ESSENTIALS OF ART

1. Art has to be man-made.

What is Art? 2. Art must be creative, not imitative.

3. Art must benefit and satisfy man.

• Art is a part or component of our dynamic
civilization
• Art is an essential form of expression and
communication in our daily existence
• The word “art” is rooted in the 13th century French
word art, which means skill as a result of learning or
practice, and the Latin word “ars”, meaning ability
or practical skills.
Art can be an ability, a process and a product.
As ability, art is the human capacity to make things
of beauty and things that stirs us
As process, art encompasses acts to create images or
memorable works
As product, art is the completed work
IMPORTANCE OF ART
• Arts enhance daily experiences
• Arts develop the intellect of the younger generation
• Arts make us perceive the world from diverse
viewpoints
Personalities define ART
PLATO
“Art is that which brings life in harmony with beauty
and the world.”
JOHN DEWEY
“Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind-one that
demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling, shaping
of matter to new and more significant form.”
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
material by which the artist communicates himself to
his audiences.
IS NATURE AN ART?
• NO. Art requires ability and a process to become a
Finished product. Nature can serve as an inspiration for
art, but never considered as art itself.
• Additionally, nature is created by God – someone
divine,
and not man itself.
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
• Art is Universal (Art is everywhere)
• Art is Not Nature (Art is man-made)
• Art involves Experience (Art is depiction of our
experiences)
ART HISTORY VS ART APPRECIATION
ART HISTORY
The study of objects or works of art in their historical
development and stylistic contexts.
ART APPRECIATION
Deals with the learning or understanding and creating
artworks and enjoying them.
Additional Information

OSCAR WILDE
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the
world has known.”

ELBERT HUBBARD
“Art is not a thing – it is a way.”
ART HISTORY 8. Art promotes cohesion within a social group;

- Painting by Ben Cabrera, national artist 9. Art records the likeness of individuals and the context
in which individuals exists;
- Exhibited in BenCab museum

ART APPRECIATION Classifications of Art

- Looks like a photo in a negative film. Yet, it is really a Personal
painting, which makes it more interesting.
Provide comfort, happiness, and convenience
- The meaning of the artwork shows poverty. The grey
and negative tones help the artist effectively send the Social
message he wants the audience to receive (fear, Used in public display and celebration
sadness, and awareness of the current situations in our
society). Cultural Function
- The children – the future our country are greatly Preservation and transmission of culture of people from
affected by poverty. How will they be able to achieve one generation to another
their dreams given their current situation? (without the
means and necessities they should have) Aesthetic Function
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ART AND THE Influential to man as it raises awareness regarding the
beauty of nature
ART WORLD
a. Art must be perfect. Spiritual Function
b. Drawing and painting go hand in hand. Reinforce the religious or spiritual support of a culture

c. More colors are always better.

d. Small canvases over big canvases.

e. Painting is easy.

f. Quantity equals quality.

FUNCTIONS OF ART
According to Lazzari and Schesier (2005)

1. Art assists us in rituals that promote our spiritual or

physical well-being;

2. Art communicates thoughts, ideas, and emotions;

3. Art gives us pictures of deities, or helps us conceive

what divinity is;

4. Art serves and/or commemorates the dead;

5. Art makes evident power of state and its rulers;

6. Art celebrated war and conquest, and sometimes also

peace;

7. Art is a means for protesting political and social

injustice;