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 Define the meaning and origin of Humanities

 Meaning and Importance of Art

 Meaning and Importance of Art Appreciation

 Definition and Methods used in Art History

– originated from Reinesannce Latin expression
“studia humanitatis” ( study of humanitas ), which
refers to “culture”, “refinement” and
“education”.

-15th Century - became secular study in

universities. (Grammar, Rhetoric, Poetry, History
and Moral Philosophy, Latin and Greek Classics)

-Today, it includes Literature,Language,

Philosophy, Geography, History, Religion, Music and
Arts
HUMANITIES are academic disciplines
that deal on various aspect of society
and the noble in man.
What is an ART?
 Art is a diverse range of human
activities in creating visual, auditory or
performing artifacts (artworks), expressing
the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas,
or technical skill, intended to be
appreciated for their beauty or emotional
power
ART is “SUBJECTIVE”
 Art is derived from the Latin word “ars”,
meaning ability or skill. – J.V. Estolas

 Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”

which means craftmanship, skill mastery of
form, inventiveness and the associations
that exists between form and ideas between
materials & techniques. – A. Tan
 Art is a product of man’s need to express
himself – F. Zulueta

 Arts is concerned itself with the

communication of certain ideas and feelings
by means of sensuous medium, color, sound
bronze, marble, words and film. – C.Sanchez

 Art is that which bring life in harmony with

the world. - Plato
 Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind -
one which demands for its own satisfaction
and fulfilling, a shaping matter to new and
more significant form - John Dewey

 Art is the skillful arrangement or

composition of some common and significant
qualities of nature such as colours, sounds,
lines, movements, words, stones, wood etc,.
To express human feelings, emotions, or
thoughts in a perfect, meaningful and
enjoyable way. – Panizo and Rustia
 Art is not what you see but what you make
others see. – Georgia O’ Keeffe

 Art is a life that helps us to realize the truth. –

Pablo Picasso

 Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to

record the action of his personality in the world
he lives in. – Amy Lowell

 Art is never finished, only abandoned. –

Leonardo Da Vinci
 Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission
of feelings the artist has experience. –Leo
Nikolaevich Tolstoy

 Art is the realization in external form of a

true idea and is traced back to the natural
love of imitation which characterizes human
– Aristotle

 Art is the conscious creation of something

beautiful and meaningful using skill and
imagination – Lisa Morder
 Art is the discovery and development of
elementary principles of nature intro
beautiful forms suitable for human use -
Frank Lloyd Wright

 Art is not what you see, but what you make

others see. – Edgar Degas
1. Art must be man-made.

2. Art must be creative, not imitative.

3. Art must benefit and satisfy man and man

must make use of art in practical terms.

4. Art is expressed through a certain medium

or material by which the artist
communicates himself to his fellows.
 is the ability to interpret and understand
man-made arts and enjoy them through work
experience with art tools and materials.

 is the possession of the works of art for

one’s admiration and satisfaction.

 refers to the knowledge and understanding

of the general and everlasting qualities and
classify all great arts.
 is the introduction and exploration of visual
and performing arts.

 Is the analysis of the form of an art to

general audience to enhance their
enjoyment and satisfaction of the works of
art.
1. The aesthetics and form of art.

2. Elements and principles of design.

3. Social and cultural acceptance.

 ART HISTORY refers to the historical
development and stylistic context of the
object of arts that includes major and minor
arts.
 Art
historians examine the works of art in the
context of its time.

 Arthistorian analyze the works of arts

through the analysis of their forms.
 Impressionism – produced when the art work
was not directly imitative but an impression of
nature
 Expressionism - the work of art is not
representational but the expression of the
artist’s feelings, longings, aspiration, and ideals
of beauty and form
 Art
historians also use critical theory in
analyzing objects of arts when dealing with
more recent objects.

 Application of media and digital technology.