General

Overview of
Humanities

 What is Humanities?
Why study Humanities?
What is Arts?
Legitimate forms of Art
Classifications of Art.
Nature of Art

What is Humanities?
Humanities came from
the Latin word
Humanus, it is the
study of how
humans have
expressed
themselves through
the arts throughout
the history.
( Dr. Daniel Yagyagan)

What is Humanities?
Humanities also means human, cultured
and refined. (Van de Bogart, 1970)
Humanities emphasize the dignity of
man and recognize creative
expressions.
(Estolas , 1995)

What is Humanities?
Humanities are records
of Mans experiences,
his values, his
sentiments, his ideals
and his goals.
They are ultimately
the expression of
mans feelings and
thoughts.
( Zulueta,1994)

Why Study Humanities?

1. It helps us recognize fundamental
values and principles such as
beauty, truth, love, and faith.
2. It develops our capacity for critical
thinking and appreciation for
cultural heritage.

Why Study Humanities?

3. It fosters understanding across
barriers of race, class, gender, or
ethnicity.
4. It introduces us to people we have
never met, places we have never
visited, and ideas that never
crossed our minds.
5. To appraise the value of creativity.

Arts

What is Arts?
The term arts is derived from the
Latin, ars meaning ability or skill.
Arts may also be defined as the
process and product of a skillful
making.
It is the result of mans manipulation
of talents and materials.

Legitimate forms of
Art
The arts are generally grouped
into:
1. Major Arts. These include
architecture, painting, sculpture,
music, dance, theater, literature
and cinema.

Legitimate forms of
Art
The arts are generally grouped
into:
2. Minor Arts. These include
decorative arts, popular arts,
graphic arts, plastic arts and
industrial arts.

Classification of Arts
1. Visual Arts- Artworks that are
perceived
by our
eyes, which may be
classified into graphic and
plastic arts.

Classification of Visual Art

a. Graphic arts- have two-flat
dimensional surface, such as
painting, drawing, photography and
other products of printing industry.

Classification of Visual
Art

b. Plastic Arts - have threedimensional forms. Examples are

architectural designs and
construction of buildings and
other structures: landscape of
gardens, furnishing designs etc.

Classification of Arts
2. Performing Arts- These include
the theater, play, dance, and music.
It involves movement, speaking and
gestures.

Classification of Arts
3. Literary Arts- These include the
short stories, novels, poetry, drama
and essays.

Classification of Arts
4. Popular Arts- This group is
characterized as gay and lively. It
includes film, newspaper, magazine,
radio and television.

Classification of Arts
5. Gustatory Art of the Cuisine. This involves skill in food
preparation.

Classification of Arts
6. Decorative Arts They are
visual objects produces for
beautifying houses, offices,
offices, cars, and other
structures.

The Nature of Art

Art is Timeless
People created art at all times.
It is as old as man.
Art is not nature
Man , no matter how close it is
to nature, makes art.
Art is always an Experience
Art is a product of mans need
to express himself.

The Nature of Art

Art is Timeless
People created art at all times.
It is as old as man.
Art is not nature
Man , no matter how close it is
to nature, makes art.
Art is always an Experience
Art is a product of mans need
to express himself.

Assignme
nt:
Bring a picture next meeting in US paper size
8.5 x 11 inches ( printed in coupon bond) of any
painting style and explain. (graded recitation)
Ex: Expressionism

Cubism

Dadaism

Abstract

Impressionism

Dadaism

Baroque

Art Noveau

Rennaisance

Realism