PHILARTS

• -Humanities comes from the Latin “humanus” which means human, cultured, refined.
• VISUAL ARTS -art forms that we perceive with our eyes. and which occupy space. 
• AUDITORY ARTS -art forms that can be heard and are expressed in time.
• COMBINED ARTS -also known as the performing arts since it involves performance, are those that can be both seen and heard, and these art forms unfold in both space and time.
• -“The Arts” is collectively called the “Humanities”  
• TEXT

  refers to its medium (what it’s made of), its form(outward shape) and its content (the subject it describes).
• -Literature depends on the medium of words, it varies accdg to the manner it was arranged. Poetry provides unique opportunities for the expression of intense emotions. 
• MEDIUM - refers to what an artwork is made of or how it was created.
• CONTENT - refers to the meaning or message conveyed by an artwork; this may include themes, symbols, ideas, emotions, etc.
• CONTEXT

  describes the historical and cultural background or environment of the artwork.
• SUBTEXT

  refers to its secondary and implied meanings (emotional or intellectual messages) 
• AESTHETIC VALUE 

  -refers to that value which causes an object to be a “work of art”. This is a quality which appears to our sense of beauty.   
• INTELLECTUAL VALUE 

  -An artwork stimulates thought. It enriches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about ourselves, human beings and the world around us.    
• SUGGESTIVENESS

  -This is the quality associated with the emotional power of art. Great works of art move us deeply and stir our feeling and imagination, giving ad evoking visions above and beyond the plain of ordinary life and experience.     
• SPIRITUAL VALUE 

  -ART elevates the spirit by bringing out moral values which make us a better person. The capacity to inspire is part of the spiritual value of art. 
• PERMANENCE

  -A great work of art endures. It can be viewed again and again as each encounter gives fresh delight and new insights and opens new world of meaning and experience. 
• UNIVERSALITY

  -Great art is timeless and timely. It is forever relevant and appeals to one and all, anytime, anywhere because it deals with elemental feelings, fundamental truths and universal conditions. 
• STYLE

  -This is the peculiar way in which an artist sees his subject, forms his ideas, and expresses them. Great artworks are marked by their memorable substance as well as by their distinctive style. Style should suit content. 
• FORM

  -Artistic forms are skeletal structures or conceptual frameworks designed to support or enclose parts of the work of art. It is the organization, arrangement or framework of an artwork; the manner and style of constructing, arranging or and coordinating the parts of a composition for a pleasing and effective result.  
• SUBJECT MATTER

  ART is an imitation, depiction, or representation of some aspect of nature or life. Anything in the universe may serve as the subject of art: 
• SUBJECT MATTER According to Subject Matter, art may be classified into two types:
• Representational or Figurative Art

  Portrays or depicts something other than its own form.
• Non-Representational or Non-Objective Art

  • Represents nothing except its own form. 
• THE ARTIST

  From the point of view of the artist, art is a means of expression, a medium for communicating an idea, an emotion or some other human experience, an impression of life, a vision of beauty. Its an extension of himself. 
• AUDIENCE/READERS

  From the point of view of the readers, art is an experience.  Art always has an audience, even if the audience is noneother than the artist himself. 
• Form

  With respect to form, art is a composition; 

  a whole consisting of various parts or elements
• In 1972 under Presidential Decree No. 1001 issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos.
• Literature – poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or literary

  criticism;
• Film and Broadcasting / Broadcast Arts – direction, writing, production design, cinematography, editing, camera work, and/or performance; and
• Architecture, Design and Allied Arts– architecture design, interior design, industrial arts design, landscape architecture and fashion design.
• Music - singing, composition, direction, and/or performance;
• Dance - choreography, direction and/or performance;
• Theater – direction, performance and/or production design;
• Visual Arts – painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, installation art, photography, video art, digital art, ceramics, textiles, fiber arts, jewelry making, wood carving, metal crafts, glass blowing, calligraphy, bookbinding, paper making, and/or graphic design.