are sensitive to the events taking place
in the world around them. The dress, the houses, the
manner of living, the thoughts of a period are necessarily
reflected in the work of the artist.
SOME SOURCES OF ART SUBJECT
Greek and Roman mythology - These are gods and
goddesses. Its center is on deities and heroes.
SOME SOURCES OF ART SUBJECT
The Judeo Christian Tradition - Religion and art, The
Bible, Apocrypha, The rituals of the church
SOME SOURCES OF ART SUBJECT
Oriental Sacred Texts – The countries of the orient,
specially China, Japan, and India, have all produced
sacred text of one kind or another, and these inspired
various kinds or art. Most fruitful have been the text and
traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
SOME SOURCES OF ART SUBJECT
Other work of arts - These are the subjects that can be
found in those works that takes their subject directly
from other works of art
Kind of subject: artists usually draw their
arts through the different kinds of subject
Still life: is a work of art depicting
mostly inanimate subject matter, typically
commonplace objects which are either natural
(food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks,
shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses,
books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.).
Landscape: An outdoor view of nature,
such as mountains, rivers, sky desert,
fields or forests. Some Landscapes
include people, animals, buildings
(barns, houses, or sheds), quiet roads or
streets. If people or animals are
included, they are not the focal point
Seascape: A scene at sea (a ship on the
water) or a scene including a portion of
the sea, like waves along the beach.
The water (ocean or sea) is the focal
point, or a larger part of the scene.
Cityscape: A scene including city
buildings, bridges, streets or traffic lights.
A Cityscape might include a river or a
park surrounded by skyscrapers.
Animal: They have been represented
by artists from almost every ages and
places. In fact the earliest known
painting are representation of animal
on the walls of caves.
Portraits: A painting, drawing, or
sculpture or other medium showing a
person or several people. Portraits usually
Show just the face and shoulders, but it
can include part or all of the body, as well.
Figures: -full body a figure painting is a
work of fine art in any of the painting
media with the primary subject being the
human figure, whether clothed or nude.
Figure painting may also refer to the
activity of creating such a work.
Everyday life: Artists have always
shown a deep concern about life around
them. Many of them have recorded in
paintings their observation of people
going about their usual ways and
performing their usual tasks.
History and Legend: History consists if
verifiable facts, legends of unverifiable ones,
although many of them are often accepted as
true because tradition held them so far.
Insofar as ancient past is concerned, it is
difficult to tell how much of what we know
now is history and how much is legend.
Religion and Mythology: Art has always
been a handmaiden of religion. Most of
the world's religions have used the arts to
aid worship, to instruct, to inspire feelings
of devotion and to impress and convert
non-believers
Dreams and Fantasies: Dreams are
usually vague and illogical. Artists
especially the surrealists have tried to
depict dreams as well as the grotesque
terrors and apprehensions that lurk in the
depths of the subconscious.
Content in art:The meaning or message that is
expressed or communicated by the artwork.
In understanding the content of art, it is
important to note that there are various.

Different levels of meaning:

Factual meaning
The most rudimentary level of meaning for it
may be extracted from the identifiable or
recognizable forms in the artwork and
understanding how these elements relate to one
another.
Conventional meaning
Pertains to the acknowledged interpretation
of the artwork using motifs, signs, and
symbols and other cyphers as bases of its
meaning.
These conventions are established through
time, strengthened by recurrent use and
wide acceptance by its viewers or audience
and scholars who study them.
Subjective meaning
When subjectivities are consulted, a variety of
meanings may arise when a particular work of art is
read.
These meanings stem from the viewer’s or
audience’s circumstances that come into play when
engaging with art (what we know, what we learned,
what we experienced; what values we stand for)
Meaning may not be singular, rather, multiple and
varied