MIDTERMS CPAR

• Art


  A human activity that involves the creation of visual, auditory, or performed artifacts known as artworks. It also includes functional arts, as seen in architecture and other utilitarian art forms. It may also be defined as a way of life.
• Art


  • It can be defined through its nature and characteristics
• The need to study art allows you to have an eye for aesthetics - what is beautiful and appealing. Art also allows you to be observant and look for meaning in what you see, hear, and experience. Art also offers psychotherapeutic benefits, aiming to promote artistic creation and studies to alleviate and improve human mental health and overall well-being.
• Mimesis


  Taken from the Greek word mimesis, which means to imitate. Surrealist artist Salvador Dali once said, "those who refuse to imitate anything, produce nothing," noting the concept of imitation (representation) as a driver for production.
• Expression


  Taken from the idea that art serves as a vehicle for conveying feelings and emotions. Leo Tolstoy described art in 1897 as an expression of feelings and experiences.
• Man-made objects, ready-made, and found objects

  A concept of taking in pre-existing objects (more prominently man-made) and elevating them to the level of art.
• Indigenous Art Forms in the Philippines

  • Weaved Products
  • Clay and Porcelain Products
  • Stone Sculpture Products
  • Wood sculpted Products
  • Natural Ink Drawings and Paintings
• Intangible Indigenous Art Forms in the Philippines

  • Oral traditions, Expressions, and Language
  • Performance Art
  • Social practices, Rituals and Festivals
  • Cosmology
  • Traditional Craftsmanship
• Elements of Art


  The basic components used to create an artwork
• Basic Elements of Art

  • Line
  • Value
  • Color
  • Texture
  • Form
  • Space
  • Shape
  • Text
• Line


  • It defines the space between two points
  • It can help determine the work's direction, motion, and energy
• Value


  The addition of either light or dark in an artwork, characterized by tint and shade
• Color


  A fundamental artistic element, often referred to as color value - the relative lightness and darkness of a color
• Color theory is a practical guide on mixing colors and using colors to create visual impact
• Texture


  The tactile quality of the surface or the perceptible sense of touch of an art, can be visual or actual
• Form


  The overall physical nature that the work occupies, including elements of shape
• Space


  The area that exists between two identifiable points, including the background, foreground, and middle ground
• Shape


  The area, defined by boundaries and edges, in a two-dimensional space, while Volume in a three-dimensional space refers to the height, width, and depth
• Text


  Each letter can be illustrated in various font designs and colors, which enhances the meaning of an artwork
• Principles of Art


  • Proportion
  • Balance
  • Movement
  • Unity
  • Contrast
  • Patterns and Rhythms
• Proportion


  The relationship between elements and the whole work
• Balance


  Used to position the elements of art so that no one overpowers the others, can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial
• Movement


  An art principle intended to show static, time-based, or direct action that creates a path for an audience's eye to follow
• Unity


  The positioning and use of elements that create cohesive aesthetics
• Contrast


  The observable difference between the elements being used, often employed to create a sense of comparison or boundaries
• Patterns and Rhythms


  Movements marked by an intended succession of the repetition of elements or parallel or opposing conditions
• Creative Elements


  • Material
  • Meaning
  • Contexts
  • Appropriation
  • Performance
  • Hybridity
  • Technology
• Material


  Any material along with an accompanying technique that produces a work of art
• Meaning


  An intentional cost or having a story to tell, can be representational or non-representational
• Contexts


  All the elements and things that influence the created artwork or the artist who created it
• Appropriation


  The owners and the original intent of the artwork
• Performance


  Employs movement and time to convey the artist's intention to the audience
• Hybridity


  Mixing two or more elements to create a cohesive artwork
• Technology


  Art can now be digitized, and the performance of art can be done through technological mechanisms
• Artistic Schools of Thought and Styles

  • Academism
  • Conservatism
  • Modernism
  • Postmodernism
  • Contemporary Art
• Academism


  Art academism or academic art is a style of art production that follows the norms and influence of the European Academies of Art
• Conservatism


  A political belief that supports tradition and paced development and non-liberal actions
• Modernism


  Its alignment with industrial life and is often circling around the use of imagery, materials, and techniques
• Postmodernism


  Investigates the universal truths and object (non-romanticized) reality, born from skepticism and suspicion of reason
• Contemporary Art


  Loosely referred to as the art of the present day, which means that whatever art is generated today can be considered contemporary