CHAPTER 1

• Fine arts

  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Architecture
  • Literature
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Film
• Mixed arts


  Combination of two or more basic arts like dance, drama and film
• Timeless of art

  Work of arts have been preserved because they meet the needs of people and because they are appreciated and enjoyed
• Art Imitates Life and Reality

  Art is born in experience; it is the footprint of the artist's experience of a reality
• Art has Intrinsic Worth


  Every creative work of art has a life enhancing value
• Aesthetic value

  Art for art's sake
• Didactic value


  Art can be an effective means to show what is moral; that art can improve the moral fiber of society
• Religious value


  Art is supposed to increase awareness of man's relationship with god and to promote better and stronger bonds between God and man
• Historical value


  Art tells us some significant aspect about the past
• Sociopolitical value


  Art can clarify some problems of society and government
• Scientific value


  Art informs us about the earth, outer space, psychology, numbers, etc.
• Commercial value


  Art work can sell for a fortune
• Pragmatic value


  Art considers not only aesthetics but the practical value of an art work
• Therapeutic value


  Art has been explored by medical sciences
• Personal value


  The arts can lead to self-discovery, greater self-awareness, self-development, self-expression which, at the same time, is a form of communication, and ideally, self-fulfillment
• Political value


  Culture and Governance documented the importance of art not merely as a form of entertainment but as a powerful means for realizing national and local development objectives, promoting human rights, establishing a truly participatory democracy and forging social inclusion and equity among nation's communities and populace
• Commercial art


  Primarily aims to please, satisfies and sells the intended buyers his creation. The main objective is often to communicate a specific message, promote a product or service, or meet the needs of a client or audience
• Art for art's sake

  The artist creates work of art for the love of it and follows their instincts and inspiration while making it
• The study of humanities includes the appreciation of arts which can strengthen our values about life and reality.
• The study of humanities as the artist conveys his thoughts, beliefs, values and wether it is visual, literary or to aesthetically open and educate our senses.
• humanities is also based on the philosophical view of the Sophist dictum of Greek Protagoras,, who said that man is the measure of all things
• From the latin word “HUMANUS” means human
• Ars is a latin word which means craftmanship, skill, mastery of forms and inventiveness.
• Works of Arts can be classified as verbal or non- verbal
• Art is most often used to described the fine arts, which consists of painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, dance, music, and film.
• Mixed Arts are combination of two or more basic arts like dance, drama and film.