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Art Appreciation

This document discusses foundations of art. It begins by noting that we encounter art everyday through things like clothing and music. Art appreciation focuses on describing, analyzing the context and meaning of artworks. Understanding the historical context is important for fully appreciating art. The document defines art as a product of human creativity and invention inspired by nature. It states that art is universal across time and cultures as a means of expression. While art represents nature, nature itself is not created to represent anything. The document concludes that experiencing art firsthand is necessary for perfecting art appreciation and elicits subjective and emotional responses.

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Art Appreciation

This document discusses foundations of art. It begins by noting that we encounter art everyday through things like clothing and music. Art appreciation focuses on describing, analyzing the context and meaning of artworks. Understanding the historical context is important for fully appreciating art. The document defines art as a product of human creativity and invention inspired by nature. It states that art is universal across time and cultures as a means of expression. While art represents nature, nature itself is not created to represent anything. The document concludes that experiencing art firsthand is necessary for perfecting art appreciation and elicits subjective and emotional responses.

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FOUNDATIONS OF ART

INTRODUCTION

 We encounter art everyday


 We sense it, we see it, we hear it
 Example :
 choosing the style of dress to wear
 hear it through songs
 Art is an integral part of us
 Art stimulates valuable aesthetic emotions in us
 But sometimes we overlook because we are contented with the basic ways of comprehension and appreciation
of arts
 As we venture into art appreciation, we will arrive at a mature level of seeing and appreciating the arts

ART APPRECIATION VIS A VIS ART HISTORY


Art Appreciation
 Art appreciation as a course explores various forms of art and its cultural connection to students.
 Contains an in-depth lesson of foundations, media, and systems utilized in innovative process of creating
artwork.
 Leads to a better understanding of artwork
 Focuses on describing , analyzing the context , and meaning of a particular art
 The context of an artwork are the information that environs a particular artwork which helps the viewers
comprehend the works meaning , this may be a historical event. religious activities, real life situations or other
environmental information.

ART HISTORY
 to be able to fully appreciate art its history is essential
 art history or art historiography mostly focused on historical study of visual arts and its historic development

WHAT IS ART
ART
 product of man’s inventiveness and creativity
 man transforms and take inspiration from nature in creating something functional and valuable
 derived from the latin word “ars” which means ability or skills or man-made
 from the italian word “artis” which means craftsmanship, mastery, and inventiveness

ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
ART IS UNIVERSAL
➢There is art in every country, primitive communities, era, locus
➢Oldest and most important means of expression
➢No matter what era or location art exist
Art is not nature
➢ Art is made by man using his skills, craftsmanship, creativity, and imagination
➢ Man may consider nature as inspiration to create art
➢ Art is a representation of what we see, feel, etc
Nature
➢ God-made
➢ It is not made to represent or express anything
Art involves experience
➢ The perfection of art appreciation will never be possible without experiencing art
➢ One cannot say that Van Gohs “Starry Night” is breathtaking unless he saw and experience it by himself
➢ One cannot experience art by hearsay alone

Two Characteristics of experience


1.Experience of art is subjective
➢ Highly personal and individual
➢ Not everybody will agree with our own judgement and experience with art
2. Art experience is accompanied by emotional response

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