ART APPRECIATION
ART
•The word art comes from the Ancient Latin, “ARS” which means a “craft or
specialized form of skills”. Art then suggested the capacity to produce an
intended result from carefully planned steps or method. In ancient world they
define arts by using the bare hands only to produce something that will be
useful to our everyday life.
•Ars in Medieval Latin came to mean something different. It meant “any
special form of book learning” such as grammar or logic, magic or astrology.
•It was only during the Renaissance Period that the Early Renaissance artists
saw their activities merely as craftsmanship. It was during the 17 th century
when the idea of aesthetic (study of beauty) began to unfold distinctly from
the notion of technical workmanship.
•It was finally in the 18th century when the world evolved to distinguish
between the fine arts and the useful arts. Fine arts would come to mean
beautiful art, which is something more similar to what is now considered art.
•The humanities constitute one of the oldest and most important means of
expression developed by man.
ASSUMPTIONS OF ARTS
1. Arts is Universal
•Art has always been timeless and universal, spanning generations
and continents through and through. In every country and in every
generation, there is always art. It has been crafted by all people
regardless of origin, time, and place, and it stayed on because it is
liked and enjoyed by people continuously. Art will always be present
because human beings will always express themselves and delight in
these expression.
2. Art is Not Nature
•Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature. It is man’s way of
interpreting nature. Art is not nature. It is made by man, whereas
nature is a given around us. What we find in nature should not be
expected to present in art too. It is based on an individuals subjective
experience of nature.
3. Art involves Experience
•For most people, art does not require a full definition. Art is just
experience. By experience, we mean the “actual doing of something”.
If one is to know art, he must know. It is not as fact or information but
as experience.
JEAN PAUL SARTRE
•A famous French philosopher of the 20th century.
•Described the role of arts as a creative work that depicts the world in
a completely different light and perspective and the source is due to
human freedom.
Refining one’s ability to appreciate art allows him to deeply understand
artworks purpose and recognize its beauty.
In cultivating an appreciation of art, one should also exercise and
develop his taste for things that are fine and beautiful.
Frequenting museums, art galleries, performing art theaters, concert
halls or even malls that display art exhibitions will not only develop an
understanding of the art but will serve as a rewarding experience.
THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ART MAKING
•In art, creativity is what sets apart one artwork from another. A
creative artist does not simply copy or imitate another artists work in
terms of its line, flaws, colors and patterns in creating nature.
•Embrace originality.
•Being creative can be quite challenging since what you thought was
your own creative idea may not be what it seems to be after extensive
research.
•Thus creativity should be backed with careful research on related art
to avoid such conflicts.
ART AS A PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION, IMAGINATION AS A PRODUCT OF
ART.
•Creativity starts with the human mind. It all begins with imagination.
•Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is
limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embrace
the entire world.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
•German physicist
•Knowledge is derived from imagination
ART AS AN EXPRESSION
•Expressing oneself trying to release yourself from a tormenting and
disabling state of excitement and fear.
WAYS OF EXPERIENCING ONESELF THROUGH ART
1. Visual Arts
•Appealing to the sense of sight and mainly visual in nature.
•Painting, drawings, letterings, printing, sculptures, and digital
imaging.
2. Film
•Refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in
order to create an illusion of movement.
•Focuses on its aesthetics, and cultural and social value and is
considered both an art and industry.
3. Performance Art
•Live art and the artists medium are mainly the human body and
other kinds of art such as visual arts, props, or sound.
4. Poetry Performance
•The artist expresses his emotions not by painting charcoal or thru
the camera but through words.
•Clarity and beauty stimulate strong emotions combined with
movements, tone, volume, and intensity of the delivery.
5. Architecture
•Making beautiful buildings.
•Not all buildings can be considered architecture.
6. Dance
•Series of movements that follows the rhythm of the musical
accompaniment.
•Form of expression.
•Creative form and no rule.
7. Literary Art
•Use words, not paint, musical instruments to express themselves.
•focuses on writing using a unique style.
•Fiction and non-fiction such as novels, biography, and poems.
8. Theater
•Use live performers to present accounts or imaginary events
before a live audience.
9. Applied Arts
•Incorporating elements of style and design into everyday items
with the aim of increasing their aesthetical value.
•Industrial design, interior design, fashion design, and graphic
design.
