Art App Midterms

• Art


  The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power
• Pre-Historic Art


  • Archaeological explorations reveal that there has been a gradual shift from a nomadic lifestyle of early humans to that of permanent settlements, paving the way for the rise of early civilizations
• Stone Age


  A period of history when stones were used to make tools for survival
• Middle Ages


  • Since the church was the most important figures, Christian scriptures was the most prominent artworks of the early
• Classical period of Greek sculpture and architecture

  • The peak of Greek sculpture and architecture was during this period
• Romans


  • They were fond of the Greeks and their achievements in the arts
• Egyptian art


  • It should be something religious and spiritual
• Baroque


  Derived from a Portuguese term which means "irregularly shaped pearl"
• Renaissance Period


  • The influence of humanism shifted the focus of some artworks during this period to empower the "individual"
• Realism


  A style of work that focuses on the accuracy of details that depict and somehow mirrors reality
• Fauvism


  An art that involves the usage of pure and vibrant colors by applying straight from the paint tubes directly to the canvas
• Cubism


  A new visual arts style introduced by French artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque that highlighted the two-dimensional surface of the picture plane
• Futurism


  A movement with common themes of restlessness and the fast-paced of modern life
• Artisan


  Members of guilds, skilled men who fashioned artifacts with their hands and tools in autonomous workshops without the aid of powered machinery
• Studio


  The physical space where the artists create their artworks
• GAMABA


  An award that recognizes the folk and indigenous artists of the Philippines who remained true to their traditions
• GAMABA began as a project of the Philippines Rotary Club Makati-Ayala
• The two highest honors given to the artists in the Philippines

  • The Order of National Artists
  • National Artist Award
• Samaon Sulaiman


  A Kutyapi master and a teacher
• Point/Mark


  The smallest and most basic element of art
• Line


  An element of art with width and length, but no depth. The artist uses this to create edges and outlines of objects
• Horizontal lines


  Calm and quiet lines. They indicate width, rest, response, calmness, serenity, and inaction
• Shapes


  Have two dimensions, length, and width, and can be geometric or free form
• Space


  Can also refer to an artist's use of the area within the picture plane
• Medium


  The mode of expression in which the concept, idea, or message is conveyed
• Shape


  Formed when a line encloses an area
• Unity


  Enables the design to be seen as one complete piece of art or design
• Positive space


  An area of interest within a piece of art
• Negative Space


  The space around and between objects, rather than the object itself
• Length


  The distance from one end of an object to the other. It is the longest dimension
• Rhythm or Movement


  Refers to a regular repetition of elements to produce the look and feel of a movement
• Pattern


  A regular arrangement of alternated or repeated elements or motifs
• Width


  The distance from one side of an object to the other. It is the shortest dimension
• Forms


  Describes volumes and mass, or the 3D aspects of objects that take up space
• Emphasis


  The part of the design that draws the most attention without taking over the whole
• Asymmetrical Balance


  Also known as informal balance
• Texture


  Refers to the surface quality or feel of an object or material, whether it is smooth, rough, bumpy, or soft
• Unity


  Refers to the arrangement of elements to give the viewer the feeling that all the parts of the design or piece form a coherent whole
• 5 Key Players in the World in Art

  • Artists
  • Dealers
  • Curators
  • Art Critics
  • Art Collectors
• 16 GAMABA Awardees in the Philippines

  • Samaon Sulaiman (1993)
  • Masino Intaray (1993)
  • Ginaw Bilog (1993)
  • Salinta Monon (1998)
  • Lang Dulay (1998)
  • Uwang Adahas (2000)
  • Federico Caballero (2000)
  • Alonzo Saclag (2000)
  • Haja Amina-Appi (2005)
  • Eduardo Mutuc (2005)
  • Darhata Sawabi (2005)
  • Teofilo Garcia (2012)
  • Magdalena Gamayo (2012)
  • Ambalang Ausalin (2016)
  • Estralita Tumandan Bantilan (2016)
  • Yabing Masalon Dulo (2016)