CPAR LESSON 1-3

• There are no incorrect descriptions when you critique artwork.
• Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region
• Humanities, The Values of Art and The Four Coordinates of Art Criticism are topics discussed in Grade 12, Third Quarter, 202 3 - 202 4.
• The term Humanities originates from the Latin word humanus, meaning cultured and refined.
• Painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography are collectively referred to as the visual arts.
• Music and Literature are referred to as auditory arts.
• Theater, dance, and film are classified as the combined arts, also known as performing arts.
• Contemporary Art is the newest form of art, amusing people from the middle to the late 20th century up to this very minute.
• Contemporary Art provides instances for people to reflect and respond to contemporary social concerns and issues pertinent to themselves and to the world.
• Contemporary Art is an art that springs out of the present-day events and passions of society.
• Contemporary Art is produced by the 21st-century artist living in the postmodern age.
• Contemporary Art serves as a form of expression of the people’s present feelings and longings.
• Art is the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects.
• Aesthetic refers to that value which causes an object to be a “work of art”.
• Every work of art, such as a poem, novel, essay, play, musical piece, painting, etc., has four basic coordinates: the subject matter, the artist, the audience, and its own form.
• Art is experience for the audience, it is an opportunity to see, hear, and appreciate beauty, and it is a reflection of the values and ideals of the culture.
• An art criticism evolves from a technical description to an in-depth examination of how the technical elements were utilized by the artist to create the overall impression conveyed by the artwork.
• Art is an imitation, depiction or representation of some aspect of nature or life.
• Form in art is composition, a whole consisting of various parts, the selection, organization, and integration of these elements according to certain formal principles and employing certain techniques constitute that which we call the form of art.
• An art critique is an evaluation of a work of art.
• The expressive approach to art criticism stresses the relationship of the artwork to its creator.
• The approach to art criticism through the subject matter is called MIMETIC which means imitation.
• A technical description is the objective portion of an art critique, it involves a description of what you see.
• Artist put something of himself into his art it becomes an extension of himself.
• The approach to art criticism, which emphasizes the value and importance of art to its audience, is known as the PRAGMATIC approach.
• The subjective part of an art critique, interpretation, involves using your analysis of the technical aspects of the piece of art to apply your own supposition to the artist’s intended purpose for the artwork.
• Art means expression for the artist, it is a medium of communicating ideas, emotion or human experience, and it is an impression of life, a vision of beauty.
• The evaluation part of an art critique is a summation of the art criticism process leading up to this point.
• The four principal approaches to art criticism and appreciation are: Mimetic (based on the subject matter), Expressive (based on the artist), Pragmatic (based on the audience), and Aesthetic/ Formal (based on the form).
• Intellectual Value is an artwork that stimulates thought.
• Suggestiveness is the quality associated with the emotional power of art.
• Spiritual Value is art that elevates the spirit by bringing out moral values which make us a better person.
• Permanence is a great work of art endures and can be viewed again and again.
• Universality is great art is timeless and timely, it’s forever relevant and appeals to one and all.
• Style is the peculiar way in which an artist sees his subject, forms his ideas and expresses them.
• Form is the organization, arrangement or framework of an artwork.