THE ART PRODUCTION

• ARTIST


  paints, draws, sculpts, makes a film
• ARTIST


  writers & poets
• ARTIST


  arts practitioners
• ARTIST


  indirectly functional arts
• ARTIST


  create art
• ARTISAN


  skilled worker who uses his hands to make something functional
• ARTISAN


  Craftsman
• ARTISAN


  directly functional and/or decorative arts
• ARTISAN


  create crafts
• GUILDS

  • prevalent during the Middle Ages
  • artisans took a particular specialization
  • social fellowship
  • master artisan hires apprentices & would undergo tutelage & instruction
  • follows rules, customs, rights, and responsibilities
• Craftsmen and builders


  created Gothic cathedrals and other megastructures during the Middle Ages
• PRIESTS


  provided the reference for the artisans to use in depicting religious images and scenes
• Patrons

  • Ilustrados
  • Middle class
• Tipos del pais


  watercolor paintings showing the locals in different garbs, clues to their occupations and social status
• Letras y figuras


  uses the principle of tipos del pais to illustrate one’s name
• EXPRESSIONS OF ART

  • Visual Arts
  • Film
  • Performance Art
  • Poetry
  • Architecture
  • Dance
  • Literary Art
  • Theater
  • Applied Arts
• Visual Arts


  Appeal to sense of sight
• Film 


  successions of still images

  uses lighting, musical score, visual effects, direction, etc
• Performance Art 


  live art

  uses human body to perform

  elements: time, venue, performer or performer’s body, relationship with the audience
• Poetry 


  words are used to express emotions

  movement, tone, volume, and intensity add to the value
• Architecture 


  pursuit of creating beautiful buildings

  elements: plan, structure, design
• Dance 


  series of movements that follow the rhythm

  allows people to express themselves
• Literary Art 


  uses words to express & communicate with the readers

  unique writing style

  fiction and non-fiction
• Theater

  uses live performers before a live audience

  elements: acting, gesture, lighting, sound effects, musical score, scenery, props

  genres: drama, musical, tragedy, comedy, improvisation
• Applied Arts

  incorporates elements of style and design to everyday items to increase their aesthetical value

  Ex: industrial design, interior design, fashion design, graphic design
• ART ELEMENTS


  Tangible or formal aspects of art

  Medium of language of visual arts
• ART ELEMENTS

  • Lines
  • Shape
  • Form
  • Space
  • Color
  • Intensity
  • Texture
• Lines


  point moving at an identifiable path

  has a length and direction

  directs the eyes to follow the movement
• HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL LINES


  refers to the orientation of lines
• HORIZONTAL LINES


  rest or calms

  position of a reclined body at rest

  used in landscapes
• VERTICAL LINES


  elevation or height

  aspiration for action
• DIAGONAL LINES


  movement & instability

  shows progression
• CROOKED LINES


  violence, conflict or struggle
• CURVED LINES


  bend or coil

  softness, grace, flexibility, sensuality
• SHAPE & FORM


  related to one another

  define the space occupied by the object of art
• SHAPE 


  dimensions: height and width
• SHAPE

  Categories:

  Geometric - mathematical propositions

  Ex: triangle, square, cubes, circle, spheres

  Organic - readily in nature, often asymmetrical or irregular
• FORM


  dimensions: height, width, depth
• SPACE


  sense of depth, real or simulated

  Ex. sculpture 2D artworks through techniques
• COLOR


  enhances the appeal of the artwork