Jeraldene T.

Salazar

1.What is art?

Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and desires, but it is even more personal than that: it's
about sharing the way we experience the world, which for many is an extension of personality. It is the
communication of intimate concepts that cannot be faithfully portrayed by words alone.

Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing
the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or
emotional power In their most general form these activities include the production of works of art, the criticism of
art, the study of the history of art, and the aesthetic dissemination of art.

2.Basic assumption or understanding about art.

Why do you assume that art is something that can be defined?

I came to this thought: Everything is art and nothing is art because art is what we chose to call art. The stuff of
great paintings appears in our everyday world but we don’t recognize it because it doesn’t have a frame around it.
If we would only observe more carefully the events and objects of everyday life and have the expectation of art,
like we do when we enter a gallery or open an art book, we would be confronted with so much art that even
closing our eyes would not stop this river of art. And then art would be a label that we would apply to nothing
because it will have become as meaningless and trivial as labeling every tree in a forest. And the term, artist,
would be equally meaningless because everyone who can see would be some sort of artist with a vast collection of
work in their memory cells.

3.Art Critism( difference of art app)

Art appreciation is focused on study in order to better understand and analyze art, while art criticism involves
evaluating an artwork with a formal assessment.

art criticism is the act of analyzing and evaluating any type of art

More specifically, art criticism:

 Involves your own interpretation

4.Know and Understand the Universities of arts.

the universality of art is not like the objective kind of natural science ; it is from the subjective necessity and of the
character similar to the universality which the acts based on human conscience recquire. I should state after all
that it is the universality sustained by the idea of humanity.

5.Values of arts(10)

1. Artist
The artist is the most important factor to look at appraising art. Looking at history it’s easy to see that some artists
were more important than others and therefore their works will have more value than others. The prolificity of the
artist affects the value as well. All things being equal, a work by an artist who produced more will not hold the
same value as one who produced less. Other aspects of the artist to consider is when in their career the work was
produced and whether the work represents their style (works within an artist’s oeuvre tend to be valued higher).

2. Certificate of authenticity

Sometimes authenticating a work can be as easy as asking the artist, or as difficult as subjecting the work to lab
tests, but in either case, documentation is crucial. As more and more private buyers are purchasing art directly
from auctions and fairs without proper advice, the certificate that should accompany a work of art became more
and more important. No Van Gogh can be sold without the approval of the Van Gogh Museum. For Jongkind and
other important impressionists, we have the Wildenstein Institute, for Herbin, we have Genevieve Claisse and so
on.

3. Subject

Although it’s a matter of taste to some degree, certain subjects will generally sell better than others, therefore
increasing the value. For example, a female nude is generally more interesting to buyers than a portrait of an old
man. It’s important to keep in mind that this factor alone cannot determine the value of a work of art. It must be
combined with other factors. For example, the subject of a work will narrow down the market of buyers who may
be interested and as with anything, demand drives price.

4.Condition

Restorations of any kind will decrease the value of art, in fact, some collectors will only pursue un-
restored works. Of course, the degree to which the value will decrease is determined by the quality of
the restoration. A professionally restored piece will be more valuable than one that has been the victim
of a bad restoration job. Some important things to consider when dealing with a restored piece are how
the restoration affected the work’s appearance, structure and integrity. It’s true, the better the
condition the higher the value, but like all other factors on this list, it must also be taken into
consideration with others. For example, work in bad condition may have a higher value if the artist is
highly sought after.

5. Provenance

Provenance is key! The stronger the provenance the better obviously. If you can trace a work all the way
back to the artist and can create a strong pedigree, it will most certainly become more valuable.
Something to consider with provenance is whether the work has been included in the ‘catalogue
raisonné’ of the artist if applicable. Additionally, if you can prove that the work was once owned by
someone famous aside from the artist themselves, it will be more likely to command a higher price.
Finally, it can be helpful to try locating the work in past sale records in order to get an indication of the
value.

6. Size
Size matters in art. Not to say that bigger is always better, however, it does represent a certain level of
skill that often adds value to a work. It’s also important to consider what the buyer is looking for
however as a massive piece may not work in every space.

7.Technique

Technique definitely affects the value of art. Is it an original hand painted work? Or a very rare
photographic process for example? These will most certainly add value. It’s also important to examine
works within the same medium to help determine the value. Comparing two paintings by the same artist
may give a better indication of value than comparing a painting and a print for example, as one will have
little to no affect on the value of the other.

8. Edition

This factor does not apply to original painting, however in photography for example, or with any other
technique where reproductions can be made, the edition influences the value of the work. The lower
the edition, the higher the value might be. One-offs, therefore, will have the most value and therefore
paintings, in general, are more costly than lithographs for instance.

9. Quality

Every artist has created bad works and good works. As with most other things, the higher the quality of
the work, the more valuable it will be. Aside from the quality of the work itself, the quality of the
materials can affect the value as well.

10.Market

Finally, the market affects the value of all artworks. You may be in possession of a beautiful work of art,
but if nobody’s interested in buying it, unfortunately, it doesn’t hold much monetary value. The art
market is fluid and in a booming economy, art and other luxury goods become more sought after.
Conversely, in a declining economy, the same piece could sell for half of its value. A great number of
factors can affect the art market so it’s important to keep an eye on it, try to spot trends and know what
collectors are looking for at the moment.