Assumptions and

Misconceptions
on the Nature of Art
Prof. Yvette S. Garrovillas
 Intended Learning Objectives
• At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
• Discuss the nature of art’s preliminary expressions;
• Characterize artistic expression based on personal experience with art;
• Clarify misconceptions about art;
• Differentiate art history from art appreciation;
• Differentiate art from nature;
• Categorize the works of art by citing personal experiences and
• Characterize the assumptions of the arts.
 Art Imagination and Expression
• Art imagination is the ability that you have to
form pictures or ideas in your mind of things
that are new and exciting, or things that you have
not experienced
• art expression is the communication of feelings
from artist to viewer
• Unexpressed imagination is not art
• Expression of art can either be positive or
negative
https://agora504.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/art-as-a-
form-of-expression-2/
 Eight Types of Imagination
1. Effectuative imagination
2. Intellectual or constructive imagination
3. Imaginative fantasy
4. Empathy
5. Strategic imagination
6. Emotional imagination
7. Dreams
8. Memory Reconstruction.

http://biancadpj2014.blogspot.com/2014/03/creativity.html
 Types of Expression
• Visual Arts
• Performance Art
• Applied Arts
• Theatre
• Literary Art
• Dance
• Poetry Performance
https://prezi.com/p/kpfkc5fnzpyn/types-of-art-expression/
 Etymology and Definition of Art
• Derived from the Latin term ars, which means
skill, talent or ability
• The expression or application of human
creative skill and imagination, typically in a
visual form such as painting or sculpture,
producing works to be appreciated primarily
for their beauty or emotional power.

https://www.everypainterpaintshimself.com/blog/arts_etymology
 Creative and Art Appreciation
• Creativity is a metacognitive skill
• Creativity is the skill and talent to use our imagination
to create and solve.
• A creative artist is probably a better artist
• Art is an expression of feelings and emotions
• Craft is a form of work with the use of available
materials
• Artistic ability includes skills and talent to create
works of art: painting, drawing, sculpting, musical
composition, etc.
 The Humanities

• From the Latin words humanus and

humanitas meaning humans
• Think critically and creatively
• Includes philosophy, history, art,
religion, literature, language and
music (PHARLLM) https://libguides.library.tmc.edu/humanities
 The Fields of Humanities

Philosophy

 Zulueta (1994)
History Literature
included dance
Art and theater as
part of
Religion Language
humanities
Music
 Nature and Art History
• According to Dante Alighieri,
nature is the art of GOD
• Used by many artists as one of
their sources of inspiration and
subject in art

https://www.arthistorykids.com/blog/2016/10/24/12-
artists-who-combine-nature-study-and-art-history
Elements of Art

https://www.thoughtco.c
om/what-are-the-
elements-of-art-182704
 Oriental Artists
• Orientalism is the imitation or depiction
of aspects in the Eastern world
• The word ‘Orient’ evokes images of the
East of days past: Chinese men with the
traditional queue hairstyle with a long
braid and the top of the head shaved
• Chinese, Japanese and Korean paintings
 Philippine Art
• refer to all the various forms of the arts that
have developed and accumulated in the
Philippines from the beginning of civilization in
the country up to the present era.
• They reflect the range of artistic influences on
the country's culture, including indigenous forms
of the arts, and how these influences have honed
the country's arts.
• These arts are divided into two distinct branches,
namely, traditional arts and non-traditional arts. https://learnodo-newtonic.com/famous-filipino-paintings
 Traditional and Non-Traditional Arts
in the Philippines
Traditional Non-Traditional
Ethnomedicine Dance
Folk architecture Music
Maritime transport Theater
Weaving Visual arts
Carving Literature
Vajrayanic Relics Film and broadcast arts
Animist relics Architecture and allied arts
Folk performing arts Design
Folk (oral) literature
Folk graphic and plastic arts
Ornament
Textile or fiber art
Pottery
Other artistic expressions of traditional culture
Traditional - Ethnomedicine
Traditional – Folk architecture
Traditional – Maritime transport
Traditional - Weaving
 Traditional -
Vajrayanic Relics
 Art Genres

Classification of Art
verbal
non-verbal
mixed
 Art History
• the study of aesthetic objects and visual
expression in historical and stylistic
context.
• it encompasses the study of objects
created by different cultures around the
world and throughout history that convey
meaning, importance or serve usefulness
primarily through visual representations.
https://mymodernmet.com/must-know-paintings/
 Pre-historic Period
• refers to Stone Age, Paleolithic, and Neolithic
art and artifacts
• the first building blocks of art history
• provide crucial insights into the origin of
image- and craft-making
• a powerful form of communicating
information between tribes and generations
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/venus-of-willendorf
 Ancient Period
• created from around 30,000
B.C.E. to 400 A.D.
• represented the architectural
construction of stones and
bricks
• legacies of the age of metals
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2014/aug/14/top-10-
ancient-greek-artworks-jonathan-jones
 Medieval Period
• refers to a period also known as the Middle
Ages
• spanned from the fall of the Roman Empire
in 476 A.D. to the early stages of the
Renaissance in the 14th century
• artistic heritage of the Roman Empire
• iconographic style of the early Christian
church
• prominent in European regions, the Middle
East and North Africa
 Modern Period
• includes artistic work produced
during the period extending
roughly from the 1860s to the
1970s
• the term is usually associated with
art in which the traditions of the
past have been thrown aside in a
spirit of experimentation.
https://www.artdependence.com/articles/five-classics-of-modern-philippine-art/
 Contemporary Period
• produced in the second half of the 20th
century or in the 21st century
• work in a globally influenced, culturally
diverse and technologically advancing
world
• a dynamic combination of materials,
methods, concepts, and subjects
• lack of a uniform, organizing principle,
https://blog.artsper.com/en/get-inspired/25-works-of-contemporary-
ideology, or “ism” art-you-need-to-see/
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