ART

APPRECIATIO
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JEZIEL M. CADELIÑA
INSTRUCTOR
IMPORTANCE OF ARTS

Art is an important aspect in our lives. It constitutes one of the

oldest and most important means of expression developed by man. It has been
existent since men have lived together.
The term art comes from the Italian word, artis, which means
“craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form, inventiveness, and the association that
exist between form and ideas and between material and techniques; “from the
Aryan root ar which means “to join” or put together”; from the Greek words
“artizein,” which means to “prepare,” and arkiskein, meaning to “put together.”
Why Is Art Important?

Ariola said that “Art appreciation is the ability to interpret or understand

man-made arts and enjoy them either through actual and work experience
with art tools and materials or possession of these works for one's admiration
and satisfaction. Art appreciation therefore deals with learning or understanding
and creating arts and enjoying them“.
The scope of Art expression is so immense that we could never
tell how it would influence and touch individual lives. Maybe, for one person, Art is
just a hobby and leisure, but for others, it is already their way of life they feel the
drive to burn candles, exhaust time and shell out money or energy in producing
their masterpieces. In whatever way, Art pats our existence, it is an honest outlet of
our creativity, sensitivity and sensibility.
 Art endured so many centuries. It served mankind for shaping civilization
and society. It became the vehicle of communication and expression which unifies
people despite different languages, culture and tradition. Hence, Ward (2006) states
that “art is an international form of communication dealing with the natural world at
an emotional level, a basic common skill that passes beyond the barriers of culture,
language, and creed”. This idea is supported by Taylor (2010), who believes that Art
will allow us to explore illuminating experience, thus, affording us an extra
understanding, prudence, and sensitivity towards cultural differences. He stated that
“art develops our ability to think critically with our environment. It opens our senses
and transforms us from a torpid to pro-active and progressive individuals”.
Despite the fact that Art unites people, it also divides and creates
distinction of culture. It documents and reveals the way of life—practices, values,
customs, tradition, and beliefs of people of a particular race that differ from other
groups. Consequently, it speaks of how time evolved and how culture gradually
transcended. Arts of any form such as music, dances, literacy pieces, paintings,
sculptures, clothing, furniture, jewelries, utensils, tools or weapons, buildings and
other structures would remind us of the kind of civilization that a particular time has.
 Art as Form of Expression and Communication
Art allows people to tap the unknown and the unexplored. No matter
how time changes, Art is there to accompany and enable us to survive. Besides, it can be
utilized in any field as a springboard in understanding the nature of every field. Humanities
or Arts exploration will allow the individuals to appreciate more the relevance of self-
expression; it will allow individuals to understand and value the art process.
Specifically, it will teach us how to determine and appreciate the value and beauty of
any work of Art.
Osborne said that “good art is successful expression of emotion, and
expression consists in the finding of images by which the emotion is articulated
and rendered determinate for apprehension - a process which Croce called intuition”
(1970, 233). Thus it is associated as the Crocean theory. He further supported this
theory by calling Art as ‘the language of emotions’ in which he claimed that the works
of Art imitate natural situations, real, imagined or ideal, but imitating them in objectively
because the artist’s imitation is driven with his/her own personal attitude towards the
situation.
ASSUMPTIONS OF ARTS

"Art is universal, Art is not nature and Art

involves experience” (Dudley and Faricy, 1969).
2.1 Art is Universal

Art knows no limit. It transcends cultures,

races, and civilizations. It reaches the farthest and the
most isolated spots in the universe. As long as human
beings exist, art is feasible, alive and dynamic.
2.1.1 Art as Means of Communication
Regardless of where people live, they share
common means of expressing their thoughts and feelings, i.e.,
through Arts, like music, dances, literacy pieces, decorative
Arts, paintings and drawings, sculptures, etc. These forms
of art are utilized to establish and strengthen
communication; they are a profound mode of unfolding images
and revealing depths of imagination. Hence, Arts in any
form communicate different feelings and emotions-
happiness, loneliness, pride, rage, revolt, etc.
On the other hand, Art is used to call for unity
and reconciliation. Our country’s anthem, for instance, is there
to bind us; to make us feel that we are one in our
dreams and mission. Monuments and other historical heritage
remind us of our past, the struggles that each one shared, and
the unity we formed in the name of freedom. Further, the art
expressed through festivals depict each tribe’s culture that
needs to be communicated and expressed for common
understanding.
 In contrast, Art can also be used to
communicate mutiny and rebellion. For instance, the
work of Rizal in his book "Noli Me Tangere" and “El
Filibusterismo” extends his utmost disagreement with
the Spaniards’ control over Filipinos. The crusades with
all the plays, drama, songs, and dummies, which are
taking place in parks and squares, become the
venue of people to express insurgence against
plans and actions of people in government service or
even private individuals.
2.1.2 Art is Timeless
Art is timeless because it goes beyond the
time of our own existence. It is present in every corner
of the world to serve basic needs of mankind, from
ancient time to modern world. Art started since the
birth of man’s life, thus, it would continue to live in
accord with man’s existence.
Further, Art is timeless because it
continually evolves. Aside from artists birthing new
artworks, they also never stop innovating, recreating,
reinventing and reviving works of Art in the past to
establish new style and identity, and most of all, to
capture audience’s interest and attention in the recent
world.
 Art defines time, time also defines Art. A lot of artworks
immediately captures the public interest the moment they are created.
Michael Jackson maintained the popularity of his Art from the time he
started doing music and even after his death. Pablo Picasso
sustained the recognition of his artwork even to this present time. However,
there are also artworks that are deserted with credit and do not capture
immediately audience's attention but are on the limelight the next points in
time. Consider the artworks (paintings) of Vincent Van Gogh that caught the
public interest only after his death. Many works of art today are not instantly
recognized but could probably capture spectators’ attention in the right
time. Indeed, time defines art. It identifies the artworks and art forms that
would “click” in a particular time for the particular audience.
 2.1.3 Art Addresses Human Needs

Art is universal because it addresses needs of people from all

over the world. “Art is there to serve our human fundamental needs” (Ortiz,
et.al., 1976, 6.)Through directly functional and indirectly functional arts, we
are provided with a variety of offerings - comfort, entertainment and
education, which would somehow lead us to self-fulfilment and
satisfaction.
 2.2 Art is Not Nature

Art is not nature because art is man-made. It is a creation of man that may
reflect a profound skillfulness and craftsmanship. It undergoes process and planning: a
result of study and research.
Art is artificial because it is just an imitation or even appropriation of
reality or nature. It is a representation of ideas, thoughts, feelings and emotions
that are communicated in creative and artistic ways. It undergoes a transformation
from its basic raw form into a masterpiece. Further, arts are made by artists to adore and
acknowledge the wonders of life, the awe of God’s creation and the
commemoration of our experiences.
There’s always something in nature that we cannot get and transform into
art. When an artist attempts to paint a mountain, still, he/she cannot make a real one.
We can paint a real-like flower but we cannot produce a real flower. We might be
able to produce a fake diamond out of a broken glass but we cannot create a
real diamond because it takes a collaboration of minerals and energy to form one,
which in art is unfeasible.
 Art can never be natural because nature is evanescent in
constant transformation of change, and yet art is permanent: it
does not change by itself, unless manipulated by its creator, man.

Consequently, nature can provide the model of the

elements such as line, color, texture, form as we craft our own
artwork. Nature’s value and perspective are real, actual, tangible, felt
and experienced by us. For instance, various characteristics of lines are
present in the stillness of water, the rolling landscape, shorelines,
streams, etc. In addition, principles of design are also prevalent and
actual in nature such as balance, form, harmony, rhythm, variation,
proportion, emphasis, and subordination that could help artists
organize and compose a work of Art.
Art can never compete with nature. Hence, it could not
withstand nature’s conflicts such as earthquakes, flash floods, and
other calamities. However, these forces that are interacting,
claiming, and asserting can be captured in film and photographs-
contain them in a miniature weapon, i.e., camera. Man’s skill and
science are readily available to capture nature as far as human eyes
could see but never the mystery behind it.
 Despite nature’s providence of beauty and
wonder, man still alters nature’s arrangement-turning
paradise into resorts, agricultural, residential and
industrial spots to satisfy our needs and wants.
The beauty of nature is innate and silent. It is given.
It doesn’t ask tor attention since it is naturally part of it, while
it is true that beauty in Art demands human attention for it
leads us to its valuation.
2.2.1 In what way are nature and art related and associated?

While it is true that art is not nature, it is, however, related with nature. Art
and nature are related in the sense that they have mutual “give and take" relationship.
Nature provides medium, resources, and models to create an artwork, while art
confers recognition and appreciation that would facilitate mankind to the call for
responsible stewardship of nature.
The natural creation and man-made creation are both perceived through
the senses. Both inspired us, provided us fuel and work, life and hope, materials and
medium. They have their own sense of audience and belongingness-man’s home.
Eventually, they, too, became the source of study and research.
Art and nature are too slick and witty. They provide us a view point of
looking at things. Artists and artisans use nature to assist us to be more
humane in order to serve humanity, to be sensitive enough in doing our works as
stewards of the creation. What makes us appreciative and needing towards nature is
the fleeting moment of wonder, of happiness, joy, awe, of the time when we are
stressed, under pressure, and when we are lost. Unconsciously, we always go
back to where we came from nature.
 2.3 Art Involves Experience

Art is a representation of our experiences. It demands involvement.

The only way to find conviction and affirmation in Art is through immersion
to the Arts. We can only appreciate art if we spend time to look at it, listen to
it, touch it, and feel its presence.
The meaning of Art waits to be unfolded; its rawness triggers
perception, wit, and spirituality of the audiences. Making art is not a contest or a
competition; it may be utilized to strengthen one’s identity, not just to showcase
talents, to share stories and unfurl mysteries. Further, Art is utilized either to
influence or convince, or to destroy and unshaped one’s belief.
 “HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS”

“Humanities”
• Humanities came from the Latin word “Humanus” which means human,
cultured and refined.
• Humanities emphasize the dignity of man and recognize creative
expressions
• Its main goal is the development of human virtue and freedom, in all its form,
to its fullest extent.
• It does not aim to remake humanity but rather to reform social order by
understanding what is basically and inalienably human.
• It regards man as its central character along with his aesthetic, limitless
potentials which can be used as tools in transforming society.
• Universal values of peace, connectivity, appreciation, human dignity, gender
equality and non-violence and non-discrimination
Art- derived from the Latin word “ars” meaning ability or skill.

- In this sense, art is used in many varied ways.

- It covers those areas of artistic creativity that seek to communicate beauty
primarily through the senses.
- Art embraces the visual arts, literature, music, and dance.
- Art applies to such activities that express aesthetic ideas by the use of skill and
imagination in the creation of objects, environment, and experiences that
can be shared with others.
- In this sense, we can say we are involved in artwork when we plan, design, and
construct our houses artistically; when we paint and decorate them beautifully;
when we landscape the garden artistically; when we paint a poster; when we write
poems, essays, biographies, short stories and plays.
We can also say that we are involved in art
when we compose a melody, sing songs
beautifully and dance gracefully.

-All these imply that anything accomplished with

great skill is art.
-Hence, there is the art of dressing, of relaxing,
art of cooking and in almost human activities.
 A work of ART – is an Activity that involves both imaginations and skill in
accomplishing it.

- It creates aesthetic feelings or experiences which delight and satisfy our desire for
beautiful things.
- It is great when the aesthetic experience it creates uplifts us and stays vividly in
our minds.
- A work of art is [resented in beautiful language, interesting to read, arouses
emotional response, and has a rich imagery. RIZAL’S poems “To my Fatherland” and “My Last
Farewell” and his two novels, “Noli Me Tangere” (Touch me not) and “El Filibusterismo”
(Social Cancer) are great literacy works because they deal with human situations and
the experience learned from them stay long vividly in our memory.
- There are works of art that are fairly easy to understand. We like to see and enjoy
them.
- They take our minds of our troubles for a while.
- Folk and modern dances
- Songs
- And stage plays provide entertainment and pleasant experiences only for a while.
According to BOGART- A work of art is a record of particular artist’s view.

- It shows something that he has seen, felt and thought of and recorded it as an
arrangement of designs, colors, lines and tones or words which satisfy his aesthetic
purpose.
- A work of art is the product of the artist unique personality influenced consciously
or unconsciously by factors such as his ENVIRONMENT, TRADITIONS,
NATIONAL TRAIS, RELIGIONS, BELIEFS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, HIS IDEALS, or
even the CLIMATE and GEOGRAPHY.
- A work of ART represents or reflects the individual, the character or the period and
the place where it was produced.
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF ARTWORKS
- The arts differ in some important ways.

⮚ WORDS are used in the verbal arts like POETTRY, PROSE, and DRAMA.
⮚ While musical notes are used in MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
⮚ The visual arts like painting, sculpture, and architecture use lines, colors,
and tones or canvass.
⮚ Operas and novels tell stories and so do music and dances.
⮚ It is faster and easier to understand and appreciate a song or a dance than a
painting and a symphony.
⮚ In the case of poetry, the fixtures of the poetic frame are rhyme, meter,
expressive sound and distinctive grammatical construction of words and
metaphor.
⮚ These are not found in novels and short stories. There is one common
element among the works of art and that is, they are concerned with the
audience’s or readers’ feelings and emotions.
The Artist in the World of Art
- THE VISUAL ARTISTS

1. The visual artists include the PAINTER, ARCHITECT and the SCULPTOR.
2. The PAINTER paints pictures and objects from his own imaginations.
3. He says, “ I THINK I SEE"
4. Through his paintings, the painter reveals what he thinks he has seen so that we can see it
with our own eyes.
5. The SCULPTOR, drawn and carves from original design of sketches.
6. He makes scale model statues of human beings, monuments buildings and decorations in clay
and chisels out buildings from marbles, stones, wood and clay.
7. The ARCHITECT, on the other hand plans and designs constructs public and commercial
buildings, private residences, theaters, factories, schools and similar structures.
8. He plans the layout of structures and coordinates the structural ornamental elements in to a
unified design.
9. He prepares sketches of proposed buildings and writes the specifications.
10. He prepares scale drawings and the details for the use of buildings sites to ensure
compliance with the plans and specifications.
11. He also designs and oversees the repairs and remodeling of buildings.
12. He lays out the development of urban areas.
13. The landscape architect works with lawns, plants, roads, bridges, hills and valleys.
 ARTIST in MUSIC and DANCE (ART OF MOVEMENT)

1. In the art of music, the artists are the musicians.

-Singer, - composer, - instrumentalist, - choir conductor, - performer, - song leader, - bandmaster etc.
2. The composers put tones together and compose melodies and songs. He is a songwriter. He says, “I think, I hear”
3. Through the composer's musical compositions, he conveys his thoughts and feelings which he wishes to share of others.
4. A singer is a songster, an OPERA SINGER, PRIMA DONNA, or a DIVA.
5. He maybe a vocalist or a soloist.
6. He is also an artist who sings aesthetically to delight and entertain others.
7.The CHOREOGRAPHER is an artist who composes or teaches Choreography, or the art of representing stage dancing by
signs or music.
8.He composes and arranges dance movement or patterns to accompany a piece of music or to develop a theme.
9. The dancer is an artist who moves his body artistically.
10. He also makes gestures beautifully with the music that accompanies his movements.
11. He also involved in stage or ballet dancing.
12. The female ballet dancer is known DANSEUSE, while the male ballet dancer is called DANSEURE.
 Creativity, Imagination, and Expression

It takes an artist to make art. One may perceive beauty on a daily

basis. However, not every beautiful thing that be seen or experienced may truly
be called a work of art. Art is product of man’s creativity, imagination, and
expression. No matter how perfectly blended the colors of a sunset are and no
matter how extraordinarily formed mountains are, nature is not considered simply
because is it not made by man.
 ART APPRECIATION AS WAY OF LIFE

Jean-Paul Sartre, a famous French philosopher of 20th century, described the role of
art as a creative that depicts the world incompletely different and perspective, and the source is
due to human freedom (Greene, 1995).
Hence, refining one’s ability to appreciate art allows him to deeply understand the
purpose of an artwork and recognize the beauty it possesses (Collins & Riley, 1931).
In cultivating the appreciation of art, one should also exercise and develop his taste
for that are fine are beautiful. This allows individuals to make intelligent choices and
decisions in acquiring necessities and luxuries, knowing what gives better value for time or
money while taking into consideration the aesthetic and practical value (Collins & Riley,
1931).
Frequenting museums, art galleries, performing arts theaters, concert halls, or
even malls that display art exhibitions that are free in admission during leisure time will only
an understanding.
 THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ART MAKING

Creativity requires thinking outside the box. It is often used to solve problems that
have never occurred before, conflate function and style, and simply make life a more
unique and enjoyable experience.
A creative artist does not simply copy or imitate another artists work. He does not
imitate the lines, flaws, colors and patterns in recreating nature. for instance, then
campaign ad “it’s more fun in the Philippines” used by the Department of Tourism
(DOT)boomed popularity in 2011, but later on it was found out that it was allegedly
plagiarized from Switzerland tourism slogan “It’s more fun in Sw3itzerland”, back in 1951.
DOT’s defense, former DOT Sec. Ramon Jimenez Jr. claimed that it was “purely
coincidental”.
Thus, creativity should be backed with careful research on related art to avoid such
conflicts.
 ART AS A PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION, IMAGINATION AS A
PRODUCT OF ART.

German physicist Albert Einstein who had made significant and major
contributions and humanity demonstrated that knowledge is actually derived from
imagination. He emphasized this idea through his words.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge”. For “knowledge is limited to
all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and there
ever will be to know and understand”.
Imagination is not constrained by the walls of the norms, but goes beyond that.
That is why people rely on curiosity and imagination for advancement. Through
imagination one is able to craft something bold, something new, and something better in the
hopes of creating something will stimulate change.
 ART AS EXPRESSION

According to Collingwood, 1938 “if you try to release yourself from this
tormenting and disabling state by doing something, which is called expressing oneself.”
Robin George Collingwood, an English philosopher who is best known for his
work in aesthetics, explicated in his publication the principles of art (1938) that what an artist
does to an emotion is not to induce it, but express it. Through expression, he is able to explore
his own emotions and at the same time, create something beautiful out of them. Collingwood
further illustrated that expressing emotion is something different from describing
emotions. Expression, on the other hand, individualizes.