Chapter 1

• Humanities


  Comes from the Latin word "Humanus" which means educated
• Art learning


  • Architecture
  • Dance
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Painting
  • Theatre
  • Sculpture
• Humanities


  More concerned on how a person expresses his/her feelings
• Humanities


  The study on how people documented and processed their experiences particularly in connecting to others
• Humanities


  Allows people to be artistic, creative and connect to the community
• Art


  Comes from the Latin word "ars" which means crafts or specialized form of skill
• Representation Art or Objective Art


  • Objects that are commonly recognized by most people
  • Art has subject (painting, sculptures, literature, theatre arts)
• Non-representation Art or Non-Objective Art


  • They do not present descriptions, stories, or references to identifiable objects or symbols
  • Appear directly to the senses primarily because of the satisfying organization of their sensuous and expressive elements
• Mimesis (Plato)


  All artistic creation is a form of imitation: that which really exists (in the "world of ideas") is a type created by God; the concrete things man perceives in his existence are shadowy representations of this ideal type
• Representation (Aristotle)


  Literature is a representation of life, yet also believed that representations intervene between the viewer and the real. This creates worlds of illusion leading one away from the "real things"
• Art for Art's Sake (Kant)


  Art needs no justification, it need serve no political, didactic, or other ends. Art has its own reason of being
• Art as an Escape

  The ritual of producing or making art touches the deepest reaches of the mind and the essential dimension of the artistic creative process. The sacred level of art not only transforms everything into art but also transforms the artist at the very center of his or her being
• Assumptions of Arts


  • Art is universal
  • Art is not nature, nature is not art
  • Art is a result of personal experience
• Physical Function of Art

  • Most easily perceived
  • Artwork that is created to perform some service has physical functions
  • Architecture and industrial design are types of art that has physical functions
• Social Function of Art

  • Addresses aspects of life
  • Considered to have a social function if and when it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest
  • Political art is a very common example
• Personal Function of Art

  • Highly subjective and depends on the artist
  • Need for self-expression or gratification
• These are ASSUMPTIONS which means that it is not proven and arguable
• Art is universal because 1). there is art anywhere else in the world, and 2). it can send a message regardless of age, race, language, gender, etc.
• Art is not nature and nature is not art because art needs an artist for it to exist while nature can exist by itself. In this perspective, the religious belief that God is the artist of nature is set aside
• There are artists who create art from their personal experiences while there are also some who can create them from their imagination
• Purposes of art


  create beauty, provide decoration, reveal truth, express values, commemorate experience
• Create beauty


  Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, and intuitions
• Create beauty


  Portrays communication that cannot be presented by words alone
• Create beauty


  Nature is considered as the standard of beauty by the artists
• Provide decoration


  Artworks are used to create a pleasing environment.
• Provide decoration


  Intended to beautify things to please and amuse the viewers through its colors and patterns; E.g. Designing the classroom during parties
• Reveal truth


  Artwork helps to pursue truth and attempts to reveal about how the world works. Allows artists to send a message to the souls of the recipients that help change their attitudes, their sensibility, and their ethics.
• Express values


  Arts can illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional world
• Express values


  The artist will be encouraged to develop their creativity, challenge, and communication skills
• Express values


  Also promotes self-esteem and wellness
• Commemorate Experience


  Art serves to convey the personal experiences of an artist and record his impression in his work
• Three functions of art

  Physical, Social, Personal
• Physical


  Most easily perceived
• Physical


  Artwork that is created to perform some service has physical functions
• Physical


  Architecture and industrial design are types of art that has physical functions
• Physical


  Example: Japanese raku bowl that serves its functions in a tea ceremony
• Social


  Addresses aspects of life
• Social


  Considered to have a social function if and when it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest
• Social


  Political art is a very common example
• Social


  Example: Artworks that depicts social conditions