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Physical Education I
Physical Education I
Subject of the Art – refers to the object, person, scenes, Related Arts
or event described or represented in a work or art. 1. Tapestry – a strong cloth with colored threads woven
into it to create a picture or design. Usually hung on a
Kinds of Art according to Subject wall or used to cover furniture.
- Representational 2. Mosaic – made from the assembling of small pieces
- Non-representational of colored glass, stones, or other materials. Often used
- Still Life in decorative art or as interior decoration.
- Everyday Life 3. Stained Glass – colored glass used to form decorative
- Figures or pictorial designs, notably for church windows, both
- Animals by the painting and especially by setting contrasting
- Portrait pieces in a lead framework like a mosaic.
- Landscapes, seascapes, city scapes 4. Prints
- History and Legends 4.1 Relief Printing – printing from a raised surface.
- Religion and Mythology 4.2 Intaglio – done from ink that is below the surface of
- Dreams and Fantasies. the plate (which can be copper, zinc, aluminium,
magnesium, plastics, or even coated paper). The design
Ways of Representing Art is cut, scratched, etched into.
1. Realism – depicting thing that way they would
normally appear in nature. Architecture
2. Abstractionism – the process of simplifying or - the art of designing and constructing a building which
reorganizing objects and elements according to the will serve a definite function.
demands of artistic expression.
3. Distortion – stretching, twisting, and deforming the Burj Khalifa – highest (828 m, Dubai UAE)
natural shape of the object. Usually done to dramatize Principles of Construction:
the shape of a figure or to create an emotional effect. 1. Post-and-Intel – oldest of construction system makes
4. Surrealism – combination of realism and distortion. use of two vertical posts spanned by horizontal beam.
2. Arch – consists of separate pieces of wedge-shaped
Levels of Meaning blocks (voussoirs) arranged in a semi circle.
1. Factual – the literal statement or the narrative 3. Truss – system of triangular form assembled into a
content in the work. rigid framework and functioning like a beam or lintel.
4. Skeleton Construction – employed reinforced Double Bass – largest and lowest instrument
concrete and steel.
5. Cantilever – use of beam or slab extending The smaller the instrument the higher the pitch, the
horizontally into space beyond its supporting post, yet larger the lower the pitch.
strong enough to support the walls and floors.
Harp – not a regular member of the orchestra but one
Sculpture: of the oldest instruments.
- 3D work of art constructed to represent a natural or Guitar – seldom used in the orchestra but always
imaginary shape. present in jazz bands. Commonly used in folk dances.
Theatre Straight
- Etymology: The word derives from the Ancient Greek Horizontal – calmness and peace
theatron meaning, "the seeing place." Vertical – balance and stable
- branch of the performing arts concerned with acting Diagonal – imply actions, If the sharp angles form
out stories in front of an audience using combinations jogged lines – harsh and unpleasant.
of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle Curved – graceful and show life and energy.
- indeed any one or more elements of the other S-shape – line of grace or line of beauty of Hogarth.
performing arts.
- It takes such forms as Musicals, opera, ballet, E.g. Composition 8 by Wassily Kandinsky
Illusion, mime, classical Indian dance, kabuki,
mummers' plays, Improvisational theatre, stand-up Value or Tone
comedy, pantomime and Non-conventional or Value – the lightness and darkness, the presence and
Arthouse theatre. absence of light.
Value Scale – point halfway between white and black
Director may be classified as light; opposite, may be classified
A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in as dark. White-medium-black.
the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the
mounting of a theatre production (a play, an opera, a Light and Shadow
musical, or a devised piece of work) by unifying Chiaroscuro – Italian term, a means of modelling a
various endeavours and aspects of production. figure in depth and articulating the form.
Functions:
- To ensure the quality and completeness of theatre E.g. Descent from the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens
production and to lead the members of the creative
team into realizing their artistic vision for it. Color
- In contemporary theatre, the director is generally - the quality of an object or substance with the
the primary visionary, making decisions on the artistic respect to light reflected by it. Not a property of
concept and interpretation of the text and its staging. object but a property of light.
Kinds: Process
Structural – simplicity, proportionality, suitability of - the making
materials to the purpose.
Decorative – surface enrichment of a structural Product
design, luxury of design. - the outcome or result of the process
Audience – serves the important element.
Balance
Types of Theatre Space
Proscenium Theatre - as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse
- primary feature is a large archway. Has curtain which generally intended to amuse, especially in television,
can be lowered or drawn closed. film, and stand-up comedy.
Amphitheathre
- derive from the ancient Greeks term “amphi” which Farce - comedy written for the stage or film which
means around, and “theatron” which means place of aims to entertain the audience. Also characterized by
viewing. Built throughout the history as performance physical humour
spaces.
Ancient – built by ancient Romans for Burlesque - a humorous theatrical entertainment
spectators sports that has ascending seating. involving parody and sometimes grotesque
Modern – for theatrical or concert exaggeration. The name "burlesque" is derived from
performances. the Italian burla, which means "jest."
Contemporary – located outdoors, has
standing structures called bandshells. Satire - a ridicule of public institutions and figures.
Natural – located in a spot where a steep
mountain or a particular rock formation Domestic Comedies - are identified by a character-
naturally amplifies or echoes sound, making it based humor as opposed to that originating in a series
ideal for musical and theatrical performances. of confusions or complications.
Libretto - the text used in an extended musical work Self-image - the way you think about yourself and
such as an opera, operetta, masque (amateur your abilities or appearance. One's conception of
dramatic entertainment), sacred or secular oratorio oneself or of one's role.
and cantata, musical, and ballet.
Personality - the sum total of ways in which an
Musical Score - incorporates many of the elements of individual reacts and interacts with others. Personality
spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes is a pattern of stable states and characteristics of a
and sometimes includes dance. The performance is person that influences his or her behavior toward goal
typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an achievement. A relatively stable set of characteristics
orchestra or smaller musical ensemble. that influences an individual’s behavior