ART APPRECIATION Midterm Reviewer

• Man is The measure of all things- Protagoras
• Man is The measure of all things- Protagoras means:

  that though every person has subjective truths. In relation to art, it suggest that human perception and interaction are central to the creation and appreciation of art and the study of humanities.
• Humanities- are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture.
• Humanities- related to the term divinity because man is created in the image of GOD.
• HUMANITIES VS. NATURAL SCIENCE

  Humanities- are centered around historical speculation and critical interpretation.

  Natural Science- are centered on empirical evidences.
• Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da Vinci-

  talks about the symmetry and balance that incorporates the blend of aesthetic, philosophy and mathematics to understand humanities.
• Art- is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (art works), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended for their beauty or emotional power.
• Art- comes from the word sars or artis in latin

  and "ar" in Aryan root
• Art or arts is of Aryan root “ar” which means to join or put together and has its Latin term being “sars” or “artis” which means everything that is artificially made or composed by man
• 2 types of function

  • Functional-benefits the cause of man's existence.
  • Non functional- The need to express aesthetics
• Philosophy- Explain the aspects of of human existence
• Aesthetics- Branch of philosophy that studies beauty and taste.
• 3 Artistic Philosophers

  • Plato- art is imitation and dangerous
  • Aristotle- Size matters
  • Immanuel Kant- focuses in beauty and aesthetics
• 7 Different art forms

  1. A rchitecture
  2. S culpture
  3. P ainting
  4. D ance
  5. M usic
  6. T heater
  7. L iterature
• Subject and Content

  • Subject- main idea or essence of piece of art
  • Representational - clearly recognizable
  • Non representational - abstract/ do not rely on visual representations
• Source of Subject

  1. N ature
  2. P eople
  3. H istory
  4. L egends
  5. M ythology
  6. D reams and fantasy
  7. R eligion
  8. T echnology