HUMANITIES AND ARTS (1) Poetry

CORE CONCEPT OF HUMANITIES (2) Prose

 Latinword: “HUMANUS” (human)  Fiction

 •Anchored on humanism philosophy articulated  Non-fiction
by Protagoras: “Man is the measure of all  Drama
things.” MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF ARTS
 Renaissance Period: “STUDIA HUMANITATIS”
(culture,refinement,education)-body of  Art is a subject under humanities.
knowledge aimed to make man a FULLMAN–  There is no one universal definition of art since
it is subjective.
grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, moral
 Subjective, in the sense that, people differ in
philosophy, Latin & Greek classes.
their perception of an object or thing.
 Today: literature, language, philosophy,  Meaning of art has changed throughout history
geography, history, religion, music & art. due to multicultural settings.
 For man to adapt positively to changes  Everytime a new movement in art emerged,the
surrounding him/her meaning of what is art, or what is acceptable as
art, is being challenged.
SCOPE OF HUMANITIES
SOME DEFINITIONS OF ARTS
1. Visual Arts - Those perceive through the eyes.
Divided into two groups: 1. Art is derived from Latin word, “Ars,” meaning ability
(1) Graphic Arts – 2D or skill. (JVEstolas)
 Drawing 2. Art is taken from the Italian word “artis,” which
 Painting means craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form,
 Graphic Processes inventiveness, and the associations that exist between
 Commercial Art form and ideas, between material and technique.
 Mechanical Processes (A.Tan)
 Photographyand
3. Art is a product of man’s need to express himself.
(2) Plastic Arts – 3D - All fields of the visual arts that are (F.Zulueta)
organized on three-dimensional forms.
4. Art is concerned itself with the communication of
 Architecture certain ideas and feelings by means of sensuous
 Landscape Architecture medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words and film.
 City Planning (C.Sanchez)
 Interior Design 5. Art is that which brings life in harmony with the
 Sculpture world. (Plato)
 Crafts
 Industrial design 6. Art is an attitude of spirit, state of mind–one of which
 Dress and Costume Design demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping
 Theater Design matter to new and more significant form. (JohnDewey)

2. Performing Arts - LIVE ART. Art that requires present 7. Art is a life that helps us to realize the truth.
action. Divided into four fields: (P.Picasso)

 Music 8. Art is the desire of man to express himself, to record

 Dance the action of his personality in the world he lives in.
 Theater/Drama (AmyLowell)
 Film 9. Art is the realization in external form of a true idea
and is traced back to that natural love of limitation
which characterizes human. (Aristotle)
3. Literature – Art in written form. Divided into two
groups:
10. Art is the conscious creation of something beautiful
or meaningful using skill and imagination. (AmyLowell)
11. Art is never finished, only abandoned.
(LeonardodaVinci)
12. Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of
feeling, the artist has experienced. (LeoTolstoy)
13. Art is not what you see but what you make others
see. (EdgarDegas)
FOUR COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ART
1. Art is man-made, not God-made
2. Art is creative, not imitative
3. Art benefits and satisfies man –when he uses art in
practical life through artistic principles, taste and skill
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
material by which the artist communicates himself to
his fellows
IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS
1. Art highlights and heightens the importance of
certain events in order to keep them memorable and
pleasurable
2. Art enables us to get a glimpse of the thoughts,
feelings and beliefs of the people in their time
3. Art enables us to value and appreciate beautiful
things as a consequence of our encounter with arts
4. Art may influence us to change our ways and
behavior as a result of the aesthetic experience we
derived from the arts
5. Arts are valuable sources of inspirations and aesthetic
delightful experience through the artist works of art
OTHER THOUGHTS
1. Arts improve your creativity skills
2. Arts give you joy and satisfaction
3. Arts relieve stress
4. Arts give you the opportunity to showcase your talent
5. Arts give you confidence in our performance
6. Arts help you do well academically
7. Arts help you learn visually
8. Arts help you to express your emotions
9. Arts id a different language because it can express
things without words
IMPORTANCE OF ARTS TO STUDENTS
Through participation in arts…
 Students can develop their creativity
 Students learn about their identity
 Students develop self-awareness
 Students develop self-confidence
 Students develop sense of well-being
Through intense involvement in artistic activities…
 Students experience a sense of wonder and joy
when learning through the arts
 Students can be motivated to participate more
fully in cultural life
 Students are able to gain educational
opportunities which they can use later in their
career life
MEANING OF ART APPRECIATION
1. Ability to interpret and understand man-made arts
and enjoy them through actual work experience with
art tools and materials
2. Possession of the works of art for one’s admiration
and satisfaction
3. Refers to the knowledge and understanding of the
general and everlasting qualities that classify all great
arts
4. Introduction and exploration of visual and performing
art forms
5. Analysis of the form of an art work to general
audience to enhance their enjoyment and satisfaction
of the works of art
ART APPRECIATION IS SUBJECTIVE
 Appreciation of art depends on personal
preference on:
• Aesthetics and form of art
• Elements and principles of design
• Social and cultural acceptance
IMPORTANCE OF ART APPRECIATION
1. Can help the person make sense of this world by
broadening his experience and understanding of things
around him.
2. Can help the person imagine even the unimaginable.
3. Able to connect a person’s life and experience the
past, present and the future or sometimes
simultaneously.
4. Can help transport the individual to different places
and culture through literature, films, visual arts and
other forms of art
5. Enable the individual to better emphatize with those
who suffered and endured for their lives through great
art forms
6. Gives meaning to the data science provides. If science
gives us empirical facts, tie these facts together with
theories. It’s the humanists who turn these facts with
moral, emotional, and spiritual meanings
ART HISTORY –refers to the historical development and
stylistic context of the objects of arts that includes
major and minor arts.
 Key features of the art style historically;
 Visual function in historical perspectives;
 Symbols and Meanings in historical
perspectives.
ART CRITICISM –determines the relative artistic values
of an individual work in comparison with others of
comparable style (WORTH/VALUE of an art form is
focused).
ASSUMPTIONS OF ARTS
• Art is universal
• Art is cultural
• Art is Art is not nature
• Art is an expression of expression of the mind
• Art is a form of creativity
• Art involves experience involves experience
involves experience involves
ART IS UNIVERSAL
1. Art is the oldest and most important means of
expression developed by man in any culture.
2. Art has been created by people of the world at all
world at all times.
3. It has lived because it is likes and enjoyed.
4. Elements and forms of art apply to all arts
everywhere.
ART IS CULTURAL
1. Art contributes to the understanding of the past and
present cultures.
2. Through art, people learn about their culture’s values
and strengthen their culture’s identity.
3. Through art, people fell proud of their customs,
traditions and beliefs because they give a sense of
belonging.
4. Artists’ works are records of their society’sculture.
5. They create within the person’s sensitivities toward
their community, their country and the world around
them.
ART IS NOT NATURE
1. It is man-made.
2. Art is man’s interpretation of what he perceives as
art.
ART IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE MIND
1. According to Jeff Lee (2016), art is a form of
expression of the deepest emotion of the minds.
2. The egoic mind (conscious mind) and the echoic
(unconscious mind) together making up the totality of
thinking.
3. Artistic expression may be expressed 100% in
conscious mind but those who are extremely artistic or
right-brained individuals, they may be more creative
and are able to recognize the value of linking seemingly
unrelated thoughts or ideas, methods and concepts
because of their frequent practice.
ART IS A FORM OF CREATIVITY
1. Art is a product of the imagination that entertains,
pleases and inspire people.
2. The various art works of artists reflect the artist’s
power of creativity.
3. Color expresses artists’ personal feelings and moods;
symbolize ideas.
4. It brings art a particular meaning, mood and feeling.
ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE
1. When a work is finished in a satisfactory manner, an
experience occurs
2. Artists use their experiences to ventilate their feelings
through the works that they make
3. Some artists focus on societal problems, issues and
concerns
5. Some use expressionism to communicate strong and
intense feelings
Example: Ang Kiukok and Vincent Van Gogh works
(Emotion is the moving and cementing force of the art
works)
ASSUMPTION OF ART
• Art is universal;
• Art is not nature;
• Art is an expression of the mind;
• Art is a form of creativity;
• Art involves experience
or FUNCTION OF ART
• Aesthetic Function;
• Utilitarian Function,
• Cultural Function,
• Social Function,
• Political Function,
• Educational Function;
• Spiritual Function
FUNCTIONS OF ARTS