Humanities and

Art Appreciation:
An Introduction
CHAPTER ONE

RICHARD ALFEO B. ORIGINAL, LPT, MAEd (CAR)

Course Instructor
 Meaning and
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Importance of
Humanities
 Humanities
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(Latin word) humanus

which means educated

learning of arts such as architecture,

dance, literature, music, painting,
theatre, and sculpture (Sanches, 2011)
 Humanities
focuses on the human opinions, and
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relationships (Machlis, 2003)

the artwork is considered as the

material object while its creativity and
appreciation is the formal object (Menoy,
2009& Marcos, et al., 2010).
 Humanities
concerned on how a person expresses
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his/her feelings (Menoy, 2009)

the study on how an individual

documented and processed his/her
experiences particularly in connecting to
others (Stanford University, 2016).
 Art
is defined as the expression or
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application of human creative skill and

imagination, typically in a visual form
such as painting or sculpture, producing
works to be appreciated primarily for
their beauty or emotional power.
 Description of
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Art
Appreciation
 Art
Art Appreciation is a way to motivate ideas
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and allows individuals to illustrate their

feelings when they viewed an artwork.

also requires an ability to differentiate what

is apparent and what is not (Gargaro & Jilg,
2016 and Sanger, 2012).
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Arts
Creation of
 1.Create Beauty- Art is an expression of
our thoughts, emotions, and
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intuitions. It is the communication of

concepts that cannot be faithfully
portrayed by words alone. The Artist has
considered nature as the standard of
beauty. The example of beauty can be in
a snowy mountain scene, and the art is
the photograph of it shown to the family.
 Art
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from a Latin arti, which means

craftsmanship, inventiveness, mastery
of form, skill.
 Artist
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artist comes from the French

word artiste and the Spanish
artista, which means
“performer.”
 Creativity
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is a characteristic of an artist that

progressed in the extent of his/her
life to express feelings.
 Three significant phases of
processing creativity
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(Sanchez, 2011)

use their use different use to explain the physical

experiences as materials or nature of the artwork like
their basis in the mediums to give in metal sculpture, an oil
making of art form to an idea painting, etc.
 Three significant phases of
processing creativity
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(Sanchez, 2011)

use their use different use to explain the physical

experiences as materials or nature of the artwork like
their basis in the mediums to give in metal sculpture, an oil
making of art form to an idea painting, etc.
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Art
Functions of
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Individual/Personal
Function of Art
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Social Function of Art

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Political Function of Art

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Historical Function of Art

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Historical Function of Art

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Cultural Function of Art

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Physical Function of Art

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Aesthetic Function of Art

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Purpose of Art
 2. Provide Decoration- Artworks are used
to create a pleasing environment. It is
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intended to beautify things to please

and amuse the viewers through its
colors and patterns.
 3. Reveal Truth- Artwork helped to pursue
truth and attempted to reveal about
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how the world works. It is a kind of

language that allows artists to send a
message to the souls of the recipients
that help change their attitudes, their
sensibility, and their ethics.
 4. Express Values- Arts can illuminate our
inner lives and enrich our emotional
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world. Through arts, the artist will be

encouraged to develop their creativity,
challenge, and communication skills. It
also promotes self- esteem and
wellness.
 5. Commemorate Experience- Art serves to
convey the personal experiences of an
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artist and record his impression in his

work.
6. Create Harmony- An artist makes use of
the composition to put an order in the
diverse content of his work.
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of Art
Classifications
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Visual Performing Literary

Painting, Sculpture, Theatre (Drama), Music, novels, short stories,
Architecture, Drawing, Dance, Film, Installation sonnet, ballad, epic,
Photography Art, Opera, Stagecraft and essay
 Task
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Answer the quiz found in the

LMS titled, My Discovery Task
No. 1. Then, complete Flexible
Learning Task No. 1.
 References:
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Gildow, C. (2012). Art Appreciation. Retrieved last August 18, 2020 from
https://learn.canvas.net/courses/24
SBCTC & Lumen Learning. (n.d.) Art Appreciation. Retrieved last August 18,
2020 from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/masteryart1/
Art Class Curator. (2020). Art Appreciation. Retrieved last August 21, 2020 from
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examples/#:~:text=The%20principles%20of%20design%20are,a%20wide
%20range%20of%20effects.