Nature of Arts

The Nature,
Meaning,
Importance of Art
and Art Appreciation
OUTLINE:
I. The Nature of Art

II. The Subject of Art
III. The Functions of Art
IV. The Scope of Art
I. THE NATURE OF ART
ART constitutes one of the oldest and most important

means of expressions developed by man
A true work of art is MADE BY MAN himself not

imitatively but creatively
A true artist does not imitate nature but rather interpret

it in his own way by selecting essential features of the
subject
DEFINITIONS
Art is derived from the Latin word “ars”, meaning ability or skill.
– JV Estolas
Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”, which means

craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form, inventiveness, and the
associations that exist between form and ideas, between
material and technique. – A. Tan
Art is a product of man’s need to express himself. – F. Zulueta
Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain

ideas and feelings by means of sensuous medium, color,
sound, bronze, marble, words, film. – C. Sanchez
DEFINITIONS
Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of
the world. – Plato
Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind – one which

demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping of
matter to new and more significant form. – John Dewey
Art is the skillful arrangement or composition of some

common but significant qualities of nature such as colors,
sounds, lines, movements, words, stones, woods, etc., to
express human feelings, emotions, or thoughts in a perfect
meaningful and enjoyable way. –Panizo and Rustia
4 ESSENTIALS OF ART
1. Art must be man-made
2. Art must be creative, not imitative
3. Art must benefit and satisfy man’s need that make use of
art in practical life through artistic principles, tastes and skill
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or material by

which the artist communicates himself to his fellows
Ways/behavior
Art transforms us into a
Art highly cultured, Arts = humanities
dignified, respectable
human beings
ART APPRECIATION
Is the ability to interpret or understand man-made arts

and enjoy them either through actual and work-
experience with art tools and materials or possession of
these works of art for one’s admiration and satisfaction.
Deals with learning or understanding, creating, and

enjoying arts
II. THE SUBJECT OF ART
Foundation of the creation of the work of art
Subject of art varies
Anything that is represented in the artwork – it may be a

person, object, scene or event
REPRESENTATIONAL OR OBJECTIVE ARTS – these are
artworks that is easily recognized by most people
Examples: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature and

theatre arts although some paintings and sculptures have
no subject
Music and dance may or not have subjects

NON-REPRESENTATIONAL OR NON-OBJECTIVE ARTS –
artworks that have no resemblance to any real subject.
It is what it is
It appeals directly to the senses because of the satisfying
organization of its sensuous or expressive elements
Some contemporary painters have shifted their interest in
the work of art as an object itself without having to
represent something or someone or a story to tell
Almost but not all traditional sculptures and paintings
have subject while modern painting have none
III. FUNCTIONS OF ART
ARCHITECTURE
MUSIC
DANCE
SCULPTURES & PAINTINGS
III. 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
art for his enjoyment and appreciation
2. Utilitarian Function – with the creation of the various forms of

art, man now lives in comfort and happiness
3. Cultural Function – through the printed matter, art transmits and
preserves skills and knowledge from one generation to another
burdens
- it makes man more civilized and his life more
enduring and satisfying
4. 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
IV. THE SCOPE OF ART
TWO GENERAL DIMENSIONS OF ART (MANAOIS)
1. FINE ARTS OR INDEPENDENT ARTS
2. PRACTICAL ARTS OR USEFUL OR UTILITARIAN ARTS

1.FINE ARTS / AESTHETIC ARTS
- these arts are made primarily for aesthetic
enjoyment through the senses, especially visual
and auditory
- music, painting, sculpture, architecture,
literature, dancing, drama
Painted between 1503 and 1517, Da
Vinci’s alluring portrait has been dogged
by two questions since the day it was
made: Who’s the subject and why is she
smiling? A number of theories for the
former have been proffered over the
years: That she’s the wife of the
Florentine merchant Francesco di
Bartolomeo del Giocondo (ergo, the
work’s alternative title, La Gioconda);
that she's Leonardo’s mother, Caterina,
conjured from Leonardo's boyhood
memories of her; and finally, that it's a
self-portrait in drag. As for that famous
smile, its enigmatic quality has driven
people crazy for centuries.
Vincent Van Gogh’s most popular painting, The Starry Night was created by Van Gogh at the asylum in
Saint-Rémy, where he’d committed himself in 1889. Indeed, The Starry Night seems to reflect his turbulent
state of mind at the time, as the night sky comes alive with swirls and orbs of frenetically applied brush
marks springing from the yin and yang of his personal demons and awe of nature.
Taj Mahal, also spelled Tadj Mahall, mausoleum complex in Agra, western Uttar Pradesh state,
northern India. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahān (reigned 1628–58) to
immortalize his wife Mumtaz Mahal (“Chosen One of the Palace”), who died in childbirth in 1631, having
been the emperor’s inseparable companion since their marriage in 1612. India’s most famous and widely
recognized building, it is situated in the eastern part of the city on the southern (right) bank of the Yamuna
(Jumna) River. Agra Fort (Red Fort), also on the right bank of the Yamuna, is about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of
the Taj Mahal.
Watched Angelina Jolie’s Tomb
Raider?
This temple in Ta Prohm was used

as one of the movie’s location and
was visually edited in the movie
2. PRACTICAL ARTS OR USEFUL ARTS
- the development of raw materials for
useful purposes
- industrial art, applied or household art,
civic art, commercial art, business art,
distributive art, fisheries art, agricultural art
Arts consist of visual arts, literature, drama and
theatre, music and dance.
Visual arts are those that we perceive with our eyes
TWO GROUPS OF VISUAL ARTS (CUSTODIOSA

SANCHEZ)
1. GRAPHIC ARTS
2. PLASTIC ARTS
1. GRAPHIC ARTS – include painting, drawing, photography,
graphic process (printing), commercial arts (designing of books,
advertisements, signs, posters and other displays), mechanical
process
- portrayed in two dimensional surface
2. PLASTIC ARTS – all field of visual arts portrayed in three-

dimensional forms
- eg. Structural architecture, landscape
architecture, (gardens, parks, playgrounds, golf course,
beautification), city physical planning and interior arranging
(design of wallpaper, furniture), sculpture, crafts, industrial design,
dress and costume design and theatre design
GROUPS OF ARTS (JOSEFINA ESTOLAS)
1. MAJOR ARTS
2. MINOR ARTS
3. VISUAL ARTS
4. PERFORMING ARTS
5. LITERARY ARTS
6. POPULAR ARTS
7. GUSTATORY ART OF THE CUISINE
8. DECORATIVE OR APPLIED ARTS
1. Major Arts – include painting, architecture, sculpture, literature,
music, dance
2. Minor Arts – decorative arts, popular arts, graphic arts
3. Visual arts – include graphic arts
4. Performing Arts – theatre, dance, plays, music
5. Literary arts – short stories, novels, poetry, drama
6. Popular art – film, newspaper, magazines, radio, television
7. Gustatory art of cuisine – food preparation, beverage
preparation
8. Decorative or applied arts – art is used to beautify homes,
houses, offices, cars
 MAJOR DIVISIONS OF ART (PANIZO AND RUSTIA, 1995)
1. According to purpose - liberal arts or fine arts
2. According to media and forms – pure arts or mixed arts (singing pure, theatre mixed)
3. Practical or useful arts – used for satisfaction of man’s needs (eg. Spoons, weaving,
ceramics)
4. Liberal arts – these arts are directed towards intellectual growth such as the study in
psychology, philosophy, literature, mathematics sciences
5. Fine arts – paintings, sculpture
6. Major arts – actual, potential expressiveness such as music poetry
7. Minor arts – interior design
8. Plastic arts – decorative materials
9. Kinetic arts - dance
10. Phonetic arts – sounds and words (eg. Poetry, drama
11. Pure arts – takes only one medium of expression (sound in music, color in painting)
12. Mixed arts – art takes more than 2 medium of expression (eg. Opera mixed of music,
drama and poetry

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The Nature,

I. The Nature of Art

ART constitutes one of the oldest and most important

A true work of art is MADE BY MAN himself not

A true artist does not imitate nature but rather interpret

Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”, which means

Art is a product of man’s need to express himself. – F. Zulueta

Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain

Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind – one which

Art is the skillful arrangement or composition of some

2. Art must be creative, not imitative

4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or material by

Is the ability to interpret or understand man-made arts

Deals with learning or understanding, creating, and

Foundation of the creation of the work of art

Subject of art varies

Anything that is represented in the artwork – it may be a

Examples: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature and

Music and dance may or not have subjects

1. Aesthetic Function – through art, man becomes conscious of

2. Utilitarian Function – with the creation of the various forms of

4. Social Function – through civic and graphic arts, man learns to

TWO GENERAL DIMENSIONS OF ART (MANAOIS)

1. FINE ARTS OR INDEPENDENT ARTS

2. PRACTICAL ARTS OR USEFUL OR UTILITARIAN ARTS

This temple in Ta Prohm was used

TWO GROUPS OF VISUAL ARTS (CUSTODIOSA

2. PLASTIC ARTS – all field of visual arts portrayed in three-

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