HUMANITIES

Siena College of Taytay

 HUMANITIES
 As a discipline, humanities is a broad
field.
It includes Fine Arts: Painting,
Sculpture, Architecture.
Performing Arts: Music, Dance, Drama
and Opera
Literary Arts: Prose and Poetry
 HUMANITIES
 It encompasses all studies which aim to
make students “human”.
Human derived from the latin word
“humanus” meaning, human, cultured
and refined
It embraces social sciences and the
philosophy.
 ART
 Human ingenuity in adapting natural
things to man’s use.
It came from the word “ars” which mean
skill.
 PURPOSE OF THE ARTIST IN
ENGAGING IN ART ACTIVITIES

 Some do it to express their emotions

and thoughts, real or imaginary.
To produce things of beauty e.g Great
Pyramid, Eiffel Tower, etc.
 PURPOSE OF THE ARTIST IN
ENGAGING IN ART ACTIVITIES

They do it to self- actualize e.g. poet writes

poems to satisfy his passion for poetry or a
sculptor creates icons to satisfy his craving for
images.
They do it to immortalize themselves as do
painters who do self-portrait or to a sculptor
who immortalize other people in the
monuments of heroes, and writers who make
biographies.
 PURPOSE OF THE ARTIST IN
ENGAGING IN ART ACTIVITIES

 Several artist engage in art in order to

persuade e.g. are the propaganda writers,
copywriters, and editorial cartoonist
But most artist intend to entertain
people.
“ A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY
FOREVER”

“ TO BE YOURSELF IN A WORLD THAT IS

CONSTANTLY TRYING TO MAKE YOU
SOMETHING ELSE IS THE GREATEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT”

Ralph Waldo Emersion

 FUNCTION OF ART
1. Personal or Individual Function
2. Social Function
3. Economic Function
4. Political Function
5. Historical Function
 ART STYLE AND FACTORS AFFECTING
STYLE

1. Geographical Factors
2. Historical Factors
3. Social Factors
4. Ideational Factors
5. Psychological Factors
6. Technical Factors