ART APPRECIATION

Appreciating Art is designed for Filipino students who

love to understand the beauty of all things that
surround them. The desire to explore the natural world
and its significant changes and idealism, with emphasis
on the visual experience of everything; emotional and
visual impact.
Aesthetic was taken from the Greek word “ aisthetikos
” meaning “ communication to the senses”, which is
the study of beauty and taste, whether in the form of
the comic, the tragic, or the sublime.
Basic human needs stand at the center of the art experience.

Art is experience, because all art demands experience; but probably it

is clearer to say that all art involves experience, that there can be no
appreciation of art without experience. (Dudley & Faricry, 2000)

A good artist should undergo in a training, for him to produce an

artwork, he should be knowledgeable in that certain from. Trainings,
workshops, seminars, are good avenues for an artist to hone his talent
through his mentor. Most literary scholars believe that a beautiful will
artwork connotes a pleasant character, similar to a beautiful person
should have a good character.
The artist and his art: Humility, Respect, Intelligence, and Identity

* The artist should be humble. Being humble doesn’t mean being obedient.
It means being confident in your product and your ability to execute, while
questioning assumptions you’ve made.

* Respect is also a character that the artist should posses. Artist must be
able to interact or respect their mentors as well their fans to create a more
meaningful work.

• Different Artists intelligence is similar to people who are in ways. Some

people can create a catchy song at the drop of a hat.

• The identity of artist is being unique. Meaning the ability to stand out
amongst the other artist.
During 13c Indo_European root “skill as a result of learning practice”
10c Latin (ars, artem) “a craft”. Sanskrit (rtih) “manner, mode. “In
Filipino, art is translated as “ sining ” which was derived from a Balinese
word “ pensar “ meaning to think. Similar enough to Greek word arte
which means to fit and in latin “ skill’.

BALINESE ART

Art can be appreciated in many different ways. The pleasure of art’s

visual impact or its aesthetic qualities can begin an exploration into;

1. Style and technique

2. Subject matter or hidden meaning
3. Culture significance
4. Artistic appeal
Erwin Panofsky, an art historian, proposed a three- stage
approach or trichotomy to analyze art.

First is the Pre- iconographic stage, in which formal

qualities are studied : basic forms, composition, color, tone,
line etc.

Second is the Iconographic stage, in which symbols are

explored.

Third is the study of Iconology or broader social content.

Below is the suggest approach to perceive art.
NATURE OF ART
Art is Everywhere, the buildings, the landscapes, cars, clothes, and many
more. All of that is art in some way. The statement “ art is everywhere “
is true. From the simplest to the most complicated things that surround us,
there is some element of art that is present.

Expression, emotional of aesthetic responses to art have previously

been viewed as basic stimulus response.

Creation, art is man-made which means it is creation.

Experience. Immanuel Kant’s theory on the Deduction on Beauty, is an

attempt to shift the understandings of what is important and characteristic
about the art process from physical manifestation in the ‘ expressive
object’ to the process in its entirely a process whose fundamental element
is no longer the material ‘ work of art’ but rather the development of an ‘
experience’ . An experience is something that personally affects your life.
SUBJECTS OF ART
In art, the subject is important in each form. It could be representational or
objective by means of Realism, Abstraction or Distortion.

Subject as Realistic, anything which seen and represented on its form is

always realistic.

Abstraction, in art is common definition of ‘abstract art” is “not realistic”

Yet many artist who call their work abstract, actually do have subject in mind
when they paint.
IDENTIFYING OTHER
SUBJECTS OF ARTS
Subjects could be : Landscapes, Still Life, Animals, Portrait, Figures,
Everyday, Everyday Life, History/ Legend, Religion/ Myth, Dreams/
Fantasies.

The figures such as nude does not simply represent the body, but
relates it by analogy to all structures that have become part of man’s
imaginative experience. Representing the human body has been central
to art for millennia. The distinction between naked and nude is that the
former is the state of being unclothed, whereas in the latter , the human
body is displayed for the pleasure of the typically male viewer.
The Figures such as nude serves a framework based on
theology. It may operate on many levels, but its role is determined by
religious doctrine.

Myths are narratives that reinforce a society cultural values. Mythical

character provided allegories for contemporary human interests, such as
love, virtue and moral values.

Historical painting was the highest in the hierarchy of genres. In

painting could include contemporary events, often wars or battles; critical
moments in time.

Still Life was the lowest-rated genre of the academy, it can represent
domestic interiors with casually or formally arranged objects, often on a
table. Still life painting is also concerned with the representation of
“reality”.
Landscape reflects our relationship with the land, nature, and
place. All landscapes are created by humans, whether through the
invention of an ideal pastoral scene or the framing of a vista.

Everyday life is depicted in domestic settings or out amongst

the community, at markets or festivals. Debates on the mechanisms used
to paint “ realistic” genre scenes revolve around whether artist used the
camera obscura to capture precise details of perspective.
WHAT IS ART: INTRODUCTION AND
ASSUMPTIONS
Art is something that is perennially around us. Some people may
deny having to do with the arts but it is indisputable that life presents
us with many forms of and opportunities for communion with arts.

The word “art” comes from the ancient Latin word ars , which means
a “craft or specialized form of skill, like carpentry or smithying or
surgery” ( Collingwood, 1938).

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”( Collingwood, 1938). It was only during the
Renaissance Period that the word reacquired a meaning that was
inherent in its ancient form of craft.
“ The humanities constitute one of the oldest and most important means of
expression developed by man”. ( Dudley et al., 1960). Human history was
witnessed how man evolve not just physically but also culturally, from cave
painters to men of exquisite paintbrush users of the present. Even if one goes
back to the time before written records of man’s civilization has appeared , he
can find cases of man’s attempts of not just crafting tools to live and survive
but also expressing his feelings and thoughts.

Assumptions of Art
Art is universal

Literature has provided key words of art. Among the most popular ones
being taught in school are the two Greek epics, the lliad and the Odyssey. The
Sanskrit pieces Mahabharata and Ramayana are also staples in this field.

In every country and in every generation, there is always art. Oftentimes,

people feel that what is considered artistic are only
Those which have been made long time ago. In the Philippines, the works of
Jose Rizal and Francisco Balagtas are not being read because they are old.
Otherwise, works of other Filipinos who have long died would have been
required in junior high school too. The pieces mentioned read in school and have
remained to be with us because they are good.
Florante at Laura never fails to teach high school students the beauty of love,
one that is universal and pure. Ibong Adarna, another Filipino masterpiece, has
always captured the imagination of the young with its timeless lessons.

Art is not nature

In the Philippines , it is not entirely novel to hear some consumers of local

movies remarks that these movies produced locally are unrealistic.
Paul Cezanne, a French painter, painted a scene from reality entitled Well
and Grinding Wheel in the Forest of the Chateau Noir.
characteristic of art is that is not nature. Art is man’s expression of his
reception of One important nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting nature.
Art is not nature. Art is made by man, whereas nature is a given around us.

Art involves experience.

Getting this far without a satisfactory definition of art can be quite weird
for some. For most people, art does not require a full definition. Art is just
experience. By experience, we mean the “actual doing of something”.
(Dudley et al., 1960)
ART APPRECIATION: CREATIVITY,
IMAGINATION, AND EXPRESSION
Art Appreciation as a Way of Life
Jean- Paul Sartre, a famous French philosopher of the twentieth
century, describe the role of art as a creative work that depicts the
world in a completely different light and perspective, and the source
is the due to human freedom (Greene, 1995).

The Role of Creativity in Art Making

Creativity requires thinking outside the box. It is often used to solve

problem that have never occurred before, conflate function and
style,, and simply make life more unique and enjoyable experience.
Art as a product of Imagination, Imagination as a
Product of Art

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is

limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination
embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and
understand.”

Imagination is not considered by the walls of the norm, but goes

beyond that. Imagination allows endless possibilities.
Art is Expression

Through expression, he is able to explore his own emotions and at the same
time, create something beautiful out of them.

There are countless ways of expressing oneself through art. The

following list includes, but is not limited to, popular art expressions.

Visual Arts

Visual arts is the kind of art form that the population is most likely more
exposed to, but its variations are so diverse- they range from sculptures that
you see in art galleries to the last movie you saw.
Some mediums of visual arts include paintings, drawings, letterings,
printing, sculpture, digital imaging, and more.
Film

Film refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in order
to create an illusion of movement. Films can be created by using one or
combination of some or all of these techniques: motion- picture camera
( also known as movie camera ), animation techniques, Computer-
Generated Imagery (CGI), and more.

Poetry Performance

Poetry is an art form where the artist emotions not by using paint, charcoal,
or camera, but expresses them through words. It uses a words emotional,
musical, and spatial values that go beyond its literal meaning to narrate,
emphasize, argue, or convince.
Performance Art

Performance art is live art and the artists medium is mainly the human
body which he or she uses to perform, but also employs other kind of
art such as visual art, props, or sound,

Architecture

As discussed, art is the pursuit and creation of beautiful things while

architecture is the making of beautiful buildings.

Dance

Dance is series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music

accompaniment.
Literary Art

Artists who practice literary arts use word-not paint, musical

instruments, or chisels- to express themselves and communicate
emotions to the readers. Literary art goes beyond the usual
professional, academic, journalistic, and other technical forms of
writing.

Theater

Theater uses lives performers to present accounts or imaginary events

before a live audience. Theater art performances usually follow a
script, though they should not confused with literary arts. Much like
in filmmaking, theater also considers several elements such as acting,
gestures, lighting, sound, effects, musical score, scenery, and props.
Applied Arts

Applied arts is incorporating elements of style and design to everyday items with
the aim of increasing their aesthetical value. Through exploration and expression
of ideas, consideration of the needs, and careful choice of materials and
techniques, artist are able to combine functionally and style.
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Name: Yr. & Sec.

A. Identification : Write the correct answer.

1. _______ is something that is perennially around us.

2. _______ comes from the ancient Latin word, which means a “ craft of specialized from
of skill, like carpentry or smithying or surgery.

3. _______ has provide key works of art.

4. _______ a French painter , painted a scene from reality entitled Well and Grinding
Wheel in the Forest of the Chateau Noir.

5. _______ a famous French philosopher of the twentieth century, described the role of art
as a creative work that depicts the world in a completely different light and perspective, and
the source is due to human freedom.

B. TRUE/FALSE : Write T if the statement is True, and write F is the statement is False.

_____1. Imagination is not constrained by the walls of the norm.

_____2. Film refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in order to create
an illusion of movement.
_____ 3. Performance art is not a live art and the artists medium is mainly the human body
which he/she uses to perform.

_____4. Poetry is an art form where the artist expresses his emotions not by using paint,
charcoal, or camera, but expresses them through words.

_____5. Theater uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live
audience.

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