Art

appreciation
 The importance,
meaning, and
assumptions of art
Etymology

 The word “art” is rooted in the 13th century French word art, which
means skill as a result of learning or practice, and the Latin word,
ars, meaning ability or practical skills.

Definition

– It is a medium of expression because through arts we express

our ideas, emotions, feelings, without using words.
– Creative activity which involves skill or expertness in
handling materials and organizing them into a new.
 Work of Art
Definition
– A thing of beauty having aesthetic value. Obra maestra, provides
aesthetic values to the viewers.
– It must have an artistic merit and literary merit.
– It is a symbolic state of meaning rather having a practical function.

Example:
Spolarium The Last Supper
Mona Lisa Madonna and child

Banaue Rice Terraces

Four Common Essentials of Art:

Art has to
be man-
made
Four Common Essentials of Art:

Art must be
creative, not
imitative.
Four Common Essentials of Art:

Art must
benefit and
satisfy man.
Four Common Essentials of Art:
Art is expressed
through a certain
medium or material by
which the artist
communicates himself
to his audiences
 Assumptions of Art

• Art is universal
• Art is not Nature
• Art Involves Experience
Personal Function
Social Function
Cultural Function
Aesthetic Function
Spiritual Function
 Categories of work of art
considered to be great
• Best selling - it is very popular in its day, or is produced by an
artist who has done other very popular piece.

• Ground breaking- that it does not follow regular convention or

already tried artistic methods real closely. It is not, in short, just
one more soap opera following an old, old formula, no matter
how well done.

• Inherently beautiful - means just as the art critics do

require and demand that a work of art have an inner
harmony, beauty, and emotional/intuitive meaning that
are unified, strong and intense, and deeply moving to
us. Something that appeals to your senses and
emotions.
Different classifications of Art
I. By the Audience
- focus on how audience classified arts

1. Performing Arts- something an artist used body as a medium.

An art form that is moving from one place to another.

Example: play, movies, live music, movies/TV, operas,

mime, puppetry, acrobatic, dance, and ballet

2. Visual Arts- usually exist in two dimensional form and stay in

one place. Something that we see and hear.

Example: painting, photography, drawing, films,

sculpture, engraving, wooden materials, silk screen,
cartoon, stained glass, mosaic, and stage setting.
3. Literature- talks about language that affects our imagination and
make us think

Example: non fiction, fiction, stage play, poetry, screenplay and

song

4. Sculptural- a three dimensional form that we can touch, see, and

climb. It stays in one place.

Example: Monument, Architectural Designs, Rice terraces, Rock

Garden, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, flower gardens, water
fountain, and buildings.
II. By Critics
- Focus on how people judge art
Major Arts or Fine Arts- those that includes music, literature,
sculpture, painting, dance, theater, photography, and architecture.

2. Minor Arts or Applied Arts- those that includes ceramics,

furniture, weaving, photography, and letterings.

a. Pure Art- created and performed for other sake and to satisfies the
audience
Example: Watching movie

b. Practical Art- with a purpose, for practical use that

something is useful
Example: Chair and Table
III. By an Artist
- Characterize by special sensing, physical and special senses

1. Sight art- something that you can see, imagine, and create
Example: painting, drawing, mosaic, drafting design, stage
design, light displays and graphic design

2. Sound Art- something that you can hear

Example: Literature, Poetry, plays and Music

3. Touch Art- something that you can feel or touch

Example: Sculpture, Curving, Wood Craft, Pottery,
Dance Movement, and building
 IV. Other Classification

1. Real Art- something that is understandable “what you

see is what you get”, objective and representational.

Example: photography, stage play, dance, sculpture,

and architecture

2. Abstract Art- non subject matter, non representational

that we cannot understand on the part of the listener.

Example: Grey Tree by Piet Mondrian

Look at the painting of David Bailly entitled
“Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols”. List
down anything that you can see within the
four corners of the work. List as many items
as you can in 3 minutes.
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Head of a Woman Mougins
Pablo Picasso
The Creation of Adam
Michaelangelo
 The Three Stages of Creative
Process

Completion

Assimilation

Germination (Idea)
 Three Stages in Art Making

1.Pre-production or subject
development
This ends when the planning
is concluded and the content
starts being produced.
 Three Stages in Art Making

2. Production or medium
manipulation
This is a method of joining
diverse material inputs and
unimportant inputs (plans,
know-how) to make something
for consumption (the output)
 Three Stages in Art Making

3. Post Production
(Completion)
Once an artwork is finished,
it will be displayed, circulated,
and performed for the audience
and public to see or watch.
Medium and Technique
Recognition and Award for
Artist and Artisan
Thank
you!