ART APPRECIATION

THE MEANING &

IMPORTANCE OF ART
INSTRUCTOR: MARIA FE ALBAN RAMORES
OBJECTIVE
S
1.
explain the meaning,
nature, and importance of
arts in human life
2.
determine the subject of
art and its functions

3.
reflect on the functions of
art and its contribution to
the development of art
 WHY STUDY ART APPRECIATION?
Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops
student’s ability to appreciate, analyze, and critique works of art
through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches. This course
equips students with a broad knowledge of the practical,
historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the arts in order
to hone student’s ability to articulate their understanding of the
arts. The course also develops student’s competency in
researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing, mounting,
and evaluating art explore the diversity and richness and their
rootedness in the Filipino culture.
 ART DEFINITION
• derived from the Latin word "ars" - ability or skill -J.V. Estolas
• from Italian word "artis" - craftmanship, skill, mastery of form,
inventiveness, form+ideas, material+technique - A. Tan
• a product of a man's need to express himself - F. Zulueta
• communication of ideas and feeling through sensuous medium, color,
sound, bronze, marble, wood, and film - C. Sanchez
• brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world - Plato
• attitude of spirit and state of mind - a shaping of matter to new
and more significant form - John Dewey
• the skillful arrangement of common but significant qualities of
nature such as colors, sounds, lines, movements, words, stones,
wood, etc. to express human feelings, emotions, or thoughts in a
meaningful and enjoyable way - Panizo & Rustia
 4 COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ART
1. art must be man-made
2. art must be creative, not imitative
3. art must benefit and satisfy man and
man must make use of art in practical
terms
4. art is expressed through a certain
medium or material wherein the artist
effectively communicates himself
ART APPRECIATION
is the ability to interpret or
understand man-made arts and
enjoy them either through actual
& work-experience with tools &
materials or possession of these
works of art for one's admiration
& satisfaction
THE SUBJECT OF ART
 THE SUBJECT OF ART
• REPRESENTATIONAL OR OBJECTIVE
ARTS - artworks that depict
something easily recognized by
most people - it may be a
person, object, scene or event

• NON-REPRESENTATIONAL OR NON-
OBJECTIVE ARTS - artworks that
have no resemblance to any
real subjects; they are what
they are
the FUNCTION OF ART
• AESTHETIC FUNCTION - through art, man becomes conscious of the beauty of nature
• UTILITARIAN FUNCTION - through art, man now lives in comfort and happiness
(modern shelter & living, landscaping, entertainment, personal ornamentals,
transportation, etc.)
• CULTURAL FUNCTION - art transmits and preserve skills & knowledge from one
generation to another
• SOCIAL FUNCTION - through civic and graphic arts, man learnes to love and appreciate
one another; fosters international understanding and cooperation among nations
 THE SCOPE OF ART -(MANAOIS)
FINE/INDEPENDENT ARTS
made primarily for aesthetic
enjoyment through the senses,
esp. auditory & visual
(music, painting, sculpture,
architecture, literature,
dance, and drama)
PRACTICAL/UTILITARIAN/USEFUL
ARTS
intended for practical use;
developed for utilitarian purposes
(industrial art, applied or
household art, civic art,
commercial art, graphic art,
agricultural or business art,
 ARTS ACCORDING TO PURPOSE -(PANIZO & RUSTIA)
• FINE ARTS • LIBERAL ARTS

focused towards creative directed towards intellectual

activity for the contemplation growth sych as study of
of the mind and upliftment of philosophy, psychology,
spirit (ex. painting, literature, mathematics, and
• PRACTICAL/USEFUL ART
sculpture, architecture) sciences
to produce artifact or
utensils for human needs
• MAJOR ARTS
• MINOR ARTS
characterized by actual and
concerned with practical uses &
potential expressiveness
purpose (interior design &
(music, poetry, and
porcelain art)
sculpture)
 ARTS ACCORDING TO MEDIA AND FORMS
• PLASTIC ARTS • KINETIC ARTS

exist in a physical space and involve the element of rhythm like

perceived by the sense of dance
sight (ex. sculpture,
• PHONETIC ARTS
decorative materials
utilize sounds and words as medium of
expressions (ex. drama, music,
literature)
• PURE ARTS
• MIXED ARTS
take only one medium of
take more than one medium such as
expression like sound in
the opera - a combination of
music or color in painting
music, poetry and dance
THANK YOU