M1 - Lesson 1: Humanities and Art Appreciation

• Relevance of Art

  • fosters and understanding of diverse cultures and histories
  • enriches our emotional and intellectual perspective
  • nurtures our critical thinking, empathy, and aesthetic sensitivity
• When we speak of the ARTS, we often think of famous visual artists like VAN GOGH, PICASSO, MONET, and while those are valid answers, art is?

  actually beyond
• Art is everywhere

  • tangible and intangible
• what are the three categories under the art is relative?

  • appreciation
  • comprehension or understanding
  • expression
• appreciation


  what you find aesthetically pleasing, others may not
• comprehension or understanding


  we comprehend or understand things based on our own experiences
• expression

  while self-expression is a collective experience, it will always be unique
• imagination


  the ability to visualize and conceive ideas, scenarios, or images in the mind without direct sensory input
• creativity


  the act of turning original ideas into reality, often producing something new or unique