THE MEANING

AND IMPORTANCE
OF ART
THE NATURE OF ART
• Art has been existent since men have lived together. Art comes
from the Italian word, artis, which means “craftsmanship, skill,
mastery of form, inventiveness, and the association that exists
between form and ideas and between material and techniques. It
also comes from the Latin word ars, meaning “ability or skill.”
• Art is a product of man's need to express himself.-F. Zulueta
• Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the
world.-Plato
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 by
which the artist communicates himself to his fellows.
ARTS IS CALLED HUMANITIES
• Through an artist's work, we get a glimpse of the
thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of the people who lived in
the period the artwork was produced and the external
factors that influenced the artwork. We also value and
appreciate beautiful things as a consequence of our
encounter with the arts. Our aesthetic experience can
change our ways and behaviour. They can transform us
into highly-cultured, dignified, and respectable human
beings. The arts can beautify our humanity.
• Art brings out the noble in us. Through
the arts, we come to know the changing
image of man as he journeys across time,
searches for the reality, and strives to
achieve the ideals that create the meaning
of life.
ART APPRECIATION

• -the ability to interpret or understand MAN-

MADE arts and enjoy them either through
actual and work experience with art tools and
materials or possession of these works for
one's admiration and satisfaction.
THE SUBJECT OF ART

• Representational or objective arts- artworks that depict

something easily recognized by most people
• Non-representational arts- artworks that have no
resemblance to any real subject.
 Social
Aesthetic
Aesthetic
Social
Cultural
Cultural
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•Utilitarian
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••• •Transmission
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•Comfort
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&&understanding
&
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• Awareness
• •Awareness
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SCOPE OF ART
• Manaois Sanchez
• Fine arts • Visual arts
• Practical arts – Graphic arts
– Plastic arts
• Literature
• Drama & theatre
• Music
• Dance
• Panizo & Rustia (purpose)
Panizo & Rustia (media & form)
• Practical arts • Plastic arts
• Liberal arts • Kinetic arts
• Fine arts • Phonetic arts
• Major arts • Pure arts
• Minor arts • Mixed arts
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF ART?

• Art dates back to the time when superstitions and beliefs in the
spirits are still very common in every culture.
– Indigenous art came rituals & ceremonies
– Worship of gods & goddesses
– Life & work of their ancestors
– Tribalist cultures  body paintings
– Ancient religious beliefs  cave paintings/drawings