CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE

REGION
-define HUMANITIES
-define ART
-discuss VALUES OF ART
-differentiate Major from Minor Arts
WHY ARE THE HUMANITIES
IMPORTANT?
The word HUMANITIES comes from the
Latin humanus which means human,
cultured, refined.

What are the humanities?

 They are the branches
of learning based on
the philosophy and
ethical perspective of
humanism, which
emphasizes the value
and agency of human
beings individually
and collectively
At present, here is a list of
subjects often covered in
humanities courses.
 1. Painting
 2. Sculpture
 3. Architecture
 4.Photography
 5. Literature
 6. Music
 7. Theatre
 8. Dance
 9. Film
 *Humanities make us more human in the very best
sense of the word “human”.
 *We can learn more about ourselves, about other
people and about the world around us.
 *We can realize our own potentials and the potentials
of others, much more thoroughly.

WHY WE NEED TO STUDY HUMANITIES?

 As a
consequence of
our encounter
with the arts, we
value and
appreciate
beautiful things.
This explains
why
“the arts”
is collectively
called the
Humanities
Love and compassion are
necessities not luxuries.
Without them humanity
cannot survive.

-DALAI LAMA
ART
The conscious use of skill and creative
imagination especially in the
production of aesthetic objects

WHAT IS ART?
GREAT WORKS OF ART ARE
DISTINGUISHED BY THE FOLLOWING
QUALITIES

THE VALUES OF ART

1.AESTHETIC
VALUE
 Refers to that
value which
causes an object
to be a “work of
art”.
2. INTELLECTUAL VALUE
An artwork that
stimulates thought
3. SUGGESTIVENESS
This is the quality
associated with the
emotional power of
art.
4. SPIRITUAL VALUE
 Art elevates the
spirit by bringing out
moral values which
make us a better
person
5. PERMANENCE
 A great work of art
endures. It can
viewed again and
again.
6. UNIVERSALITY
 Great art is timeless
and timely. It’s forever
relevant and appeals
to one and all.
7. STYLE
 This is the peculiar
way in which an
artist sees his
subject, forms his
ideas and
expresses them.
8. FORM
 It is the
organization,
arrangement or
framework of an
artwork.
HOW ART VALUABLE IN YOUR LIFE?
 ART

FINE or UTILITARIAN or
AESTHETIC PRACTICAL
(MAJOR ARTS) (MINOR ARTS)
FINE or AESTHETIC
(MAJOR ARTS)
FINE or AESTHETIC (Major) Arts
are primarily for aesthetic
enjoyment through the
senses, especially visual and
auditory. It is the changing
certain materials or media for
aesthetic pleasure.
*Painting *Opera
*Literature *pantomime
*Music *puppet show
*Combined or *Drama
performing arts*Theatre
*Circus *Singing
*Dance
PRACTICAL or
UTILITARIAN
(MINOR ARTS)
Practical or utilitarian (minor) arts are
intended for practical use or
utility. It is the changing of raw
materials for utilitarian purposes.
However, they must posses
ornaments or artistic qualities to
make them useful and beautiful.
INDUSTRIAL ART
It
is the changing of
raw materials into
some significant
product for human
consumption or use.
Examples of this are shell-craft,
bamboo-craft, leather-craft,
shoe-making, pottery-making,
sheet –metalwork, and
manufacture of automobiles,
home appliances and television
sets.
SHELL-CRAFT
LEATHER-CRAFT
BAMBOO-CRAFT
SHOE-MAKING
POTTERY-
MAKING
APPLIED OR
HOUSEHOLD
ART
 This refers mostly to
household arts such as
flower arrangement, interior
decoration, dressmaking,
home-making, embroidery,
cooking and others.
CIVIC ART
This includes city or town planning,
maintenance and beautification
of parks, plazas, roads, bridges
and farms. It refers to civic
planning and beautification in
order to improve the standards of
living.
COMMERCIAL ART
Thisinvolves business propaganda in the
form of advertisements in newspapers
and magazines, sign painting, billboard
announcements, leaflets, displays, poster
designing, movie illustrations and many
more.
GRAPHIC ART
It is anything printed
from raised or
sunken reliefs and
plane surfaces.
AGRICULTURAL ART
 This refers to agronomy (crop
production), horticulture (garden
or orchard cultivation),
husbandry (raising of cows,
carabaos, poultry and swine)
and farming.
BUSINESS ART
This includes merchandising,
accounting, bookkeeping,
typewriting, stenography,
salesmanship and business
administration.
FISHERY ART
It includes shallow and
deep sea fishing, fish
refrigeration and
culture, net weaving.
MEDICAL OR CLINICAL ART
It includes first aid
treatments, medicinal
manufacturing, surgery,
medical operations,
rehabilitation and others.