Art and the Human essence

• Human being


  A composition of body and soul
• Human faculties


  • Mind
  • Will
  • Senses
• Mind


  Capable of reasoning and thinking
• Will


  Has emotions and feelings
• Senses


  Capable of perception and sensing
• There is a lot of difference between human being and being human
• The basic question in the humanities is "Who am I?"
• The basic answer is "I am a human being"
• Six senses


  • Eyes
  • Ears
  • Nose
  • Tongue
  • Skin
  • Imagination
• Analyzing art based on human faculties

  1. Perceptual elements (sense data)

  2. Representations (people, objects, events)

  3. Emotional suggestions

  4. Intellectual meaning (ideas, concepts, symbolism)
• Paintings analyzed


  • Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue by Mondrian
  • The Winnowing Rice by Amorsolo
  • The Scream by Munch
  • The Vanities of Human Life by Steinwyck
• The painting "Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue" by Mondrian has visual elements of colors, shapes, and lines
• The painting "The Winnowing Rice" by Amorsolo has representations of people, objects, and events
• The painting "The Scream" by Munch suggests the emotional response of fear or terror
• The painting "The Vanities of Human Life" by Steinwyck has intellectual meanings related to death, dignity, and power
• Anonymous: 'There is a lot of difference between human being and being human'
• The song "Dust in the Wind" by Kerry Livgren conveys the message that nothing lasts forever except the earth and sky
• Looking at the image

  Insights and realizations are discovered
• Qualities of Philippine art make it Filipino
• The philosophical theory of art can be an avenue for discussion and dissemination of realities in the country
• Recipients of artworks can be more involved
• Significant lessons were found in the philosophical theory of art
• Parts of the lesson were easy or hard to illustrate in the way the material was learned