CPAR Lesson 1

• Humanities - those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human beings and their culture or with analytic and critical methods of inquiry derived from an appreciation of human values and of the unique ability of the human spirit to express itself.
• Humanus - latin word for humanities.
• Visual arts - also known as spatial arts, perceived with our eyes and occupies space.
• Auditory arts - also known as temporal arts, art forms that can be heard and is expressed in time.
• Combined arts - also called performing arts, can be both seen and heard and unfolds both space and time.
• Aesthetic value - refers to the value which causes an object to be a "work of art". This is a quality which appeals to our sense of beauty.
• Intellectual value - an artwork stimulates thought. It enriches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about ourselves, about other human beings, and about the world around us.
• Suggestiveness - This is a quality associated with the emotional power of art.
• Spiritual value - art elevates the spirit by bringing out moral values which makes us a better person.
• 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 worlds of meaning and experience. Its appeal is lasting
• Universality - Great art is timeless and timely. It is forever relevant and appeals to one and all, anytime, anywhere because it deals with the elemental feelings, fundamental truths and universal conditions.
• Style - great artworks are marked as much by their memorable substances as well as by their distinctive style.
• Form - it is the organization, arrangement, or framework of an artwork; the manner or style of constructing, arranging, and coordinating the parts of a composition for a pleasing or effective result.