HMN101: ART APPRECIATION - Prelims
WEEK 1
Humanities and Art Appreciation, Basic Assumptions, Functions and Nature of Arts
Relevance of Art Appreciation
ART ART APPRECIATION
played a significant role something art teachers should
throughout our history. strive to instill in students.
not meant to be looked at only allows students an opportunity
for what it is. to develop an open mind and
teaches many important understand that there is more
qualities such as listening, than just one solution to the
observing and responding to problem.
multiple perspectives. helps us to develop an
appreciation for each other and
how we are all unique in our
own way.
Importance of Studying Art Appreciation and Philosophy
STUDYING ART APPRECIATION PHILOSOPHY
provides students with a forum comes from the Greek words
for developing their literacy and meaning “love and wisdom”
communication skills. uses tools of logic and reason to
helps us make sense of our analyze the ways in which
world, and it broadens our humans experience the world.
experience and understanding. an activity people undertake
enable us to imagine the when they seek to understand
unimaginable, and to connect us themselves, the world they live
to the past, the present, and the in, and the relations to the world
future, sometimes and each other.
simultaneously.
Meaning of Humanities and Art Appreciation
HUMANITIES
derived from the Latin word humans, which means refined or cultured human.
studies about human culture, such as literature, philosophy, and history.
provide general knowledge about the best accomplishments of human beings
throughout history.
emphasize analysis and exchange of ideas rather than the creative expression of the
arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences.
HMN101: ART APPRECIATION - Prelims
ART APPRECIATION
knowledge of the general and everlasting qualities that classify all great art.
exploration of visual art forms or the introduction of basic principles of visual
literacy.
analyzing the form of an artwork to general audiences to enhance their enjoyment of
such works of art.
pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities
characterizing works of art.
invokes an analysis of the works based on acknowledged elements of composition and
principles of design, through which enjoyment of the humanities is enhanced (Ariola,
2014).
Art History
study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts; that is
genre, design, format, and style.
as a term, art history, its product being history of art, encompasses several methods of
studying the visual arts; in common usage referring to works of art and architecture.
as a discipline, art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with
establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect tom others of
comparable style, or sanctioning and entire style or movement; and art theory or
“philosophy of art”, which is concerned with the fundamental art.
is not only a biographical endeavour.
Creativity and Imagination
The biggest difference between creativity and imagination is that, imagination is thinking of
something – whether it is as object, place, time, etc., that is not present, while creativity is doing
something meningful with your imagination.
Imagination allows us to think of things that are not real or around us at any given time,
creativity allows us to do something meaningful with our imaginations.
Imagination is about seeing the impossible, or unreal. Creativity is using imagination to unleash
the potential of existing ideas in order to create new and valuable ones.
The biggest difference between each of these is the frame of focus to be on things that might be
possible, but we can’t be sure until we explore further.
CREATIVITY
is doing something meaningful with your imagination.
allows us to do something meaningful with our imaginations.
using imagination to unleash the potential of existing ideas in order to create new and
valuable ones.
