Unit I: INTRODUCTION

TO ART APPRECIATION

Lesson 1
What is Art: Introduction,
Assumptions and Purposes of Art
 Is it art? Follow this
format and
avoid erasures
please…

Name: _______ Date: ______

Curr. Year: ____ Score: _____

MY TASKS FOR THE DAY

Task A:

Task B:

Task C:

Task A: Write your answer in a short- Task D:

sized bond paper. Indicate A.

___________
(your answer)
Remember!
When studying art, follow your
SPARK. Task B: Give the full text of the acronym SPARK based on the
given icons and questions. Write B. S___________ P__________
A_____________ R______________ K_______________

Ask: What do you see? How did the artist use

the elements of art and principles of design?
How would you describe this artwork?

Ask: What emotions do you feel when

looking at the artwork? What do you think
the artist felt when creating the artwork?
What is the mood of the artwork? Describe
the artwork using the five senses.
Ask: What is this artwork about? What are
the hidden meanings and messages? What
symbols are present in this artwork? What
questions would you ask from the artist?

Ask: How can you relate your own life and

experiences to this artwork? How might you
look at the world or experience the world
differently after experiencing this artwork?
What can you learn about yourself through
this artwork?

Ask: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

What do we know about the person/people
who created this artwork based on what we
see? Why or for whom did the artist create
this artwork and how does that impact the
meaning?
What is Art
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZQyV9BB50E Click the link
and answer the
foregoing
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ha9nY1HLOU
questions.

Task C: Answer comprehensively. 3 points each

1. Affirm or negate: “Art is anything that stirs emotion in you.” Support your
answer in one sentence.
2. Give the lessons you’ve learned about art based on the video.
3. Give your own point of view or definition about art in only one (1)
sentence.
4. If you are to duck tape a banana or any supplies on the blackboard, do
you think your classmates would consider it as an art? Why or why not?
Art comes from the Ancient Latin, ars which means a “craft or specialized form of skill, like carpentry
or smithying or surgery”. In Medieval Latin, ars meant “ any special form of book-learning, such as
grammar or logic, magic or astrology” (Collingwood, 1938). In Early Renaissance, artists saw their
activities merely as craftsmanship. During the seventeenth century, the study of beauty (aesthetics)
began to unfold from the notion of technical workmanship, which was the original concept of the
word “art”. It was finally in the eighteenth century when the word has evolved to distinguish
between fine arts and the useful arts.

Art is very important in our lives. It constitutes one of the oldest and most important means of
expression developed by man. Wherever men have lived together, art has sprung up among them
as a language charged with feeling and significance. The desire to create this language appears to
be universal. As a cultural force, it is pervasive and potent. It shows itself even in primitive
societies.

Art is like love, it is not easy to define. It concerns itself with the communication of certain
ideas and feelings by means of sensuous medium– color, sound, bronze, marble, words and film.
This medium is fashioned into a symbolic language marked by beauty of design and coherence of
form.
Extracted from: Art Appreciation Book by B.N. Caslib Jr.,
et. al. first edition.
Read the following articles:

Purposes of Art
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/masteryart1/chapter/oer-1-2/

Assumptions of Art
http://www.ruelpositive.com/art-introduction-assumptions

Task D: Please answer the following in just one word/sentence.

1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist would you be?
2. Affirm/Negate: Art is not nature. Support your answer.
3. Explain: Art is universal.
 Let’s Wrap It Up
Humanities and the art have always been part of man’s growth and
civilization. Since the dawn of time, man has always tried to express his
innermost thoughts and feelings about reality through creating art. Three
assumptions on art are its universality, its not being nature, and its need for
experience. The artist has to be foremost, a perceiver who is directly in
touch with art.