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    GEC 6 - Art

    Appreciation
    Ms. Rose Anne Joy R. Cabico
    Instructor
    UNIT I: Introduction to Art
    Appreciation

    Chapter I: What is Art: Introduction


    and Assumptions
    By the end of this lesson, should be able to:

    a. understand the role of humanities and arts in


    man’s attempt at fully realizing his end;
    Learning
    b. clarify misconceptions of the art;
    Outcomes
    c. characterize the assumptions of arts; and

    d. engage better with personal experiences of and


    in art.
    ◦ Something that is perennially around
    us
    Art ◦ “As one moves through life, one
    locates better, more beautiful objects
    of desire.” – Scott, 2000
    ◦ The word “art” comes from the ancient Latin, ars
    which means a “craft or specialized form of skill,
    like carpentry or smithying or surgery”
    (Collingwood, 1938)

    ◦ Art then suggested the capacity to produce an


    Why study the
    intended result from carefully planned steps or
    Humanities? method

    ◦ The Ancient World conceived notion of art which


    only meant using the bare hands to produce
    something that will be useful to one’s day-to-day
    life
    ◦ Ars in Medieval Latin came to mean something
    different. It meant “any special form of book-
    learning, such as grammar or logic, magic or
    astrology.” (Collingwood, 1938)

    Why study the ◦ Renaissance Period – the word reacquired the


    Humanities? meaning that was inherent in its ancient form of
    craft

    ◦ Early Renaissance artists saw their activities


    merely a craftsmanship, which was the original
    conception of the word “art”
    ◦ Eighteenth Century – the word has evolved to
    distinguish between the fine arts and the useful
    arts.

    Why study the ◦ Fine arts – “not delicate or highly skilled arts, but
    Humanities? ‘beautiful’ arts” (Collingwood, 1938)

    ◦ “The humanities constitute one of the oldest and


    most important means of expression developed by
    man” (Dudley et al., 1960)
    Why study the
    Humanities?
    ◦ The Galloping Wild Boar found in the cave of
    Altamira, Spain
    ◦ Purported to belong to Upper Paleolithic Age
    (40,000 years ago), several thousands of years
    before the current era
    1. Art is universal.
    ◦ Art has always been timeless and universal,
    spanning generations and continents through and
    Assumptions of through
    Art ◦ Age is not a factor in determining art.
    ◦ An “… art is not good because it is old, but old
    because it is good” (Dudley et al., 1960)
    Assumptions of
    Art

    ◦ Florante at Laura never fails to teach highschool


    students the beauty of love, one that is universal
    and pure
    Assumptions of
    Art

    ◦ Ibong Adarna, another Filipino masterpiece, has


    always captured the imagination of the young with
    its timeless lessons
    Assumptions of
    ◦ A great piece of work will never be obsolete
    Art
    2. Art is not nature.
    Assumptions of ◦ Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature
    Art ◦ Art is man’s way of interpreting nature
    3. Art involves experience.
    ◦ Art is just experience, “actual doing of something”
    (Dudlety et al., 1960)
    ◦ Dudley et al. (1960) affirmed that “all art depends
    Assumptions of on experience, and if one is to know art, he must
    Art know it not as fact or information but as
    experience.”
    ◦ Feelings and emotions are concrete proofs that the
    artwork has been experiences.
    Instruction: Choose one artwork under each given
    category that you are familiar with. Criticize
    each using the guide questions provided.
    Categories:
    1. Movie
    Activity 1 2. Novel
    3. Poem
    4. Music
    5. An architectural structure
    6. A piece of clothing
    Category: ___________________
    Artwork:_____________________
    1. What is it about? What is it for?
    Activity 1
    2. What is it made of?
    3. What is its style?
    4. How good is it?

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