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Arts Appreciation

Introduction to Arts Appreciation

ART, like life itself, does not need to be defined or understood to be enjoyed. IT MUST SIMPLY BE EXPERIENCED.

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A work of art is the (1)aesthetic expression of an idea or experience, (2)formed with human skills (3) through the use of a medium.

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It is derived from the Latin word ars, meaning ability or skill.

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It covers those areas of artistic creativity that seek to communicate beauty, primarily through the senses.

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We can say that we are involved in art when we design and construct our houses artistically, when we paint and decorate them beautifully, when we landscape the garden artistically, when we paint a poster, and when we write poems, essays, biographies, short stories, and plays.

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We can also say that we are involved in art when we compose a melody, sing songs beautifully, and dance gracefully. All these imply that anything accomplished with great skill is art.

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A medium is any material from which art is made.

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THE ARTS
visual arts Painting Sculpture Architecture

performing arts Music Dance Drama / film literature

Introduction to Arts Appreciation Bogart (1978): A work of art is a record of a particular artists view. It shows something that he has seen, felt, and thought of and recorded it as an arrangement of designs, colors, lines, and tones or words which satisfy his aesthetic purpose.

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A work of art is the product of the artists unique personality influenced consciously or unconsciously by factors such as environment, traditions, national traits, religious beliefs, economic conditions, his ideals, or even the climate or geography.

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A work of art represents or reflects the individual, the character of the period and the place where it was produced.

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Since time immemorial, man has always felt the urge to GIVE PHYSICAL FORM TO IDEAS, FEELINGS, and EXPERIENCES. These turned out to be works of art.

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MASTERPIECES:
works of art that add to the experience of many people over a long period of time.

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HUMANITIES
derived from the Latin word humanus, meaning human, refined, and cultured.

Introduction to Arts Appreciation It is in the humanities course where appreciation of the arts can be strengthened because the artists convey their thoughts, beliefs, values, and feelings through the various art forms.

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ART FOR ARTS SAKE


Implies that beauty is the reason for the art work.

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The visual artists:


painter, sculptor, architect

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Artists in music and dance:


musicians, singers, composers, dancer choreographer

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Literary artists:
poet, novelist, writer, or author playwright, dramatist (for drama)

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THE NECESSITY FOR ART


What can art do for us? Is it necessary for us to give physical form to things we feel, think, and imagine? Must we gesture, dance, draw, speak, sing, write, carve, paint, and build?

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To be fully human, it seems, we must.

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Every society values particular areas of human endeavor, and supports them with money and respect. Many earlier cultures we admire today, such as Renaissance Italy, gave support for, and thus had high achievement in, the arts.

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During some of the lowest points in human history, such as Nazi Germany, the arts were severely censored.

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In Renaissance Italy, artists were the leading heroes. Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael achieved greatness partly because they had early recognition and strong encouragement in the form of education, training, and patronage.

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QUESTION:

How did the imposition of martial law affect the proliferation of the arts?

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ART AND SCIENCE

Todays technologically explosive societies need the humanizing rewards of art.

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Both
ART SCIENCE serve humanity in COMPLEMENTARY ways.

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Science seeks and finds answers to problems and questions related to our physical world, and forms the basis for our technology. The arts help foster our emotional, spiritual, and imaginative/creative growth.

Introduction to Arts Appreciation AESTHETICS branch of philosophy that studies the arts and seeks to establish general principles of art and beauty. focused on the concept of BEAUTY.

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Sometimes we use the word BEAUTIFUL to refer to things that are simply PRETTY.

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PRETTY: means attractive or pleasant to the eye BEAUTIFUL: means having qualities of a high order, being capable of delighting the eye or engaging the intellectual or moral sense, or doing both. Beautiful does not necessarily mean GOOD LOOKING.

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PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF ART: 1. Art has communicative functions. Art as propaganda or social commentary (in order to persuade us into certain viewpoints or actions; persuade masses to accept beliefs, take action, or follow leaders). Art as storytelling.

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2. Art provides us a window to view the past.
How did man think and feel in the historical period that produced them?

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3. Art is inherent in man-made works of significance, like masks, ritual objects, cave paintings, anthems, and cathedrals. 4. Art as protection.

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5. Art fulfills personal and spiritual needs of many people. (e.g., places of worship) 6. Art has a social function. Commemoration of an important event; art gallery visits. 7. Art as source of power.

Introduction to Arts Appreciation We can choose to ignore the artistic aspects of life, making careless choices or leaving aesthetic decisions to others, or we can develop our awareness and our visual participation.

Introduction to Arts Appreciation CREATIVITY


refers to the ability to see (or to be aware) and to respond. (Erich Fromm) The source of all art, science, and technology in fact, of all civilization is what is called creative imagination.

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One objective of the arts is to make the intangible life of the mind tangible. visible in the visual arts audible in music verbal in literature

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