Significance of
Reading Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Definition
❑ Visual arts refers to art forms that express their
message, meaning, and emotion through visual means.
❑ Visual arts may be categorized as decorative,
commercial, or fine art, such as painting, photography,
or sculpture. Art is usually subjective and may be
interpreted in various ways.
Visual Arts
Significance
❑ Visual art is a fundamental component of the human
experience reflecting the world and the time in which we live.
❑ Art can help us understand our history, our culture, our lives,
and the experience of others in a manner that cannot be
achieved through other means. It can also be a source of
inspiration, reflection, and joy.
Reading Visual Arts
Definition
● Reading visual arts is the process of analyzing
and interpreting visual art to understand its
meaning, context, and emotion.
Reading Visual Arts
What does reading visual arts involve?
• Analyzing: Examining how the elements of art are used, such as line, shape, color,
texture, and space.
• Interpreting: Trying to understand what the artwork is depicting or portraying.
• Critiquing: Evaluating the artwork and forming an opinion about it.
• Considering context: Understanding the historical and cultural context in which the
artwork was created.
● Considering technique: Considering the materials and techniques used to create the
artwork.
Reading Visual Arts
Significance
❑ Reading visual arts can help develop critical
thinking, creativity, and appreciation for art. It
can also help students learn about history and
culture.
Functions of Visual
Arts
1. Ceremonial
❖ Visual art that serves a religious or
ritualistic purpose.
❖ It is often used in ceremonies, religious
practices, or to express spiritual
beliefs.
1. Ceremonial
Characteristics:
• May depict deities, spirits, or religious figures.
• Can be used to create sacred spaces or objects.
• Often incorporates symbolic elements understood
within a specific cultural or religious context.
1. Ceremonial
Examples:
• Religious icons and statues.
• Mandalas used in Buddhist meditation.
• Totem poles representing ancestral spirits.
• Elaborate masks and costumes for ritual dances.
2. Artistic Expression
❖ Artworks created to communicate
emotions, ideas, and experiences of
the artist.
❖ The primary focus is on self-expression
and conveying inner thoughts and
feelings.
2. Artistic Expression
Characteristics:
● Emphasizes the artist's unique perspective and
vision.
• May prioritize emotional impact over realistic
representation.
• Can explore abstract concepts or personal
narratives.
2. Artistic Expression
Examples:
• Abstract paintings that express emotions
through color and form.
• Surrealist art depicting dreamlike or
subconscious imagery.
• Figurative works that distort or exaggerate the
human form to convey specific feelings.
3. Narrative
❖ Art that tells a story or conveys a
narrative.
❖ It can depict events, characters, or
unfold a sequence of events.
3. Narrative
Characteristics:
• Contains elements that suggest a plot or
story.
• May depict specific scenes from a story or
historical event.
• Can use symbolism or visual cues to convey
meaning.
3. Narrative
Examples:
• Historical paintings depicting significant events.
• Illustrations for books or graphic novels.
• Tapestries that narrate a myth or legend.
• Religious paintings that depict scenes from the Bible
or other sacred texts.
4. Functional
● Artworks that serve a practical purpose
in addition to their aesthetic value.
Characteristics:
• Designed with a specific function in mind.
• Can be utilitarian objects elevated through artistic design.
• Blends aesthetic considerations with practical use.
4. Functional
Examples:
• Artisan-crafted furniture with intricate carvings.
• Ceramic vessels decorated with artistic designs.
• Textiles with beautiful patterns and weaving
techniques.
• Architectural design of buildings that are both
functional and aesthetically pleasing.
5. Persuasive
• Art used to influence the viewer's opinions or
actions. It can be used for propaganda,
advertising, or social commentary.
Characteristics:
• Aims to evoke emotions and create a specific response.
• May use visual rhetoric to convey a message.
• Can be used to promote certain ideas or causes.
5. Persuasive
Examples:
• Political posters designed to sway public opinion.
• Advertisements that use compelling imagery to sell
products.
• Social commentary art that critiques social issues or
injustices.
• Propaganda art used to promote a specific political
ideology.
6. Conveyance of Beauty
❖ Art created primarily to evoke a sense of
beauty or aesthetic pleasure in the viewer.
Characteristics:
• Focuses on visual appeal and aesthetic qualities.
• May emphasize form, color, composition, or other
elements of design.
• Can celebrate the beauty of the natural world or the
human form.
6. Conveyance of Beauty
Examples:
• Landscapes paintings that capture the beauty of nature.
• Portraits that idealize or celebrate human beauty.
• Still life paintings that focus on the aesthetic arrangement
of objects.
• Abstract art that explores the beauty of color, form, and
texture.
Activity
Identify what function of arts is
represented on the following
images of arts.
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Assumption of Arts
Teacher Shean
Assumption of Arts
a.Art is universal
b.Art is not nature
c.Art involves experience
d.Art as expression, as a form of
expression
