INTRODUCTION

This report will help you develop your understanding of how artist and artisan
differ. The discussion and explanation of this report hope to equip you students with key
concepts which are necessary in going through the course; these concepts hopefully
can give you a better appreciation of the lessons to be learned. Make used of this report
to provide you with insights and ideas to help you understand what artist and artisan is.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
With the completion of this report, you will be able to:
1. Define an artist’s and artisan’s medium and techniques.
2. Illustrate the meaning of artist and artisan.
3. Differentiate between artist and artisan’s approach/technique towards a
particular medium.
4. Define the role of managers, curators, buyers, collectors, and art dealers in
the art world.
5. Explain the three stages in the creative process: and
6. Identify National and GAMABA artist’s notable works and their contribution to
society.
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ARTIST AND ARTISAN: MEDUIM AND TECHNIQUE IN ARTS
Artist
Artist is the any person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily
subject to aesthetic criteria, it is also the person who practice one of the fine arts,
especially a painter or sculpture. These are the person who trade, or profession
requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, music etc.
All fine artists first learn to sketch and begin with a pencil and sketchpad to work
with an idea on paper. Artists transfer their visions to canvases or other medium, and
this may mean working in oil, watercolor, or pastels. Sculptors take their sketches and
create 3D products from clay, marble, or other material. Illustrators might work for a
publishing or animation company or create original comic books. All Artist’s work aims
to create an overall reaction from viewer.

Job responsibilities of an Artist include:

 Developing ideas for a canvas or product
 Selecting a medium for a final work, including texture, size, or area
 Collecting work for a portfolio
 Applying for grants for financial support

Artisan
Artisan is the person who is skilled in a utilitarian art, trade, or craft, especially
one requiring manual skill, a craftsperson. Artisans are craftsmen who make practical
artistic products, such as earrings, urns, stained glass, and other accessories. Artisans
gain their knowledge by studying under master craftsmen and then practicing with
continued study. Artisans work to create something new, original, and at times,
provocative. They spend a good portion of their time selling and promoting their items in
various marketplaces.

Job responsibilities of an Artisan include:

 Using and mixing mediums like paint, metal, glass, or fabric

 Shaping, gluing, sewing, testing, and producing products
 Displaying work at various sites including auctions, craft shows or online markets
 Estimating costs and material needs
In comparison of artist and artisan, Artists and artisans fill different roles in the art
arena. Artists work in the fine arts, including painting, illustration, and sculpture. Artisans
are craftsmen who work in textiles, pottery, glass, and other areas. These two artistic
careers are compared below with some salary and education information.
The Art Market is an economic System that relies not only on supply and demand
but also the fabrication of work’s predicted future monetary and/or culture value.
They are important players in the key components of Art Market. Artist and artisans
cannot rely on themselves, there is someone who handles the say business dealings
on behalf on an artist or band called Manager. The artist in charge of creating the art
and usually has an overall vision for the project, but it’s the manager’s job to take a
vision, map out a viable plan, and execute it. A manager is also kind of the
ringleader of the business. Meaning, agents, lawyers, publicist, business managers,
promoters, labels, etc. don’t make substantial moves without conferring with the
manager since their words is as good as the artist themselves. Artist management is
one of the most personal jobs in the arts, music, etc.
A person in charge of department of museum or other place where objects of art,
science or from the past are collected, or a person who organizes and arranges a
 showing of art or other objects of interest is called Curator. Came from a Latin word
“curare” which means to take or care for specific numbers of object or item, an
overseer or manager of cultural heritage institution like museums, galleries, archives
and even libraries.
Art Buyer is a professional knowledgeable in art. An art buyer may scout talent for
an advertising agency seeking to employ an art director. Alternatively, an art buyer may
look for a collector or a company, among other reasons. A dealer in works of art
requiring esthetic evaluation is called Art Dealer. These are the ones who are
responsible in the cycle or circulation of the art market. They involve themselves in
buying and selling expensive arts.
There are three distinct stages in the creative process that each have their own
distinctive dynamics and energy. The creative process will always follow these three
stages in this sequence and an understanding of each phase will help you to apply what
is necessary and work through whatever it is that is coming up for you in each stage.
This was ideas of Robert Fritz where in based on his books, enumerated in the steps in
creative process, and said that creating is a skill that can be learned and developed.
Like any other skills, we learn by practice and hands-on experience-we can learn to
create by creating the three stage of creative process such as:
Stage One: Germination this stage is characterized with a burst of energy. A new
idea, a new job, the first days of your diet, when your team sets a new goal, the first
weeks of a new relationship. As Fritz explains it, “During the initial stage’s excitement,
keen interest, and freshness abound. It is a time for generating action. Great insight,
realization, enthusiasm, change, and a sense of power often occur.” In this stage you
must use the positive energy that arises here and direct it towards acting and taking the
first step and you must not be lulled into thinking that the positive burst of energy
replaces the action. Become a germination addict i.e., jump from idea to idea for the
rush of energy but never take it into the next stages to create it.
Stage Two: Assimilation the most crucial stage of the creative process is
assimilation. The initial energy that you got in germination is over and you are now in
the stage of growth and development. Fritz surmises “During the assimilation stage, you
are internalizing the vision, making it a part of yourself. You begin to have insights,
ideas, connections, and added momentum. Your creation begins to take shape. It
becomes more and more tangible.” This stage can feel awkward because there is a gap
between where you want to be and where you are and without the initial excitement of
the germination stage to carry you, you must pull all your inner will to persevere while
your creations develop, or you do, to its desired result. This is where you can become
easily discouraged and drop your venture. You must learn to be OK with the discomfort
of not having all the answers, persevere and commit to doing what is necessary to
develop, and visualize and remind yourself of result often when feeling disheartened.
You must not give up.
Stage Three: Completion the final stage of the creative process is completion,
which in its simplest form means finishing your creation and bringing it to full fruition.
Some of you may be raising your eyebrows here, but it can more complicated than you
think. There are people who never finish what they begin. There are people who will do
all the work to make a sale but then not finalize the last few arrangements and then lose
the sale. These are people who will do all the hard work to the final moments and then
will self-sabotage by failing to complete. Completion is also about learning to live with
your new creation. Some people will feel uncomfortable with having what they want. A
good example of this is women in the workplace. In the completion stage, you should
complete your creation, acknowledge what you have created and then let it go and
flourish in the world, and receive the new learnings, growth, and the creation. You must
not keep your creation to yourself if it’s meant to be shared.
 Medium and Techniques in Arts
An artistic medium refers to the material used to create a work of art. If you visit
art museums, you will probably find next to a piece a small display card beside a piece
which states the title of the work of art, the name of the artist and the medium from
which the work of art was made. For example, a painting like Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
would be accompanied by a listing of “oil on canvas,” while a sculpture like Venus di
milo would write “marble.”
The term “medium” was first used specifically to mean different materials used to
create a work of art. The plural of medium is media. The techniques and materials that
are used for human self-expression are vast and diverse. While any number of different
materials and manipulations have been classified as “art” at one time or another, there
are certain techniques that are most associated with art. primary among these are
paintings and sculpture. Within these techniques, there is a large array of materials that
are commonly used. Technique is a particular method or way of doing something. The
word comes from the Greek "techne," which is an art, craft, or skill. It is a practical ability
in some given field r practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
Earlier, art was described in terms of the substance mixed with each pigment to
produce color. Oil and water, for example, are different media into which color is mixed
to make pigment. Today, the term “medium” is used to convey what material art is made
of. Some various media are Oil paints, Oil painting is one of the oldest mediums still
regularly used in art. Probably the most famous oil painting in the world is the Mona Lisa
by Leonardo Da Vinci. Oil paints have been a favorite of many famous painters, from
Picasso to Botticelli. As the name suggests, they are oil-based paints with turpentine or
linseed oil over the centuries. The value of an oil painting depends on the age of the
painting. Oil paintings age like wine – the older the better! Oil paintings also test your
problem-solving skills. If you do not like what you have painted, you must decide to
either obscure the mistake by covering it with paint or make something completely
different from it. Oil painting is perfect if you want more blend in your colors. Oil
paintings are generally used to make portraits. Watercolors are difficult to work with;
once the paint is on paper, there is very little you can do to change it. However, once
you master them, there are several advantages. Watercolors are comparatively
inexpensive. One tube of color goes a long way since the paint is diluted with a lot of
water to achieve its signature translucent effect, meaning that you can see the texture of
the paper that lies beneath. Allows light to bounce off the paper and gives the color its
effect rather than bouncing off the paint. This gives such paintings a mesmerizing
clarity. Watercolors are generally used to paint landscapes, abstract works or other
subtle subjects that don’t require too much precision. Some watercolor techniques
include wet on wet, dry on wet, color lifting and flat washes.
Acrylic paints Acrylic is the newest medium in the art world, developed in 1940.
Compared to watercolors and oil paints, it has many advantages. Unlike oil paints, it
dries quickly, is also very versatile and durable. It also creates less mess and is easy to
scrape off when you spill it on the floor; it can be peeled off by hand like glue. Pop
artists of the 1970s used this medium; in particular, Andy Warhol used acrylic in his
legendary “Campbell Soup Can.”. Acrylic Pour another recently developed technique,
where you do not need to be a trained artist, is ‘Acrylic Pour’. Acrylic pour is a technique
in which layers of different acrylic paints are poured onto a canvas. To achieve a
pourable consistency, you need to mix the paint with a pouring medium. You can add
silicone oil and after pouring and then use a heat gun or a lighter for even more fun. You
will see the paint separate from the oil (since acrylics are water-based) and form
beautiful bubbles on the painting. Although it is a simple technique, the painting does
depend on the way you pour and the layered colors. Graphite Pencil if you’ve seen
Titanic, then you know which scene this quote comes from “Paint me like one of your
French girls…”. Jack uses graphite pencils to sketch Rose in this legendary blockbuster.
These pencils are like normal pencils, but they come in different intensity levels. The ‘Hs
are the lightest, whereas the pencils marked ‘B’s like 4B or 6B are the darkest. Because
graphite pencils are less messy than paint and easier to use, they are often used by
children. Mastering this medium requires sketching, shading, and blending.
Charcoal like graphite pencils, charcoal is darker in color, cannot be erased
easily, and requires more hand control. Charcoal comes in two types – soft charcoal for
blending and hard charcoal for sketching. Charcoal is used for drawing figures and
quick sketches. Pastels come in two forms—oil pastels, commonly used by children for
coloring, and chalk pastels, which are like charcoal, but they come in all colors. Pastels
are ideal for blending and layering. The tip, cut and side can all be used to create
different textures.
As we all know, beauty comes in all sizes, and since art is a form of beauty, it is
no wonder that it comes in various mediums. There is no perfect medium for a particular
type of painting, it depends on what an artist is comfortable with, what you like, your
budget and availability. And above all, do not forget that the beauty of art lies in the
eyes of the beholder!

National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA)

The Order of National Artists (Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the
highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant
contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater,
Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. The order
is jointly administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and
the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions. For Architecture, we have Pablo
S. Antonio, Leandro V. Locsin, Juan F. Nakpil, Visual arts Fernando Amorsolo,
Hernando R. Ocampo, Benedicto Cabrera, Cesar Legaspi, Larry Alcala, Jose T. Joya,
Arturo Luz, Victorio C. Edades, and many more.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA)
In April 1992, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living
Treasures Award was institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355. Tasked with the
administration and implementation of the Award is the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts, the highest policymaking and coordinating body for culture and the arts of
the State. The NCCA, through the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Executive Council,
conducts the search for the finest traditional artists of the land, adopts a program that
will ensure the transfer of their skills to others, and undertakes measures to promote a
genuine appreciation of and instill pride among our people about the genius of the
Manlilikha ng Bayan. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan logo is a stylized
representation of the human form used in traditional cloth. Below the motif is ‘Manlilikha
ng Bayan’ written in ancient Filipino script extensively used throughout the Philippines at
the time of Western contact in the sixteenth century.
First awarded in 1993 to three outstanding artists in music and poetry, the
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan has its roots in the 1988 National Folk Artists Award
organized by the Rotary Club of Makati-Ayala. As a group, these folk and traditional
artists reflect the diverse heritage and cultural traditions that transcend their beginnings
to become part of our national character. As Filipinos, they bring age-old customs,
crafts, and ways of living to the attention and appreciation of Filipino life. They provide
us with a vision of ourselves and of our nation, a vision we might be able to realize
someday, once we are given the opportunity to be true to ourselves as these artists
have remained truthful to their art. As envisioned under R.A. 7355, “Manlilikha ng
Bayan” shall mean a citizen engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino whose
distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and
have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generation in his/her
community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence. Awardees
(Ginaw Bilog, Masino, Intaray, Samaon Sulaiman, Lang Dulay, Salinta Monon, Alonzo
Saclag, Uwang Ahadas, Federico Caballero, Yabing Masalon Dulo, etc.).
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