ART APPRECIATION

The origin and Meaning of

Humanities
The term “humanities” originated from the
Renaissance Latin expression studia
humanitatis or study of humanist which
refers to “culture, refinement, education.”
It includes literature, language, philosophy,
geography, history, religion, music, and art.
Humanities make man more humane,
cultured, dignified, and refined being. In
short humanities bring out the best and
worthiness of man as a person.
Meaning and importance of Art
Art is derived from the Latin word “ars,”
meaning ability or skill- J.V. Estolas
Art is taken from The Italian word “artis,”
which means craftsmanship, skill, mastery of
form, inventiveness, and the associations that
exists between form and ideas, between
material and technique.- A. Tan
 Art is a product of man’s need to express himself- F.
Zulueta
Art is concerned itself with the communication of
certain ideas and feelings by means of sensuous
medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words and
film- C. Sanchez
Art is that which brings life in harmony with the
world.- Plato
 FOUR (4) COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ART
1. Art is man-made, not God-made
2. Art is creative, imitative
3. Art benefits and satisfies man- when he uses art in
practical life through artistic principles, taste, and
skill.
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
material by which the artist communicates himself to
his fellows.
 IMPORTANCE OF ARTS

1. Art highlights and heightens of certain events in

order to keep them memorable and pleasurable
2. Art enables us to get a glimpse of the thoughts,
feelings and beliefs of the people in their time and the
faces in their environment that influenced them.
3. Art enables us to value and appreciate beautiful
things as a consequence of our encounter.
4. Art may influence us to change our ways and
behavior as a result of the aesthetic experience we
derived from the arts.
5. Arts are valuable sources of inspirations and
aesthetic delightful experience through the artist works
of art,
 SWARA SWAMI (MAY 31, 2016) LIST THE
REASONS WHY ART IS IMPORTANT

1. Arts improve your creativity skills.

2. Arts give you joy and satisfaction
3. Arts relieve stress
4. Arts give you opportunity to showcase your
talent.
5. Arts give you confidence in our performance.
6. Arts help you do well academically.
7. Arts help you learn visually
8. Arts help you to express your emotions
9. Art is a different language because it can
express things without words.
 THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS TO
STUDENTS
1.Through participation in arts- music,
dance, drama, media arts and visual arts-
- students can develop their creativity
- students learn about their identity
- Students develop self-awareness
- Students develop self-confidence
- Students develop sense of well-being
2. Through intense involvement in artistic activities-
-Students experience a sense of wonder and joy
when learning through the arts
- students can be motivated to participate more
fully in cultural life
-students are able to gain educational opportunities
which they can use later in their life .
 MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF
ART APPRECIATION
1. Art appreciation is the ability to interpret and
understand man-made arts and enjoy them
through actual work experience with art tools
and materials.
2. Art appreciation is the possession of the works
of art for one’s admiration and satisfaction.
3. Art appreciation refers to the knowledge
and understanding of the general and
everlasting qualities that classify all great
arts.
4. Art appreciation is the introduction and
exploration of visual and performing arts.
5. Art appreciation is the analysis of the
form of an art work to general audience
to enhance their enjoyment and
satisfaction of the works of art.
 THREE (3) PERSONAL
PREFERENCE IN
APPRECIATION OF ART
1.The aesthetics and form of art
2.Elements and principles of design
3.Social and cultural acceptance
Art appreciation is also
important to others for the
following reasons:
1.Can help the person make sense of his
world by broadening his experience and
understanding of the things around him.
2.Can help the person imagine even the
unimaginable.
3. Is able to connect a person’s life and experience the
past, the present, and the future or sometimes
simultaneously.
4. Can transport the individual to different places and
culture through literature, films, visual arts, and other
forms of art.
5. Allows the individual to see himself, his family
dynamics as well as his community through different
lens of great art.
6. Enable the individual to better empathize with
those who suffered and endured for their lives
through great art forms.
7. Gives meaning to the science provides. If science
give us empirical facts, tie this facts together with
theories, it’s the humanists who turn these facts
with moral, emotional, and spiritual meanings.
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES ON

ART APPRECIATION
1. “Studying arts in college prepares the person
for a lifetime of pleasure and appreciation of
being open to new experience and of becoming
that ideal every liberal arts college strives to
produce – a lifelong learner”
– Barbara Ernst Prey, artist and member of the
National Council in the Arts
2. “ Our nation’s future may depend on our
Creativity and our ability to understand and
appreciate the cultures around the world as much
as our proficiency in reading the math”
- Cornel University President David Skorton
3. “ Art can serve as a symbol for something that
is tangible, or for thought, an emotion, a feeling,
or a concept. Though peaceful means, it can
convey full spectrum of the human experience.
Perhaps that is why appreciating art is so
important”
- Archeologist Nicholas Conrad
Art History
Refers to the historical development and
stylistic context of the objects of arts
that includes the major and minor arts.
Major arts
Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture
Minor arts
e.g. Ceramic furniture, and other
decorative arts
Art history encompasses the different
methods of studying visual arts
As a discipline, art history is not similar to
art criticism. Art Criticism determines the
relative artistic values of an individual work
in comparison with others comparable style.
Art Historians based their studies by
scrutinizing objects of arts by answering
historically such questions as the key
features of the art style, what does the
art convey and how does it function
visually.
 Art
Methods used in
History
 1. Art historians examine the works of art in the
context of its time or within which it was created.
The works of art subject to scrutiny are the
creator’s motivations, desires and prejudices of
its patrons and sponsors,. Comparative analysis
of themes and approaches of the creator’s
colleagues and teachers and the symbolism of the
art of works.
2. Art historian analyze the works of art
through the analysis of their forms. The
analysis is focused on the artist’s use of line,
shape, color, texture, composition, and other
art elements
• Impressionism- is an example of representation
style is produced when the artwork was not
directly imitative but an impression of nature.
• Expressionism, the work of art is not
representational but the expression of the artist’s
feelings, longings, aspirations, and ideals of
beauty and form.
3. Art historians also use critical theory in
analyzing objects of arts when dealing with
more recent objects. Art historians often
borrowed from literary scholars when it
involves the application of a non-artistic
analytical framework to the study of art
objects.
4. Another method in art history is the
application of media and digital
technology. This is the recent method in
analyzing art History.
Purpose of Art History
• To place art in a social and historical
context
• It has a more advantage over art when
evaluating works of art. The more
information an evaluation on the works of
art, the better an evaluation he can make
over the works of art.
• When a person has more context when looking
at something such as pieces of art work, he
could better understand more the story behind
that particular piece of art work.
• To see how things like war, religion,
technological change have effect not only on the
artist but on the artwork that was produced