GEN222 Lesson 1.- Introduction to Arts Appreciationpptx

Arts Appreciation Introduction

1. Assumptions and Nature of Arts: Creativity and Imagination

2. The Arts: What is it? Art came from the Latin word “artis/ ars ” which means “to made/to create”. It is an experience of idea, experience or skill

3. Art – an expression of your creative imagination; a piece of you; a form of communication.

4. Art is an expression of beauty. It is a combination of one’s creativity (doing something that has value/purpose) and imagination (being limitless)

5. NATURE OF ART

6. • A material that is considered to be BEAUTIFUL/ “OBRA MAESTRA” can be best selling.

7. • A material that is considered to be BEAUTIFUL/ “OBRA MAESTRA” can be ground breaking .

8. • A material that is considered to be BEAUTIFUL/ “OBRA MAESTRA” has a symbolic meaning .

9. • A material that is considered to be BEAUTIFUL/ “OBRA MAESTRA” is inherently beautiful .

10. Some definitions of art according to philosophers:

11. Art is that which brings life in harmony and the beauty of the world. – Plato Art is the whole spirit of man. - Ruskin

12. Art is the medium by which the artist communicates himself to his fellows. – Charleton Noyes Art is anything made or done by man that affects or moves us so that we see or feel beauty in it. – Collins and Riley

13. ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

14. Art is Universal Art is Expression Art is not Nature Art as Experience Art is Cultural

15. • Art is a universal phenomenon and is as old as a human being. Every society has its arts, which is encouraged and molded by the patronage it gets from its members. Artists as members of society create such works of art by the existing relations in society. Art is Universal

16. • Art influences society by changing opinions, instilling values, and translating experiences across space and time. Research has shown art affects the fundamental sense of self. Painting, sculpture, music, literature, ang the other arts are often considered to be the repository of a society’s collective memory. Art is Cultural

17. • Art is not natural because common consent people are not natural for many purposes. People are 100% nature and yet more unlike the rest of nature than anything else on Earth. So, the things people make are considered not natural in any context that smacks of machine or tool assistance or knowledge in the making. Art is not Nature

18. • The notion of “Art as experience” implies that creation of art must be something of personal and knowledgeable value. In this conception of art, the creator must have intimate or a subjective link with their creation for both to have validity. Art as Experience

19. • Art, at its root, is an expression and the artist is an expresses, translating to create meaning. Art expresses and translate, art acknowledges and reveals, art transfers and intervenes. Art is an expression – an expression of feeling, belief, and character. Art is Expression

20. CATEGORIES OF ART

21. 1. Visual • something one appreciates through the sense of sight; appealing to the eye a. Graphic – two dimensional Ex: painting, drawing, sketches, illustrations b. Plastic – three dimensional Ex: architecture, sculpture

22. 2. Performin g • an art which is a product of talent and skills into performing Ex: theater (acting/drama), dancing, singing

23. 3. Literary • a written art a. Prose – an ordinary form of writing b. Poetry – a written art that is particular into rhyming of words, line, and stanzas that uses figurative languages

24. 4. Applied • the application of design and decoration to everyday objects to make them aesthetically appealing. Ex: film making, photography, fashion design

25. Different subjects of arts: • Nature, people, emotion, places, animals, events, saints, churches, child, fruits, toys, landscapes, seascapes, religions, etc.

26. The Artist Tasks Shows the relationship of man to the environment Create places for human purposes Create extraordinary version of ordinary objects Record and commemorate Give tangible form of the unknown

27. Conclusion ______________________________________________ • Art is TIMELESS • Art is always an EXPERIENCE

28. ASSESSMENT

29. 1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist will you be? Why? 2. What art field will you explore? Why?