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AN INTRODUCTION
TERMS AND CONCEPTS
HUMANITIES:
• refers to ARTS – architecture, painting, sculpture, music, dance,
theater/drama, and literature. These are branches of learning
concerned with human thought, feelings, and relations.
ART:
• It. “artis” – craftmaship, skill, mastery…
• Ary. “ar” – join, put together
• Gr. “artizein/arkiskein” - prepare
NATURE OF ART
The oldest and most important means of expression
Art is that which bring life in harmony with the beauty of the world
Thus, Arts are called Humanities: they bring out the good and the noble
in us, we come to know the changing image of man, his search for
reality, and strives to achieve the ideals that create meaning for life
SUBJECT OF ART
A SUBJECT OF ART IS USUALLY ANYTHING THAT IS REPRESENTED
IN THE ARTWORK – PERSON, OBJECT, SCENE, OR EVENT.
Representational/Objective Non-Representational
UTILITARIAN
Functions of Art
• AESTHETIC: MAN BECOMES CONSCIOUS OF THE BEAUTY OF
NATURE; ART IS BENEFICIAL TO US, WE LEARN TO USE, LOVE
AND PRESERVE THEM FOR OUR ENJOYMENT AND
APPRECIATION
ART is viewed as a
reflection of creative and
ingenuity and
inventiveness within a
culture. It is seen not only
in terms of its styles and
craftsmanship but its
functional interaction with
all the elements that
constitute human life and
culture
ACTIVITY: COLLAGE-MAKING
•BEAUTIES IN NATURE
•BEAUTIES IN ART OR MAN-MADE THINGS
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
REPRESENTATIONS/WORKS OF ART
MEDIUM/S
FORMS/STYLES
METHOD/S
PREPARE A QUESTIONNAIRE
(15-20 QUESTIONS WITH CHOICES)
GROUP ACTIVITY