REVIEWER IN ART APPRECIATION

CHAPTER 1

HUMANITIES – humanus/means educated/ learning of arts

ART APPRECIATION – Stimulate ideas

ART – latin arti meaning craftsmanship/ articulation of an idea

ART – modes of expression

FINE ARTS – graphics, plastic, building

MINOR ARTS – everyday, useful, applied, decorative arts

ARTIST – french artiste/ Spanish artista means performer

CREATIVITY – fundamental basis of art

DISTINCTIVE PERCEPTION ABOUT ARTS

1. UNIVERSAL
2. HUMAN MADE
3. ARTICULATION OF EXPERIENCE

THREE IMPORTANT STAGES

DEVELOPMENT STAGE – CREATIVE IMAGINATION

ADAPTATION STAGE – Different medium

COMPLETION STAGE – different forms

FUNCTIONS OF ART

1. INDIVIDUAL/PERSONAL FUNCTION – for passion/ regine

2. PUBLIC/ SOCIAL FUNCTION – social benefits/ choral
3. COMMERCIAL FUNCTION – economies/ kadayawan festival
4. POLITICAL FUNCTION – employment/ propaganda
5. HISTORICAL FUNCTION – PRESERVE/ luneta
6. CULTURAL FUNCTION – transmission/ parisian
7. STRUCTURAL/ PHYSICAL FUNCTION – constructed/
8. RELIGION/ SPIRITUAL FUNCTION – spiritual/ hapag ng pag asa
9. AESTHETIC FUNCTION – beauty/ visual flavor/ malacanang
PURPOSE OF ARTS

1. CREATES BEAUTY – words alone

2. COMMEMORATES EXPERIENCE – personal experience
3. CREATES HARMONY – diverse content
4. PROVIDES DECORATION – beatify things
5. REVEALS TRUTH - reveal
6. EXPRESS VALUE- communication skills

CATEGORIES OF ART

1. VISUAL ART – VISUAL WORKS

A. ARCHITECTURE – physical structure
B. DRAWING - see the world
C. PAINTING – arouse emotion
D. PHOTOGRAPHY - pictures
E. SCULPTURE – three dimentions
2. PERFORMING ARTS- USE FACE AND BODY
A. DANCE – body movement
B. FILM – motion picture
C. INSTALLITION ART – three dimensional work
D. THEATRE – portray
E. MUSIC – art of sound
F. OPERA – uses music
G. STAGECRAFT – technical aspect
3. LITERARY ART – CREATIVE WRITING
A. APPLIED ARTS – APPLICATION OF DIVERSE
B. DIGITAL/ GRAPHIC DESIGN – visual images
C. FASHION DESIGN - clothing
D. FURNITURE DESIGN – chairs
4. INTERIOR DESIGN – INNER BEAUTIFICATION
ART ARE WORTH STUDYING
ART ARE USED EVERYDAY

CHAPTER 2

AESTHETICS – EISTHESIS MEANS PERCEPTION/ STUDY OF ARTA ND BEAUTY

ALEXANDER BAUMGARTEN – german philosopher

CRAFT – german kraft means power and ability

TYPES OF ARTS AND CRAFTS

1. TEXTILE CRAFTS – FABRIC AND YARN

A. CROSS STITCH – x shape
B. CROCKET – crochet
C. SEWING – needle and thread
D. WEAVING – interlace
E. TATTING – durable lace
F. SHOEMAKING – foortwear
G. LACE – open holes
H. MACRAME – basic knotting
I. MILLINERY – hats
J. STRING ART – geometric design
2. WOOD CRAFT – PERTAINS TO WOODS
A. CARPENTRY – construction of buildings
B. MARQUETRY - veneer
C. WOODTURNING – create wooden objects
D. WOODCARVING – wooden objects with knife
E. CABINETRY- box shape
F. UPHOLSTERY - cushion
3. METAL CRAFT – DESIGNS IN METAL
A. Jewelry - necklace
B. Metal casting – poured into a mold
c. WELDED SCULPTURE – welding technique

4. PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFT – BACKPACKS

A. BOOKBINDING – assembling a book

B. CARD MAKING – greeting cards

C. COLLAGE – assembling different forms

D. ORIGAMI – paper folding

E. PAPER MACHE – bound with an adhesive

F. SCRAPBOOKING – family history in a book

G. RUBBERSTAMPING – rubber sheet

5. PLANT CRAFTS – PLANT PARTS

A. CORN DOLLY MAKING – from straw

B. FLORAL DESIGN – plant materials and flowers

C. PRESSED FLOWER CRAFT – drying flowers

PRINCIPLES OF ARTISTIC DESIGN – SOURCE OF ART/ SET CRITERIA

1. HARMONY – interrelate well / geometric

2. VARIETY – principle of the mixture/ different lines
3. BALANCE – opposing visual
4. MOVEMENT – impression of action
5. EMPHASIS – focal point
6. PROPORTION – sizes of elements
7. RHYTHM – visual pattern

PURPOSES OF ART( HOLLY)

1. ART FOR ACTING – ENTERTAIN THE VIEWER

2. ART FOR HEALING – ART THERAPISTS
3. ART FOR POLITICAL CHANGE – LEGISLATIVE MODIFICATION
4. ART FOR PROPAGANDA – MOODS DELICATELY
5. ART FOR COMMUNICATION – HAS A GOAL

CHAPTER 3

PREHISTORIC WESTERN ARTS 20000 TO 8000 BCE

LEROI GOURHAN LIST THREE PRIMARY DOMAINS

1. Psycho-physiological impressions
2. Magic religious
3. Techno economic

ANCIENT ART HAS FOUR MAIN PERIODS

1. STONE AGE (NEOLITHIC OR PALEOLITHIC

2. BRONZE AGE
3. IRON AGA

PREHISTORIC ART - done by ancient people

HUMAN CULTURE – sophisticated tools

EOLITHS – first stone tool/ glaciation

ORGANIC MATERIALS USED TWO MILLION YEARS AGO

1. WOOD
2. BONE
3. IVORY
4. ANTLER

PALEOANTHROPOLOGIST – study the origins

PALEOLITHIC MAN PRODUCED FOUR TOOLS

1. PEBBLE TOOLS – first cutting device

2. BIFACIAL TOOLS – hand ax
3. FLAKE TOOLS – hand tools/ crushing off
4. BLADE TOOLS – narrow flake

FAMILIAR PAINTINGS IN CLASSICAL GREEK

1. KERCH VASE PAINTING – red figure

a. Krater – basin
b. Lebesgamikos – container
c. Lekanis – low bowl
d. Pelike – wine container
2. PANEL PAINTING – altarpieces/ plane small
3. TOMB/WALL PAINTING – tempera

MEDIEVAL PERIOD – middle age/millennium age/ 843BCE

MEDIEVAL ART PORTRAYED IN PIETISTIC PAINTING

1. CERAMICS – pots and jars

2. FRESCO – plaster
3. MOSAIC – crafting figures with small pieces
4. GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH – new shapes of jewelry
5. STAINED GLASS – windows of medieval castle
6. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT – USE gold and silver
7. METAL WORK – metalworkers
8. BAYEUX TAPESTRY – embroidery in colored wool
9. HERALDRY – INSIGNIA

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE – after the Romanesque/ 1100

RENNAISSANCE ART – began in 14th century/ nicolo di betto bardi

BAROQUE ARTS – 1600/ DETAILED, ELABORATED

ROCOCO ARTS – 1730 / curvy lines

NEOCLASSICISM – movements in the arts

ROMANTICISM 1770-1850 – musical / glorification

REALISM 1850-1900 – in france /depicted everyday

IMPRESSIONISM 1874 – MOMENTUS BREAK

FAUVISM 1905 – style of painting/ 20th century

Henri matisse and andre derain – non naturalistic

Fauves – wild beast / Louis vauxcelles

FAMOUS ARTIST IN WESTERN EUROPE

1. GIOVANNI CIMABUE – HORSES /FRESCOES OF NEW TESTAMENT SCENES

2. GIOTTO BONDONE – CATHEDRAL IN SAN FRANCISCO
3. FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI – FLORENTINE WORKSHOP
4. LORENZO GHIBERTI –EAST DOORS OF THE BAPTISTERY OF SAN GIOVANNI
5. DONATELLO – METALLURGY/ ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
6. FRA ANGELICO – THE MADONNA AND SAINTS
7. LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI - PAPAL PALACE