Art Appreciation

• Art


  Everything which are made by man. Whatever we make, it is considered as art
• Art


  • A diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power
• The more you appreciate and understand the art of different eras, movements, styles and techniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your own artwork
• Plato: 'Beauty, the object of any love, truly progresses. As one moves through life, one locates better, more beautiful objects of desire'
• Arts


  Help us express our feelings and thought; it enriches our skills and it gives livelihood to everyone through our talents
• Subject

  The theme or topic in making an artwork. The term subjects in art refers to the main idea that is represented in the artwork. The subject in art is basically the essence of the piece
• Ways of Presenting the Subject

  • Realism
  • Abstraction
  • Distortion
  • Cubism
  • Fauvism
  • Surrealism
  • Dadaism
  • Expressionism
  • Impressionism
  • Cartooning
• Realism (naturalism)


  A way of presenting the subject by attempting it to become truthfully or realistic
• Abstraction


  Art unconcerned with the literal depiction of things from the visible world – it can, however, refer to an object or image which has been distilled from the real world, or indeed, another work of art
• Distortion


  To dramatize the shape of an object to create a story of it in the painting or drawing
• Cubism


  The subject is made through cubes or geometrical shapes in the painting or drawing
• Fauvism


  Drawing or painting of animals as subject in the artwork. Fauvism is derived from the word "fauna" which deals with animals
• Surrealism


  The movement is best known for its visual artworks and writings and juxtaposition of uncommon imagery. Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes, sometimes with photographic precision, creating strange creatures from everyday objects, and developing painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself
• Dadaism


  Its artists express discontent toward violence, war and nationalism and maintained political affinities with the radical far left. It is often seen as an artistic movement, but many participants saw their work not as art but a protest
• Expressionism


  A style of painting or music in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world
• Impressionism


  A style of painting of appreciation to beautiful places, persons or things
• Cartooning


  A type of image or illustration sometimes animated, typically in a non realistic or semi realistic style
• Elements and Principles of Art


  The building blocks or foundations upon which a work of art is created
• You will not use all of them all the time but you will use some of them most of the time
• Elements of Art


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


  The path of a moving point, defines the edges of shapes and forms
• Shape


  1. dimensional, flat, when a line connects to itself
• Form


  1. dimensional, can be actual or implied, have height, width, and depth
• Color


  Hue of an object when light is reflected off of it
• Primary Colors


  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue
• Secondary Colors


  • Orange
  • Green
  • Purple
• Warm Colors


  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Red
• Cool Colors


  • Blue
  • Green
  • Purple
• Texture


  The way something feels or the way it looks like it feels, created by using patterns
• Space


  The area around a subject in a work of art, shown with size, overlap, and proportion
• Value


  The lights and darks of a color within a work of art
• Principles of Art


  • Patterns
  • Contrast
  • Balance
  • Radial Balance
  • Emphasis
  • Unity
  • Proportion/Scale
  • Rhythm/Movement
• Patterns


  Repeat, can be created with lines, shapes, and colors
• Contrast


  Differences in a work of art, such as light & dark, rough & smooth, curved line & straight
• Balance


  The distribution of the visual weight of objects in a work of art, using color, size, texture
• Emphasis


  The main idea, the main focus, the thing your eye sees first
• Unity


  A similar element throughout a work of art that brings the parts together
• Proportion/Scale


  The size of something compared to what is next to it
• Rhythm/Movement


  Visual elements in a work of art that create a sense of action or implied motion
• Arts in the Philippines


  Various forms of the arts that have developed and accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era