CPAR

• Art is a means of expression that requires imagination and/or skills in making aesthetic objects that can be shared with others
• There are 7 major forms of art:

  1. Painting - e.g., Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

  2. Sculpture - e.g., Statue of David by Michelangelo

  3. Architecture - e.g., Sydney Opera House in Australia

  4. Literature - e.g., Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

  5. Music - e.g., Nessun Dorma by Luciano Pavarotti

  6. Cinema - e.g., Gravity. Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki

  7. Theater - e.g., Matilda the Musical by Ronald Dahl
• Contemporary arts refer to art of the present day, where artists are alive and still making work, including painting, sculpture, and architecture
• Integrative arts combine artistic and technological elements, such as cartoons
• Visual arts express artistic ideas through images, structure, and tactile work
• Literary arts express ideas through writing, including poetry, prose, and drama
• Performing arts express artistic ideas through written lyrics, text, dramatization, and multimedia production
• Elements of arts include space, line, shape and form, color, value, and texture
• Principles of arts include scale and proportion, harmony, variety, movement, rhythm, balance, emphasis and subordination
• Classification of various art forms:

  • Auditory (Singing)
  • Kinesthetic (Dance)
  • Dramatics (Act)
• In auditory arts:

  • Rhythm is a repeated pattern of movement or sounds
  • Pitch refers to the highness and lowness of sound
  • Melody is the catchy or memorable part of music
  • Musical notation is a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole
  • Harmony is the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord
  • Timbre describes the quality of sound
• In kinesthetic arts:

  • The human body is the center of the performance activity
  • Arrangement or pattern involves movements and steps for organized performance
  • Time and space must complement each other for the performance
• Geometric Shape - are closed figures such as triangles, squares, and other structured figures •
• Organic Shape - shapes which are found in nature
• Abstract Shape - shape refers to a randomly made and unstructured shape
• Scale - refers to the sizes of an object in arts
• Proportion - refers to the point of view of an artist when it comes to art
• Art - means of expression that require imagination and/or skills in making aesthetic objects encounters that can be shared with other people
• Greek word techne which means technology
• Latin word ars which means skill
• Contemporary - term used for art of the present day
• Art is everywhere, and everywhere is art" – Brandon Boyd
• 7 Major Art Principles of Art 1. Painting 2. Sculpture 3. Architecture 4. Literature 5. Music 6. Cinema 7. Theatre
• 6 Elements of Art 1. Space 2. Line 3. Shape and Form 4. Color 5. Value 6. Texture
• Positive Space - refers to an object itself
• Line - series or extension of a point
• Line - series or extension of a point
• Shape - can vary depending on what art discipline it pertains to
• Geometric Shape - are closed figures such as triangles, squares, and other structured figures • Organic Shape - shapes which are found in nature • Abstract Shape - shape refers to a randomly made and unstructured shape
• Form - are two-dimensional figures with height and width
• Value - is considered a property of a color which pertains to its lightness or darkness
• Texture - tactile or illusory surface of the piece
• 7 Principles of Art 1. Scale and Proportion 2. Harmony 3. Variety 4. Movement 5. Rhythm 6. Balance 7. Emphasis and Subordination
• Scale - refers to the sizes of an object in arts
• Proportion - refers to the point of view of an artist when it comes to art
• Harmony - produce an overall positive impact or effect. It is called what
• Variety - may be referred to as diversity/is defined as using of different elements of art in an artwork
• Movement - is a basic principle of nature and is associated with the environment
• Rhythm - refers to the repetition of certain elements to produce a pattern
• Balance - refers to the even and equal distribution of elements