ART

APPRECIATION

Prepared By: Randell Jan G. Salonga, LPT, MBA

HUMANITIES
 ETYMOLOGY
• It came from the Latin word “humanus” which
means refined, culture and human.
Refined - Norms, being civilize, and socialize
Cultured - Adaptation to environment (social
interaction, norms)
Human - Having the nature of people, being a
person
 DEFINITION
• The expression of ourselves without using of words
(painting, sculptures, dancing, mosaic, cross stitch,
collage, paper and folding)
• The study of man’s expression feelings, thought,
intuition, values, and ideas
• The study of man’s experience, goals, and aspirations
• It is used to dramatize individual expressions
 AIM OF HUMANITIES
•During Medieval Age
The humanities dealt with the metaphysics of the religious
philosopher.
•During Renaissance Period
To make man richer because during that time only the rich
people can make art like paintings, sculpture and etc.
•During 19th and 20th century
Is to appreciate and understand the importance of human
being, his ideas and aspirations
WHAT IS ART?
 ETYMOLOGY
It came from the Latin word
“ars/artis” which means to do or
man made
 DEFINITION
• It is a medium of expression because through arts we express our ideas,
emotions, feelings, without using words.
• Creative activity which involves skill or expertness in handling
materials and organizing them into a new.
ART can be defined as the expression of
creativity and imagination through
various techniques and media producing
works to fulfill a variety of purposes.
 WHAT IS APPRECIATION

APPRECIAT
 DEFINITIONS
• Recognition of good qualities of person or
something.
• A full understanding of a situation.
• Synonyms = respect, esteem,
comprehension.
 QUESTION:
Is appreciation the same as
“LIKE” or “LOVE”?
 ART APPRECIATION

• Recognition of good qualities and understanding of

art.
• Acquiring knowledge leads to appreciation.
• Knowing vocabulary, concepts, themes, processes,
materials.
• Knowing context.
• Does not require liking or loving.
 QUESTION:

Why appreciate art?

 QUESTION:

Why do we study art?

 IMPORTANCE OF ART
• Driven our existence

• Satisfies the needs for personal expression

• Develop our skills to express ourselves

• Challenge us to see things differently

• It unleash our hidden desires and passion

• It can change our ways in life
• To see the truth that we might understand before
 FUNCTIONS OF ART
• To express beauty
• It gives man moment of relaxation and spiritual
happiness
• It serves as a channel of man’s passion
• Arts reformed man
• Overcomes the feelings of restlessness and
loneliness
 CATEGORIES OF WORK OF ART
CONSIDERED TO BE GREAT
• Best selling - it is very popular in its day, or is produced by an artist who
has done other very popular piece.
• Ground breaking - that it does not follow regular convention or already
tried artistic methods real closely. It is not, in short, just one more soap
opera following an old, old formula, no matter how well done.
• Inherently beautiful - means just as the art critics do require and demand
that a work of art have an inner harmony, beauty, and emotional/intuitive
meaning that are unified, strong and intense, and deeply moving to us.
Something that appeals to your senses and emotions.
 DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS
OF ART
I. By the Audience
- focus on how audience classified arts
• Performing Arts- something an artist used body as a medium. An art form that is moving
from one place to another.
Example: play, movies, live music, movies/TV, operas, mime, puppetry, acrobatic, dance,
and ballet
• Visual Arts- usually exist in two dimensional form and stay in one place. Something that
we see and hear.
Example: painting, photography, drawing, films,
sculpture, engraving, wooden materials, silk screen, cartoon, stained glass, mosaic, and
stage setting.
 DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS
OF ART
I. By the Audience
- focus on how audience classified arts
• Literature- talks about language that affects our imagination and
make us think
Example: non fiction, fiction, stage play, poetry, screenplay and song
• Sculptural- a three dimensional form that we can touch, see, and
climb. It stays in one place.
Example: Monument, Architectural Designs, Rice terraces, Rock
Garden, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, flower gardens, water
fountain, and buildings.
 DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS
OF ART
II. By Critics
- Focus on how people judge art
• Major Arts or Fine Arts- those that includes music, literature, sculpture,
painting, dance, theater, photography, and architecture.
• Minor Arts or Applied Arts- those that includes ceramics, furniture,
weaving, photography, and letterings.
• Pure Art- created and performed for other sake and to satisfies the
audience
Example: Watching movie
• Practical Art- with a purpose, for practical use that something is useful
Example: Chair and Table
 DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS
OF ART
III. By an Artist
- Characterize by special sensing, physical and special senses
• Sight art- something that you can see, imagine, and create
Example: painting, drawing, mosaic, drafting design, stage design,
light displays and graphic design
• Sound Art- something that you can hear
Example: Literature, Poetry, plays and Music
• Touch Art- something that you can feel or touch
Example: Sculpture, Curving, Wood Craft, Pottery,
Dance Movement, and building
 OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS OF
ART
• Real Art- something that is understandable “what you
see is what you get”, objective and representational.
Example: photography, stage play, dance,
sculpture, and architecture
• Abstract Art- non subject matter, non representational
that we cannot understand on the part of the listener.
Example: Grey Tree by Piet Mondrian
 ELEMENTS OF ART
I. Color (Hue) - gives meaning, value, intensity and saturation to an object. It has series of wave
lengths which strikes our retina.
Example of Color and its meaning
Color Meaning
Black - Death, despair, gloom, sorrow,
Blue - Infinity, Freedom, Calmness,
Brown - Humility
Green - Nature, Freshness, Prosperity, Hope, Money
Orange- Sweetness, Cheerfulness,
Pink - Feminity, love,
Red - Bravery, Energy, Passion, War, Warm
Violet - Royalty, Dull
White - Purity, Clarity, Simplicity, Virginity, Peace
Yellow - Joyful, Life, Vibrant, Sunshine, Happiness
 PROPERTIES OF COLORS

1.Value- lightness, brightness, darkness of

color
2.Saturation- degree of quality, purity, and
strength such as scarlet and indigo. 2 to 3
colors in things.
 CLASSIFICATION OF COLORS
• Primary colors- colors that cannot be formed from mixtures
because they are pure colors.
Example: red, blue and yellow.
• Secondary colors- colors form out of combination of two
primary colors.
Example:
Blue + Yellow = Green
Red+ Blue = Violet
Red+ Yellow = Orange
 CLASSIFICATION OF COLORS
• Intermediate colors- colors form out of mixing one primary and one
secondary.
Example:
Yellow + Green = Yellow green
Red + Violet = Red violet
Red + Orange = Red orange
• Tertiary colors- form out of combination of two secondary colors.
Example:
Orange + purple = russet
Orange + green = citron
Purple + green = olives
 ELEMENTS OF ART
II. Line - one or two dimensional art that indicates direction, orientation,
movement, and energy. It is considered as the oldest, simplest, universal
element.
Direction of Line
a. Vertical line- basic framework of all forms, power & delimination,
strength, stability, simplicity, and efficiency.
b. Horizontal line- creates an impression of serenity and perfect
stability. Rest, calmness, peace, and reposed.
c. Diagonal line- it shows movement and instability. Portrays
movement action.
d. Jog line- it shows violence, zigzag, confusion, and conflict.
e. Curve line- it shows a gradual change of direction and
fluidity. It signifies subtle form.
 ELEMENTS OF ART
III. Medium - it denotes the means of artists to express his ideas,
it pertains to materials used to express feelings through
art.
IV. Rhythm- pattern, arrangement of lines, color, synchronization
or connection of path that suggest gracefulness.
V. Style- the typical expressing and training of artist and outlook
in life.
VI. Structure- surface and quality of object either real or made to
be appeared real. It gives variety and beauty on art.
VII. Shape - the enclosed space defined by other elements of
art. shapes may take on the appearance of two-d or
three- objects.
 PRINCIPLES OF ART
• Emphasis – the composition refers to developing points of
interest to pull the viewer's eye to important parts of the body
of the work.
• Balance – it is a sense of stability in the body of work. It can be
created by repeating same shapes and by creating a feeling of
equal weight.
• Harmony – achieved in a body of work by using similar
elements throughout the work, harmony gives an
uncomplicated look to your work.
• Variety – refers to the differences in the work, you can
achieve variety by using difference shapes, textures, colors
and values in your work.
 PRINCIPLES OF ART
• Movement – adds excitement to your work by showing action
and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
• Rhythm – a type of movement in drawing and painting. It is
seen in repeating of shapes and colors. Alternating lights and
darks also give a sense of rhythm.
• Proportion or scale – refers to the relationships of the size of
objects in a body of work. Proportions give a sense of size seen
as a relationship of objects. such as smallness or largeness.
• Unity – is seen in a painting or drawing when all the parts
equal a whole. Your work should not appear disjointed or
confusing.
 DIFFERENT SUBJECT OF
WORK OF ART
1. Nature 8. churches
2. Woman 9. Child
3. Emotion 10. Fruits
4. Places 11. Toys
5. Animals 12. Landscapes
6. Events 13. Seascapes
7. Saints 14. Religion
 DIFFERENT WAYS OF
PRESENTING THE SUBJECT
1. Realism - the artists portrays the subject as ease.
Example: Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet by Gustave Courbet in 1854
 DIFFERENT WAYS OF
PRESENTING THE SUBJECT
2. Abstraction - there is no subject 3. Distortion - usually done to
but only his feelings and ideas. You dramatize the shape of a figure
cannot figure out the subject/object. or to create an emotional effect.
Measurement is not
Example: Figura by Arturo Luz proportioned.
Example: Caricature