Assumption and Nature of Arts
Sunday, 2 August 2020
2:12 pm
ART
A set of aspects which make something a candidate for appreciation (George Dickie, Art
and Aesthetic, 1969)
Conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic
objects.
ASSUMPTION OF ART
INSTINCTUAL
Humans create art as a response to our basic instinct for seeking balance,
harmony, rhythm, and our desire to experience mystery.
Means for ritualistic and symbolic functions.
MOTIVATIONAL
Used to communicate and idea or emotion; a reflection of desire to seek pleasure
and entertainment.
Used as an agent of confrontation for change, transgression, subversion, and
sometimes anarchy
Motivated by propaganda and commercialism.
Art possesses selective value
Art enhances the survival of a species whose members possess that behavior
Art is a phenomenon
Art comprises a broad general phenomenpn experienced by the creators of the art
It is a collection of human experiences
Art manifests itself
Human societies will have art even when thses societies do not demonstrate them
Manifests consciously or unconsciously
Art is experienced in duality
Making art and recognizing and responding to it are considered to be separate
experiences.
NATURE OF ARTS
Im agination
Ability to form images and ideas about things never seen or experienced before
An underlying factor in creating knowledge itself
ASPECTS OF IMAGINATION
Helps provide the ability to think of something that does not currently exist
but may be possible to develop
Helps develop mental images
Explains events or activities by providing reasons rather than causes
Fosters the ability to create work that would explain human life and how to
advance it.
Functions of Art and Philosophy
Saturday, 29 August 2020
9:37 am
• BEAUTY IN ART
• Beauty is what gives you pleasure when seen.
• Should not be limited to visual appeal alone.
• PHYSICAL
• Artwork that performs physical function.
• SOCIAL
• When it addresses aspects of life.
• PERSONAL
• Artist creates artwork for the need for self-expression or gratification.
• Create artwok to communicate a thorough point or provide aesthetic experience.
• MORRIS WEITZ
• Art can be expansive.
• Art must be open to the permanent possibility of radical change, expansion, and
novelty.
• Art cannot be defined.
• SUBJECT MATTER
• Artwork may resemble original artwork in terms of expression
• Artwork may remind audiences of another aspect of another existing artwork
• Art is for art's sake - even if it mimics existing work.
• SUBJECT AND CONTENT
• Representational Art
o People or objects look as close as possible to their real-world counter parts
o They can be clearly identified
• Abstraction
o Images are made to look less like the object they are based although they
may still be recognizable.
• Non-objective imaging
o Creates objects which are nonrepresentational images - they do not refer to
any existing forms in real life.
o Subjects may be difficult for the observer to identify since they are based
solely on elements of art rather than real-life objects or people.
Works of Art
Saturday, 29 August 2020
9:50 am
• VISUAL ARTS
o Include fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and
sculpture.
o Further sub-divided into: two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional arts (3D)
• FILM
o Details that show how meaning is conveyed through cinematic means
o Considers the full impact of aesthetic choices made within a specific film
• PERFORMANCE ARTS
o Solo or group performance of artists which is contingent on the presence or absence
of the body
o Focuses on the artist's body
• ARCHITECTURE
o Creative foundations of buildings and innovative structures
o Design and execution of such work are existing reference of how humans are able to
think creatively through physical materials
• DANCE
o Human expression through movement
• LITERATURE
o Written works which have lasting artistic merit
o Books, novle,s and other published material which arouses emotional and
intellectual consciousness from their readers
• THEATER ARTS
o Expression and exploration which delves in the understanding of the human
condition
o Combination of entertainment and instruction
• APPLIED ARTS
o Concerned with making objects with functional purposes but for which aesthetic
concerns are significant
o Include interior design, manufactured items, ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, fashion,
and furniture
Art History
Friday, 14 August 2020
5:32 pm
o ART HISTORY
• As a discipline, it seeks to understand different cultures and times through the
study and analysis of art as a means of communication.
• Evaluation and interpretation of people in works of art based on their own
viewpoints.
• Benefits of Studying Art History
o Offers guide to recognize and understand artifacts, architecture, painting, and
sculpture among others.
o Provides knowledge and understanding of the past, and through it of the present.
o Encourages humanity and sympathy by learning about other people and societies
through artistic expressions.
• Appreciating Artwork (Give the four things listed down!)
o Ask yourself what you see
• Create a specific emotional reaction for what you see
• Engage in appreciating a work of art and find beauty in its creation
o Study the history behind a piece
• Gain better impression and perception of a work through researching.
o Explore information about the artist
• Know the profile of the artist
o Learn about different methods and techniques
• Acquaint yourself with different techniques of artmaking.
• CREATORS OF ART
o ARTIST
• A person who makes tangible or intangible products as an expression
of creativity and imagination.
o ARTISAN
• Spurred by the same impulses that in an artust
• Produces crafts which may be acquired only for decoration or for
practical use.
• PHASES OF ART PRODUCTION
o Pre-production
• The artist focuses mainly on the intellectual or emotional message of
the art.
• The artist decides on the form which will be used to create the art.
o Production
• Involves the actual "creation" of the art piece.
• The artist utilizes available material in order to produce the desired
result.
o Post-production
• Requires the artist to add finishing touches on the art piece
• Final layers are added and minute details are refined in order.
• MEDIUM
o Materials used by an artist to express his/her feelings or thoughts.
• TYPES OF MEDIUM
▪ Visual
• Mediums which can be seen and which
occupy space.
• Dimensional or two-dimensional includes
painting, drawing, printmaking, and
photography.
• Three-dimensional includes sculpture,
architecture, landscape, industrial designs,
and crafts like furniture.
▪ Auditory
• Media which can be heard and which are
expressed in time.
▪ Combined
• Media which can be both seen and heard
and which exist both in space and time.
• TECHNIQUE (What are the techniques?)
▪ Determines the artist's control over the medium
▪ The manner in which the artist controls the medium to achieved the
desired effect
▪ Ability which the artists fulfills as a technical requirement of the
particular work of art.
Expressions of Art Production
Saturday, 29 August 2020
10:00 am
REALISM
• Attempts to portray the subject as it is
• Describes accurately and honestly as possible what is observed through the senses
ABSTRACTION
• Used when the artist becomes interested in one phase of a scene or a situation
• Does not show the subject as an objective reality; only the idea of feelings about it
DISTORTION
• Manifested when the subject is misshapen or the regular shape is twisted
ELONGATION
• Achieved by lengthening, protracting, or extending an aspect or feature of a subject
MANGLING
• Subjects are hacked and cut with repeated blows
CUBISM
• Uses cones, cylinders, or spheres at the expense of other pictorial elements
SYMBOLISM
• Subjects represent an idea of concept devoid in the image but rather expressed through the
various elements in one piece.
FAUVISM
• Originated from les Fauves (The Wild Beasts)
• Subjects are typically of comfort, joy, and pleasure
DADAISM
• Formed in 1916 by a group of artists and poets in Zurich, Switzerland
• Rejects logic, reason, and aesthetic of capitalist societies
FUTURISM
• Originated in Italy in the early 20th Century
• Emphasizes on speed, technology, youth and violence, and objects as cars, airplanes, and
industrial cities
SURREALISM
• Founded in Paris in 1924 by French poet Andre Breton
• Known for its visual artworks which sought to express the imaginings of the unconscious
mind
MATERIALS OF ART PRODUCTION
Watercolor
• Pigments mixed with water and applied to fine white paper
Gouache
o An opaque watercolor
Fresco
o Painting done on a moist plaster surface with colors ground in water or limewater mixture
Tempera
o Mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk and ore
Pastel
o Stick of dried paste made of pigment ground with chalk and compounded with gum and
water
Oil
o Oil paintings appear glossy and last long
o Most costly material to use for painters
Mosaic
o Small pieces of inlaid colored stones or glass called tesserae to create and image
Stained Glass
o Small pieces of colored glass held together by bands of lead
Tapestry
o Fabric produced by hand-weaving colored threads upon a wrap; hung on walls
Bistre
o Brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood and often used in pen and wash drawing
