CHAPTER 2

• Appreciation


  • Recognition of good qualities of a person or something
  • The act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable and important
• Art appreciation


  Appreciation of the visual arts goes beyond staring at a painting hanging on the wall of a museum-art is in everything and everywhere you look
• The history of art, continually intertwined for millions of years, as humans roamed the earth, evolution, and environment shaped many different cultures depending on location, weather, natural resources, and food These cultures formed the foundation of all art today
• Creative arts


  • A form of expression not bound by language
  • Involve skills, imagination, and inspiration
  • Have been around for centuries
  • Often associated with the human mind and creativity
  • Can be found in many forms such as literature, painting, photography, music, dance, theater, and cinema among others
• Creative work


  • Refers to work or objects that are aesthetically pleasing and have a unique message
  • Creativity is not solely limited to the arts but can be found in many fields such as writing, music, and design
• Creative arts are not just for creative people. They can be for anyone who is looking to express themselves and make a change in the world. Creative arts can be seen as a way of self-expression. They allow people to connect with their emotions and feelings, which is what makes them so powerful, and why they have continued to stay relevant for centuries
• Creative arts in education

  • Foster mental and intellectual growth
  • Encourage student expression
  • Foster collaboration between teachers and students
• Imagination


  A cognitive process used in mental functioning and sometimes used in conjunction with psychological imagery
• Imagination


  • Through imagination, one is able to craft something bold, something new, and something better in the hopes of creating something that will stimulate change
• Expression


  The idea that art is expression eventually features prominently. Art is thought to express the artist's inner state rather than the condition of the outside world
• Assumption in Art


  • Art is a form of expression that conveys the unidentified and unknowable, facilitating the quest for meaning-making
  • It is a manifestation of emotion, conviction, and personality, reflecting feelings, opinions, and characteristics
  • The artist's interpretation of art communicates ideas and conveys meaning
  • Assumption in art is an element accepted as accurate or certain to occur without evidence, reflecting the complexities of our lives
• Art in Universal


  • Art reflects the human condition, and social situation, and bridges gaps
  • Cultural exchange programs worldwide promote awareness among cultures, nations, and people, without categorizing them
• Art is Cultural


  • Art, accessible to all socioeconomic classes and languages, can transcend cultural barriers and convey complex ideas through various forms like music, poetry, images, and literature
• Art is not nature


  Art, created by the artist, is not natural, as it didn't exist before creation, unlike nature, which has always existed and will continue to do so
• ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE


  • Art catalyzes emotions and experiences, allowing individuals to express them
  • The concept of art consists of the art object, the artist's feelings, and the viewer's experience, requiring audience presence
• ART AS EXPRESSION


  Art is considered an expression, expressing the artist's inner state rather than the external world's conditions, as it is the external presentation of an internal state
• ART AS A FORM OF CREATION

  • Art enables us to encounter God, reflecting Him and exalting Him through relationships
  • It reflects the artist's thought process and is a manifestation of God's love and creation
• The idea that art is expression eventually features prominently. Art is thought to express the artist's Inner state rather than the conditions of the outside world. This at least appears to be in the expression's impted in fundamental meaning the external presentation of en internal state
• The fact that art is a creation of the artist's mind is the first indication that it is not natural, Before the artist creates something, It doesn't exist. In comparison, nature has always existed and will do so far after we are gone
• Dudley (Thomas Underwood Dudley): 'Appreciation comes from experience and experience can only be lived'
• Braque 1976: 'The only valid thing in art is the one thing that cannot be explained. To explain away the mystery of a great painting would do irreparable harm, for whenever you explain or define something you substitute the explanation or the definition of the real thing'