PRES.
RAMON MAGSAYSAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Iba, Zambales
A R T A P P R E C I AT I O N
Marilyn M. Gutierrez, EdD
INSTRUCTOR
Art appreciation is the awareness or understanding of
the worldwide and ageless qualities that recognize all
great art.
The more you appreciate and understand the art of
different periods, movements, styles and techniques,
the better you can progress, evaluate and improve your
own artwork.
Art also imparts many significant qualities such as
listening, observing and responding to multiple viewpoints.
The appreciation for art also benefits us to develop
an appreciation for each other and how we are all
distinctive in our own way.
Let us start discussion with the term…BEAUTY
Beauty --- these are trait/s that excite one’s immediate
admiration
Beauty is a characteristic of an animal, idea, object, person
or place that provides a perceptual experience of
pleasure or satisfaction.
Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, culture, social
psychology, philosophy and sociology.
Nature Art
(GOD-GIVEN) (MAN-MADE)
Nature and Art are the two sources of beauty
Nature and Art
From the tree(nature), we get lumber, decorations, medicines, food, etc…(art)
ART
Practical arts Fine arts
• Visual arts
• Literature
• Music
• Dance
• Drama/Theater
– arts or crafts that serve
utilitarian purposes
- creative art, whose products are to be
appreciated primarily for their imaginative,
aesthetic, or intellectual content.
Fine arts: (Scope of Humanities)
1. Visual arts
--- painting
--- sculpture
--- architecture
2. Literature
3. Music
4. Dance
5. Drama/Theater
Man had always sought answers about his quest on the meaning of his
existence... Who am I? Why am I what I am? Why am I in this
world? Where do I go from here? These are just some of the
questions he had tried to find answer in an effort to “make sense” out
of life’s confusion.
The writings of great thinkers are proofs of the many attempts to
answer the questions, but until now man has not yet found conclusive
and final way of resolving the issue of what he really is. The meaning
of his existence has become more puzzling today when traditional
functions are taken over by machines.
We learn what it is to be human by studying humanity. But this cannot
be done on direct contacts with human fellow beings. This encounter
can be possible in the humanities.
hu·man·i·ty [hyoo mánnətee]
noun
human race: the human race considered as a whole
qualities of human being: the qualities or
characteristics considered as a whole to be
characteristic of human beings
kindness: kindness or compassion for
others
hu·man·i·ties or Hu·man·i·ties, plural noun
liberal arts: subjects such as history,
languages, and philosophy that involve the
study of culture and ideas, as distinct from
the sciences
classical studies: the study of the
language and literature of the ancient
Greeks and Romans
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Why study the HUMANITIES?
enrich the soul and make a person a cultured
individual.
help understand, appreciate, and produce art,
music, theatre, and literature.
emphasize on understanding beauty and the
good, …give students the chance to practice
making good and beautiful things.
The term humanities is derived
from the Latin word “humanus”
which means human, cultured
and refined. It highlights the
saying of Protagoras, a Greek
philosopher, that :
“Man is the measure of all
things,”
which implies that the
humanities give emphasis to the
dignity and worthiness of man
and recognizes his creative
expressions.
Man expresses himself through the ARTS…
Humanities was derived from the Latin
word “humanus” meaning human, refined
and cultured.
cul·tured
ˈkəlCHərd/
adjective
* characterized by refined taste and manners and good education.
"the development of a modern, cultured society"
synonyms: cultivated, intellectually/artistically
aware, artistic, enlightened, civilized, educ
ated, well educated, well read, well
informed, learned, knowledgeable, discern
ing, discriminating, refined, polished, sophi
sticated; informalartsy
"she got her love of art and music from her
mother, a vibrant and cultured woman"
Nine points of view that the humanities are important. While you read
them, try to think of what you would fill in as number 10.
1.The humanities help us understand others through their languages,
histories and cultures.
2.They foster social justice and equality.
3.And they reveal how people have tried to make moral, spiritual and
intellectual sense of the world.
4.The humanities teach empathy or fellow feeling.
5.They teach us to deal critically and logically with subjective,
complex, imperfect information.
6.And they teach us to weigh evidence skeptically and consider more
than one side of every question.
7.Humanities students build skills in writing and critical reading.
8.The humanities encourage us to think creatively. They teach us to
reason about being human and to ask questions about our world.
9.The humanities develop informed and critical citizens. Without the
humanities, democracy could not flourish.
While technology keeps the world
moving at a quick pace, slowing down
to appreciate the humanities is an
essential lesson for all students and
helps them to become well-rounded
individuals.
From philosophy, history and literature to
music, art, sociology, psychology, and
anthropology, the humanities are as they
sound:
“the study of what makes us human”.
Often marked against the Humanism believes that
sciences, the humanities and man should be
sciences go hand-in-hand in humanized, socialized,
understanding the world and educated to
around us. respond positively to
rapid changes.
It is in this course where appreciation
of the arts can be strengthened
because the artists convey their
thoughts, beliefs, values, and
feelings through the visual arts,
literary arts, dance, and music.
The Humanities generally refers to art,
literature, music, architecture, dance
and the theatre—in which human
subjectivity is emphasized and
individual expressiveness is dramatized.
HOW IMPORTANT IS HUMANITIES
•The fields of knowledge and study falling
under humanities are dedicated to the
pursuit of discovering and
understanding the nature of man.
•The humanities deal with man as a
being of purpose, of values, loves,
hates, ideas and sometimes as
seer, or prophet with divine
inspiration.
•The humanities aim at educating.
Art history is the study of
objects of art in
their historical development and
stylistic contexts; that
is genre, design, format,
and style.
The study includes painting,
sculpture, architecture,
ceramics, furniture, and other
decorative objects.
The arts help students to
attain life skills, not only
skills in a specific artistic
discipline.
The arts draw on a range of
skills and abilities that
encourage the
development of study,
social, and personal skills
in addition to specific
artistic techniques.
“the arts can play a vital role in learning how
to learn”.
This is an essential skill for success in all
fields in both school and work environments,
and it is vital for all students to attain.
Arts education develops students who are
self driven and motivated as they are often
the toughest critics of their own work.
It teaches students to learn for the experience
of learning and not just for the grade.
Involvement in the arts teaches students
how to try new things, manage risk, and
handle failure.
cre·a·tiv·i·ty
[kree-ey- tiv-i-tee, kree- uh-]
NOUN
1. the state or quality of being creative.
2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns,
relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new
ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality,
progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in
modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.
3. the process by which one utilizes creative ability:
The Visual Elements of Art are :
line, tone/value, color, texture and form/shape .
A knowledge of how the elements are used in art
will help us understand how artworks are created.
One can learn how to
analyze an artwork
by breaking it down
to its component
parts, so that we may
appreciate the skill
and imagination that
the artist has used in
composing it.
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.
Humanities and Art:
.
•The word “art” usually refers to the
so-called “fine arts”– and to the so-
called “minor arts” (everyday,
useful, applied, and decorative arts)
•The word “art” is derived from the
Latin ars, which denotes
craftsmanship, skill, mastery of
form, inventiveness.
•Art serves as a practical and
creative record of human needs
and achievements.
The Nature of Art
Art originated from Latin “ars” and Greek “techne”
which both mean skill.
It is an expression of oneself and can be considered
as a basic necessity.
Art is found everywhere. It is very much part of our
lives and we cannot ignore its presence even if we try to.
We find art at all times and it is indeed as old as the human
race itself.
Art exists in all forms
of human society and
in every generation
because it serves
some fundamental
human needs.
Assumptions of Art
1. Art as Expression and Communication
No one can hold on to an intense emotion within one’s
self for long that is why we share the feeling to others.
We burst it into song or dance when we are happy, we
sing out our love or despair, or we write poems or
lyrics of songs.
Art as Universal
Art as cultural
Art involves experience
Art and Experience
There are three major kinds of experience involve in the artistic activity:
(1) an experience which the artist wants to communicate
(2) the act of expressing this experience --- creating the art object of form
(3) the artist’s gratifying experience of having accomplished something
significant.
Art is important in order for man to express
himself.
Expression in the arts is not only limited to the
revelation of emotions alone but as well as the
personal and social values of the artist.
Art as Creation
The word creation refers to the act of combining or
re-ordering existing materials in order to form a new
object.
Art involves skill or expertness in handling materials
and organizing them into new, structurally pleasing
and significant units.
Art is a planned activity.
An artist
(1) thinks out a design
(2) selects his materials, and
(3) arranges them according to his design.
An artist’s work may not be wholly
original but he would be producing
something that never existed before.
Sometimes the finished product may
not turn out as what he has originally
envisioned or planned.
Creation involves constant correction
and redirection depending on the
demands of the material and the
challenges it poses.
Art must be directly seen or heard in
order to be enjoyed or appreciated.
A combination of sensory, emotional,
and intellectual response are
involved in experiencing art.
To learn to appreciate any of the arts,
we must understand its elements
and components and these are put
together in a pattern of relationships.
Whatever response we have in a work
of art, we cannot fail to experience a
sense of amazement at the object’s
existence.
Art and Nature
Art is not nature. A work of art is man-made and
although it may closely resemble nature, it can never
duplicate it.
Nature is momentary and always recreating itself while
art is non-repeatable and unchanging.
It is in nature where artists get their models of art but
they never tried to make an exact copy of a natural
thing. We also use art to improve nature.
Art and Beauty
We may find beauty in nature and in
man-made objects. Beauty gives us
pleasure when we perceive it.
The delight that we experience is
called aesthetic pleasure.
Beauty is relative. What is beautiful
to you may not be so to others and no
two persons would have exactly the
same degree of satisfaction from
seeing or hearing the same things.
Concepts of beauty change as time passes --- one
generation is different from that of the previous one. The
concepts of beauty may also vary between cultures.
We expect every work of art to be beautiful but it may
not always be so. It is not always an artist’s intention to
present a beautiful work of art but to communicate a
feeling of dislike with things that he had observed
around him.
Beauty in art may be the result of successful
organization of lines, colors, shapes, and spaces in
order to express the idea or emotion.
It is a good way to appreciate the
history behind the work, and the
period from which the piece
originated.
Artists often reveal the problems
that they face, and the issues of
the society in their work.
By analyzing and putting
ourselves in the mind of the
artist, we can better study how
differently society functioned
then, compared to now.
Art is meant to stimulate
thought and conversation
between its viewers.
By reflecting on a piece of
art, we dig into our own
experiences and longing,
thus a piece of art means
something different to every
person that comes across it.
Art appreciation helps open up the
mindset of the people, by listening
to different perspectives and
understanding the interpretations of
the art.
It encourages thoughtful
conversation and the understanding
that there is more than one
approach to everything.
