THEATER and

VISUAL ARTS

Prepared by:
GROUP II
THEATER ARTS
 is a collaborative form of fine art that uses
live performance to present the experience of
a real or imagined event before a live
audience in a specific place.

 The performers may communicate this

experience to the audience through
combinations of gesture, speech, song,
music, and dance.
THEATER ARTS
 The specific place of the performance is also
named by the word “theatre” as derived from
the Ancient Greek Théatron, which means “a
place for viewing”.
 SIX BASIC ELEMENTS OF
THEATER ARTS
 PLOT
THE BEGINNING
- includes the background, setting and
introduces the characters. It is usually called
the exposition. Most importantly, the
beginning of the play (or story, movie, or any
narrative) lets the audience know the routines
of the world of the play.
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THEATER ARTS
THE MIDDLE
- Here is the meat of the story. It begins with
the Point of Attack-that point in the story when
the normal routines of characters change.
- It contains the spontaneous rising action
until it reaches the “do or die” state: the
climax.
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THEATER ARTS
THE END
- It establishes new routines of characters.
- In a play, the end is often called the
denouement, which indicates a resolution to
the action or “falling action”.
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THEATER ARTS
 CHARACTER
- These are people presented in the play that
are involved in the perusing plot. Each
character should have their own distinct
personality, age, appearance, beliefs, socio
economic background, and language.
- They could be three dimensional or two
dimensional characters.
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THEATER ARTS
 THOUGHT
- What the play means as opposed to what
happens. It is sometimes clearly stated in the
title or through a dialogue by a character. Or it
may be the theme is less obvious and
emerges only after some study or thought.
The abstract issues and feelings that grow
out of the dramatic action.
- It is the subject matter of a play.
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THEATER ARTS
 DICTION
- In a play, it’s not what is said, it’s how it’s
said.
- Plays with good diction have language that
is appropriate and is often lovely.
- Plays with bad diction contains language
that does not fit the characters or the tone of
the play.
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THEATER ARTS
 MUSIC
- It can encompasses the rhythm of dialogue
and speeches in a play or can also mean the
aspects of the melody and music compositions
as with musical theatre.
- Music creates patterns and establishes tempo
in theatre.
- Character’s wants and desires can be
strengthened for the audience through lyrics
and music.
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THEATER ARTS
 SPECTACLE
- It involves all the aspects of scenery,
costumes, and special effects in the
production. It is the visual elements of the
play created for the theatrical event. The
qualities determined by the playwright that
create the world and atmosphere of the play
for the audience’s eye.
 GENRES/TYPES OF THEATER
ARTS
 TRAGEDY
- Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is
serious, complete, and of a certain
magnitude.

- It will arouse pity and fear in the audience

as it witnesses the action.
 GENRES/TYPES OF THEATER
ARTS
 COMEDY
- It should have the view of a “comic spirit”
and is physical and energetic.
- The behavior of the characters presented in
comedy is ludicrous and sometimes absurd
and the result in the audience is one of
correction of behaviors.
- The comic devices used are: exaggeration,
incongruity, surprise, repetition, wisecracks,
and sarcasm.
 GENRES/TYPES OF THEATER
ARTS
 MELODRAMA
- Is drama of disaster and differs from tragedy
significantly.
- Has a sense of strict moral judgment. All
issues presented in the plays are resolved in
a well-defined way. The good characters are
rewarded and the bad characters are
punished in a means that fits the crime.
 GENRES/TYPES OF THEATER
ARTS
 TRAGICOMEDY
- It is the most life-like among all the genres.
It is non-judgmental and ends with no
absolutes. It focuses on character
relationships and shows society in a state of
continuous flux. There is a mix of comedy and
tragedy in these types of plays.
VISUAL ARTS
 Is a modern but imprecise umbrella term for a
broad category of art which includes a
number of artistic disciplines from various
sub-categories.
CONSTITUENT DISCIPLINES OF
VISUAL ARTS
 FINE ARTS
- Drawing - Calligraphy
- Painting - Architecture
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Graphic Art
- Manuscript Illumination
- Book Illustration
CONSTITUENT DISCIPLINES OF
VISUAL ARTS
 CONTEMPORARY ARTS
MODERN FILM-BASED
- Assemblage - Photography
- Collage - Video Art
- Mixed-media - Animation
- Conceptual Art
- Installation - Land Art
- Happenings - Graffiti Art
- Performance Art
CONSTITUENT DISCIPLINES OF
VISUAL ARTS
 DECORATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS
- Ceramics
- Studio Pottery
- Mosaic Art
- Mobiles
- Tapestry
- Glass Art
CONSTITUENT DISCIPLINES OF
VISUAL ARTS
 OTHER

APPLIED ART BODY ART

- Graphic Design - Tattoo Art
- Fashion Design - Face Painting
- Interior Design - Body Painting
TYPES OF VISUAL ARTS
 REPRESENTATIONAL ART
- this artwork aims to represent actual objects
or subjects from reality.
- Its subcategories include Realism,
Impressionism, Idealism, and
Stylization.
- We can easily identify the recognizable
subjects in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.
TYPES OF VISUAL ARTS
 ABSTRACT ART
- aims to take subjects from reality but
present them in a way that is different from
the way they are viewed in our reality.
- This may take the form of emphasizing
lines, shapes, or colors that transform the
object.
- Subcategories include Minimalism,
Cubism, and Precisionism.
TYPES OF VISUAL ARTS
 NON-OBJECTIVE ART
- often mistaken for Abstract Art.

- takes nothing from reality.

- its intent is to use elements and principles of

art in a way that results a visually stimulating
work.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS
 LINE
- An element of art defined by a point moving in
space. It may be two-or three-dimensional,
descriptive, implied or abstract.

 SHAPE
- An element of art that is two-dimensional,
flat, or limited to height and width.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS
 FORM
- An element of art that is three-dimensional and
encloses volume; includes height, width and depth
(as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). It
may also be free flowing.

 VALUE
- The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White
is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The true
halfway between these extremes is called middle
gray.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS
 SPACE
- An element of art by which positive and
negative areas are defined or a sense of
depth achieved in a work of art.

 TEXTURE
- An element of art that refers to the way
things feel, or look as if they might feel if
touched.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS
 COLOR
- An element of art made up of three
properties: hue, value, and intensity.
Hue – name of color
Value – hue’s lightness and darkness (a
color’s value changes when white or black is
added)
Intensity – quality of brightness and
purity (high intensity=color is strong and
bright; low intensity=color is faint and dull)
 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL ARTS
 RHYTHM
- A principle of design that indicates movement,
created by the careful placement of repeated
elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or
beat.

 BALANCE
- A way of combining elements to add a feeling of
equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types
are symmetrical and asymmetrical.
 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL ARTS
 EMPHASIS (contrast)
- A way of combining elements to stress the
differences between those elements.

 PROPORTION
- A principle of design that refers to the
relationship of certain elements to the whole
and to each other.
 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL ARTS
 GRADATION
- A way of combining elements by using a
series of gradual changes in those elements.
(large to small shapes, dark to light hue, etc.)

 HARMONY
- A way of combining similar elements in an
artwork to accent their similarities. (achieved
through use of repetitions and subtle gradual
changes)
 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL ARTS
 VARIETY
- A principle of design concerned with
diversity or contrast. Variety is achieved by
using different shapes, sizes, and/or colors in
a work of art.

 MOVEMENT
- A principle of design used to create the look
and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s
eye throughout the work of art.