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The document provides an overview of an Art Appreciation course. The course aims to expose students to various art forms from classical to modern to build an understanding and appreciation of art and how it reflects the societies that produce it. The course further strengthens students' critical analysis and expression skills. It also situates local Philippine arts in a global context. Key topics covered include the purposes and functions of art, assumptions of art, and definitions of art as a skill, process, universal language, and reflection of reality.

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Art Appreciation Lecture 1

The document provides an overview of an Art Appreciation course. The course aims to expose students to various art forms from classical to modern to build an understanding and appreciation of art and how it reflects the societies that produce it. The course further strengthens students' critical analysis and expression skills. It also situates local Philippine arts in a global context. Key topics covered include the purposes and functions of art, assumptions of art, and definitions of art as a skill, process, universal language, and reflection of reality.

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ART

APPRECIATION
COURSE RATIONALE AND DESCRIPTION
The course aims to provide students the opportunity to
observe, participate in, or otherwise experience works
of art in order to appreciate their role and purpose in
life. Students will be exposed to various works of art,
ranging from the classical art forms to modern art
installations, performance art, indie films, enhanced e-
books and multimedia aesthetics. These works of art will
be examined from an aesthetic point of view and also as
reflections or critiquesof the societies that produced
them.
COURSE RATIONALE AND DESCRIPTION
The course will thus build upon and hone the skills of
understanding, critical appreciation and expression of
one's views. The course Art Appreciation (under the new
GE Curriculum) is aimed at further strengthening the
youth’s awareness and deep appreciation for the arts.
The course shall serve as a continuation of the Subject
Contemporary Arts which was already taken in Senior
High School. Apart from focusing on Philippine Arts, this
course shall further try to situate the local arts in the
global perspective and compare its status to standards
of arts in the global arena.
LECTURE 1
By the end of this lesson,
you should be able to:

understand the role of

LEARNING
humanities and arts in man's
attempt at fully realizing his
end;

OUTCOMES clarify misconceptions of


the art

characterize the assumptions


of arts;

and engage better with


personal experiences of and
in art.
EARTH WITHOUT ART
IS JUST “EH”
Demetri Martin
WHAT IS ART?

• Work of art-visual expression of an


Purposes and Functions of Art•
idea or experience formed with skill
Art can: – tell us things – elevate
through use of a medium
our spirits – show beauty – show
• Media/medium-type of tools used
injustice
to create the artwork – clay, fiber,
A work of art -is a record of a
stone, wood, paint, video,
particular artist’s view.
photography,
• Some communication can only be
expressed through visual form or
music...
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
Art is universal – Art has always been timeless
and universal, spanning generations and
continents through and through.
Art is not nature – Art is man’s expression of his
reception of nature. Art is man’s way of
interpreting nature.
Art involves experience – Unlike fields of
knowledge that involve data, art is known
by experiencing. A work of art then cannot
be abstracted from actual doing. In order to
know what an artwork is, we have to sense
it, see or hear it, and see AND hear it.
Humanities and the art have always been part of
man’s growth and civilization. Since the dawn of
time, man has always tried to express his innermost
thoughts and feelings about reality through creating
art.
Humanities- is the study of humans.
Art serves as an expression of the
human experience. A humanistic

WHY STUDY education will help you understand,


appreciate, and produce art, music,
THE theatre, and literature. Humanities
disciplines focus on understanding
HUMANITIES beauty and the good, and give
students the opportunity to practice
making good and beautiful things
themselves.
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS
The Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities (Cerbo et
al, 2010) provided the following definitions of art:

a. ART AS A SKILL OR MASTERY


b. ART AS A PROCESS OR A PRODUCT OF A
CREATIVE SKILL
c. ART AS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
d. ART AS A REPRESENTATION OF REALITY
e. ART SHOWS THE MANNER OF EXISTENCE OF THE
PEOPLE OF LONG AGO
f. ART REFLECTS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERIOD
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS
a. ART AS A SKILL OR MASTERY • The term art
is used to simply refer to bay skill or mastery
that is manifested in the outstanding product of
an endeavor.

b. ART AS A PROCESS OR A PRODUCT OF A


CREATIVE SKILL • Art is a process because it
involves arranging the aesthetic elements in an
artistically interesting and appealing manner.
ART AS A PROCESS OR A PRODUCT OF A
CREATIVE SKILL • Art is a product because it
includes human creations, different activities
and manners of expression.
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS
c. ART AS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE • The language
of art is diverse. Each art form has its own artistic
elements. ü Literature ü Music ü Theatre • Art
expresses feelings and ideas shared by all individuals
regardless of culture.

d. ART AS A REPRESENTATION OF REALITY • Art is a


reflection or a mirror of reality.

e. ART SHOWS THE MANNER OF EXISTENCE OF THE


PEOPLE OF LONG AGO • We gain awareness that
the people during the Old Stone Age lived in caves
and that they manifested their artistry by drawings and
sketching.
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS

f. ART REFLECTS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERIOD


In the visual arts, f i g u r e s w e r e p r e s e n t e d i n idealized
‘flat’ forms to signify a lack of focus on the material world.
• Medieval period – the dominance of the church initiated the
expression of spiritual truths. The focus on the material world is
shown in the ‘three-dimensional’ reality of landscapes.
• Renaissance Period – the value ascribed to the material world
was shown in more defined and realistic rendition of the human
body in the visual arts. This is manifested by the varied
experimentations of artistic expressions. • Modern Period –
characterizes the idealistic search for truth and the realization
that it is not attainable; thus, relativity is accepted as an
unavoidable truth.
TASK
Answer the following questions as precisely yet as thoroughly as
possible

1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist would you be?And


why?
2. Why is art not true?
3. Why is art ageless and timeless?
4. Why does art involve experience?
ANY
QUESTIONS?
Don't hesitate to reach out for
questions or clarifications
THANK YOU!

REFERENCES:
Caslib, B. N., Garing, D. C., & R., C. J. A. (2018). Art appreciation. Rex Book Store, Inc.
https://www.slideshare.net/jinedeth/lesson-1-what-is-art-appreciation-introduction-and-assumptions

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