(ART APPRECIATION)

Art- refers to creation, attitude of spirit, man's need to express himself.

Art Appreciation- is the ability to interpret or understand man made arts. It deals
with learning or understanding and creating arts and enjoying them.
ESSENTIALS OF ART:
1. must be man-made
2. must be creative, not imitative
3. must benefit and satisfy man-man make use of art in practical life through artistic
principles, taste and skill.
4. expressed through a certain medium or material by which the artist communicates
himself to his fellows.
ART, LITERATURE, MUSIC, ARCHITECTURE, DANCE AND THEATRE.
• ART- the ultimate expression of man's feelings and thoughts.
the record of his experience, values, sentiments, ideals and goals.
Importance of ARTS
a powerful means to reform man, to change his deviant behavior into social order
and to overcome his feelings of loneliness, uncertainty and restlessness.
THE SUBJECT OF ART
Representational Art (Objective Art) The Arts that have subject like painting
sculpture, graphic arts, literature and the theatre.
Non-representational Art (Non-objective Art) The arts that do not present
descriptions, stories or references to identifiable objects.
WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT
Realism - The manner of presenting the subject depends to a large extent on the
interest, imagination, creativity and purpose of the artist. From the strict sense of
word, no work of art is truly realistic
Abstraction - This is a technique of simplifying a reorganizing objects an elements
according to the artist's creative expression.

Distortion - Is a technique employed by the artists to dramatize the shape of a figure

to create an emotional effect
The FUNCTIONS OF ART
1.Aesthetic Function- Through art, man becomes conscious of the beauty of nature.
He benefits from his own work and from those done by his fellowmen. He learns to
use, love and preserve them for his enjoyment and appreciation.
Utilitarian Function - Through art, man is provided with shelter, clothing, food,
light, medicine, language, transportation and other conveniences of life.
Cultural Function - It burdens one's cultural background and makes man more
civilized and his life more enduring and satisfying.
Social Function – Through civic and graphic arts, man learns to love and help each
other. International understanding and cooperation are fostered and nations become
more unified, friendly, cooperative, helpful and sympathetic.
THE SCOPE OF ART
Art is classified into two (2) dimensions
1. Fine Arts (Independent arts)
-this refers to the arts that are primarily for aesthetic enjoyment or function through
the senses, especially visual and auditory.
Example:
music, painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, dancing and drama.
2. Practical Arts (Useful or Utilitarian arts)
-this refers to arts that are intended for practical use or utility. It is the development
of raw materials for utilitarian purposes.
Example: industrial art, applied or household art, civic art, commercial art, graphic
art, agricultural art, business art, fishery art.
TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS OF ART (PANIZO & RUSTIA)
1. According to Purpose
• Practical arts > (useful arts), are directed to produce artifacts and utensils for the
satisfaction of human needs. Like: Handicrafts, embroidery, manufacturing arts
• Liberal arts > directed toward intellectual growth, such as in the study of
philosophy, psychology, literature, math and sciences.
Fine arts > are focused towards creative activity for the contemplation of the mind,
and the uplift of the spirit. Painting, sculpture and architecture
Major arts > these are characterized by actual and potential expressiveness music,
poetry and sculpture.
Minor arts > these are concerned on practical uses and purposes such as interior
decoration and porcelain arts.
2. According to Media and Forms
• Plastic arts > are developed through space and perceived by the sense of sight. Such
arts include sculpture and any decorative materials
• Kinetic arts > involves element rhythm. Dance is an example
• Phonetic arts > these are directed toward sounds and words as media of expression.
Like music, drama and literature.
• Pure arts > take only one medium of expression like sound in music, and color in
painting.
• Mixed arts > take more than one medium such as the opera which combines music,
poetry and drama.
ARTIST: MEDIUM and TECHNIQUE
Medium > comes from the Latin word medium, denotes the means by which an artist
communicates his idea.
These are the materials which the artist uses to translate his feelings or thought into
a beautiful reality.
When an artist chooses his medium, he believes that this can best express the idea
he wants to convey.
The Medium in the Arts
1. In PAINTING; paint brush, watercolor, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic, stained glass,
crayons, charcoal.

2. In Sculpture;
LEAD
BRASS
JADE
TERRA COTTA
3. IN ARCHITECTURE
TWO Classifications
A. Materials of Nature
1.STONE
Lime Stones
Granite
Marble
Sand Stone
2. WOOD
B. Materials Manufactured by Man
1. Ceramic materials
> bricks, tiles, clay pot, Glass
2. Metals
> bronze, copper, aluminum,

3. Concrete Materials
> synthetic stones
4. Plastics
5. Indigenous materials
> sawali (bamboo poles)
> coco coir (trunks, leaves, husks)
> bagasse a sugar cane waste used for insulation or cement backing
> abaca
> bamboo
> palm frond steams
> mud bricks
TECHNIQUE
it is the manner in which the artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect.
It is the ability to with which he fulfills the technical requirements of a particular
work of art.
Apparently, artists differ from one another in technique even if they use the same
medium.
Artworks may have the same medium and appearance but not the same in the process
of turning it into a meaningful reality.
TECHNIQUE is an important aspect that distinguishes an art from a craft.
THE VISUAL ARTS
These are the arts that perceived with our eyes.
Visual arts are those that are created through craftsmanship, physical creativity that
may have vivid subject presentation.
Every created visual arts are made with a specific purpose. Some are for practical
uses and some are made through a various way of expressing an emotion and feelings
which could not be effectively done in a verbal process. The man made arts are all
created with greatness of its function and role in making a better world
ELEMENTS OF THE VISUAL ARTS
Elements refer to the quantities or properties of the medium to contact with a work
of art.
1. LINE is an important element at the disposal of every artist. Through the lines the
artist can make us know what the work is about. Lines are used to represent figures
and forms. Straight lines are lack of softness and flexibility but it suggests
efficiency, simplicity, strength. It is flexible when it moves a direction
KINDS OF LINES:
HORIZONTAL LINES > lines of repose and serenity. These are found in reclining
persons, in landscapes, calm bodies of water and in the distant meeting of the earth
and sky in what is commonly called the horizon.
VERTICAL LINES > lines of poised of action. It suggests balance, force,
aspiration, exaltation, and dynamism. It is seen in a man standing straight, a tall tree
and statues of saints and heroes giving an impression of dignity. It also tend to
express as well as arouse emotions of exaltation.
DIAGONAL LINES > it suggests action, life and movement. It gives animation to
any composition in which they appear. Every action assumes diagonal line.
EXAMPLE: A running person makes a diagonal line with his body and legs.
• CURVED LINES > lines of grace, subtleness, direction, instability, movement,
flexibility, joyousness and grace.
• CROOKED or JAGGED LINES > lines of energy, violence, conflict and
struggle.
CLASSIFICATION OF LINES
1. Repetition > occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner.
2. Contrast > Lines that are in opposition to each other
3. Transitional > occurs when a curve line cuts across a corner from an opposition
line to another.
2. COLOR is the most aesthetic appeal. It is the quality of an object or substance
with respect to light reflected by it.
3. TEXTURE is an element deals with the surface treatment of an artistic work in
order to give variety and beauty to an artwork. The sense of sight and touch are
involved. Texture is an illusion, the artist make an object look the way it would feel
when one touches it.
4. SPACE is an element which is concerned with making all parts functional and
contribute to make the whole a complete work of art. In sculpture and in architecture,
space is present.
5. PERSPECTIVE deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of the
object, by means of which the eye judges the spatial relationship.
KINDS of PERSPECTIVES:
• Linear Perspective > is the representation of an appearance of distance by means
of converging lines. Linear perspective involves the direction of lines and the size of
objects.
• Aerial Perspective > is the representation of relative distances of objects by
gradations of tone and color.
6. FORM > this is the external appearance of a clearly defined area. It is the visual
shape of an object or thing found in nature. Forms are used to describe simple objects
and determine the structure of the objects.
Present in sculpture and architecture.
7. VOLUME > refers to the amount of space occupied in three dimensions. This is
the primary concern of architects because a building always encloses space.
8. LIGHT and SHADOW > is a means of modeling a figure in depth, a means of
articulating the form.
PROPERTIES OF COLOR
• HUE > This is the particular identity of a color. It gives color its name. (color
characteristics.) Primary hues are red, yellow and blue.
Example: flower is yellow. > it gives identity to the color
• VALUE > refers to the lightness and darkness of a color. It is a quality which
depends of depth and solidity and lend forms to paintings. It justify the object on its
solidity.
INTENSITY > it refers to the brightness or darkness of color. It gives the color,
strength.
MAJOR FORMS OF THE VISUAL ARTS
I. PAINTING
It is the art of creating meaningful effects on a flat surface by the use of pigments.
paint brush, watercolor, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic, stained glass, crayons, charcoal are
some of the mediums of painting.
Painting depends on
• SCULPTURE
Is the aesthetic art defined by the technique of modeling
Modeling means the shaping of a single block or mass of material into a tri-
dimensional form.
This is a form of art that is made through carving, molding and even through welding
for the harder medium/materials used by the artist in showing artistic skill in
sculpture.
ARCHITECTURE It is the art and science of building. The art science of designing
and building structures, or large groups of structure in keeping with aesthetic and
functional criteria.
Primary purpose of Architecture.
1. Physical needs (shelter and comfort) bathroom, kitchen, bedroom
2. Emotional needs endowed with rich beauty and interest.
3. Intellectual needs - a building for science, education, government, etc.
4. Psychosocial needs a. for recognition, civic and personal (monuments, cathedrals)
5. Self-expression - theatres, museums, gymnasiums, stadiums