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Assumptions and Nature of Art: ART HISTORY

Creativity and Imagination - It is a discipline of studying arts
Part 1: Art History and Art Appreciation through the lens of history.
- In simple terms, the job of art
CORE IDEA historians is to study the visual and
Art Appreciation is an attitude toward art. tangible objects humans make and
Learning Outcomes: map them in history (Pooke & Newall,
1. Characterize artistic expression based on 2008).
personal experiences with art Studying Art through Art History
2. Differentiate art history from art
What are the questions an art historian might
appreciation
ask? (Kleiner, 2011)
3. Discuss the nature of art’s preliminary
 Who made this? What was his
expression
intention in making it?
What is art?  Where and when was this made?
What was the happening around the
History of “art” as a word
artist at that time?
- Art comes from ancient Latin word,  Who or what is the subject? How is
ars, meaning “craft” or specialized the subject represented?
skill (Collingwood,1938)  How was this made? What style was
- In Medeival Latin, ars meant “any used?
special form of a book learning such  How did the artist's audience receive
as a grammar, logic, or astronomy the work? What did it mean for them
(Collingwood, 1938). during that time?
- Because of the prominence of
aesthetics, the study of beauty, in the ART APPRECIATION
17th century, art began to unfold from Art History vs. Art Appreciation
its previous connotation of What is Art Appreciation?
craftsmanship (Caslib, Garing, &
Casaul 2018). - Appreciation is an attitude towards
- In the 18th century, the divide art.
between fine arts and useful arts - It allows us to understand deeply the
came to be known (Collingwood, purpose of an artwork and recognize
1938). its beauty it possesses (Collins &
- Fine art were those forms that were Riley, 1931).
commonly found in galleries and
INTENTIONS IN ARTMAKING
museums:
painting, sculpture, etc. Questions:
- Crafts were those art forms that had
everyday use: pottery, ceramics, Why do people create works of art? What are
copperware, wallpapers, jewelry, etc. their intentions? What is creativity? Why is
- Fine arts = "Beautiful Arts" creativity necessary in artmaking? When can
Useful arts = Crafts you say that a person is creative?
- The idea of art as a piece done with What is creativity?
extraordinary craftsmanship was
challenged by artists in the 20th Art is a form of expression.
century. - An artist explores his/her humanity-
- Today, the definition of art is physical, emotional, psychological,
continually being challenged by sociological, and economic state-and
artists. create art out of these explorations.
- Art is continuously expanding as - Thus, art becomes the expression of
innovation by artists progresses in the the artist's exploration of his/her
21st century. humanity.

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Summary/ Conclusion  Others

- The definition of art is continually
2. Auditory or Time Arts
being challenged by artists today.
- Through the humanities, we learn
- Medium which can be heard and
what it is to be human.
which are expressed in time.
- Art history is a discipline of studying  Music
arts through the lens of history.  Literature
- Art appreciation allows us to 3. Combined Arts
understand deeply the purpose of an - Medium which can both be seen
artwork and recognize the beauty it and heard, and which exists in
possesses. both space and time
- Creativity in art involves skill and  Dance
expertness in handling materials and  Drama and Opera
organizing them into new, structurally  Movies
pleasing, and significant units.  Performance Art
MEDIUM OF THE ARTS
CONCLUSION/SUMMARY
Medium
 Refers to the material or means  The following are the assumptions of
which the artist uses to objectify Art:
his/her feeling or thought. - Art is universal;
- Art is not nature;
CATEGORIES BASED ON MEDIUM - Art involves experience;
Ortiz et al., 1976 - Art as expression; and
- Art as a form of creation
Visual Art  medium refers to the material or
 Two-dimensional means which the artist uses to
 Three-dimensional objectify his/her feeling or thought.

Auditory or Time Arts ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

 Music  Art is universal
 Literature  Nature is Not Art
 Art Involves Experience
Combined Arts  Art as an Expression
 Dance  Art as a Form of Creation
 Drama
 Opera
 Film 1. Art is Universal
 Performance Art - Art is not only for concert halls,
museums, or galleries.
1. Visual or Space Arts - Art is not only for those who can
afford to pay.
- Mediums which can be seen and
- Art is not only for critics and
which occupy space
scholars.
Two-Dimensional Art
- Art is for everyone. Art is
 Painting
everywhere.
 Drawing 2. Nature is not Art
 Printmaking - Art is man-made.
 Photography - Nature has been a constant source
 Others for models of art.
Three-Dimensional Art 3. Art involves experience
 Sculptures - Has three major experiences of
 Installation art:
 Architecture  Experience that an artist
 Ceramics wants to communicate
 Furniture
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 Experience in creating the for the enjoyment through skill,

artwork and appreciation of experience and
 Experience after creating the viewer, but with talent can create
the artwork. no functional things of great
- Audience’s experience of art: value. beauty as well as
 Sensory response being functional.
 Emotional response
 Intellectual response Considered to be a Or craftsman is a
4. Art as Expression person with the skilled worker, but
- Art has grown out of man’s need talent and the skills not the inventor of
to express himself. to conceptualize and the original idea or
- The personal and social values of make creative form.
the artist and his penetrating works. Such as
psychological insights into human persons are singled Can also be
reality are also conveyed through out and prized for someone who
art. their artistic and creates his own
- Art uses symbols which organizes original ideas. designs, but does
into some comprehensible not work in art
equivalent of the experience that Has technical forms or with
an artist is trying to convey. competence. materials
- Art is an expression of a general traditionally
vision of the age in which it was Injects creativity in associated with the
created. his/her work. so-called fine arts,
- An artists become a kind of such as painting and
historian, recording in his/her Involved I a process sculpture. A
work the attitudes and way of life of adventure and craftsperson might
of his period. discovery in instead fashion
5. Art as a form of creation working with jewelry, forge iron,
- As a creative activity, art involves his/her medium. or blow glass into
skill or expertness in handling pattern and objects
materials and organizing them Technique is only a of his own devising.
into new, structurally pleasing, means to an end.
and significant units. Has technical
- Art is planned activity. competence
- Art may be produced by an
individual or a team. Follows the dictates
of a designer.
Conclusion/Summary
The following are the assumptions of Art: Concerned
exclusively with the
- Art is universal manipulation of
- Art is not nature material to produce
- Art involves experience expected design.
- Art as expression
- Art as a form of creation Technique is an end
in itself.
Medium refers to the material or means
which the artist uses to objectify his/her
feeling or thought. According to Hegel, an artist is a conceptual
thinker, and his/her activity is intentional and
self-conscious.
ARTISTS AND ARTISANS
On the other hand, an artisan acts merely in
ARTIST ARTISAN instinctive and mechanical terms.
Dedicated only to Manual worker
Even though artists and artisans may differ,
the creative side, who makes items
both have roles to play in the production of
making visually with his or her
art,
pleasing work only hands, and who
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Artists learn from artisans, and artisans learn

from the artist.

Production Process
Production process for artists
- Not necessarily linear.
- It consists of three parts:
 Preproduction
- pertains to the ideation of the
artist
- may take time or be quick as
lightning
- sometimes seep into production
stage
 Production
- May not necessary be fully
formulated and may be explored
while doing the artwork
- May overlap with production in
terms of the gathering and
sourcing of materials.
- Execution of the artwork
- May vary depending on the
technique of the artist
- May overlap with preproduction
in terms of the gathering and
sourcing of materials.
 Postproduction
- includes allowing the artwork to
set, tweaking the artwork,
preparing the artwork for
transport and display, and
promotion and inclusion of the
artwork in publications and
discussions.
- Consideration of how the finished
artwork will be circulated and
accepted by the target audience

CONCLUSION/SUMMARY

 The production process

includes preproduction,
production, and
postproduction.
 These do not follow a linear
progression.
 These may overlap with each
other.