Exploring The World of
Arts
Dr. Nelson Tenorio
Things to have in
ArtApp Class:
Sketch Pad
Coloring Materials (Crayon, Oil
Pastel, Color Pencils)
Writing Materials (Pencil,
Marker)
Others: Ruler, Eraser
CONFIDENCE
ARTS
◎ Highest expression done in an extra-ordinary way
◎ Anything that has beauty and creativity
◎ Has style
◎ Has life
2 Forms of Arts
◎ Natural Arts
○ Anything made by God
○ Possesses natural beauty
Artificial Arts
◎Anything done by man
Divisions of Artificial Arts
◎Painting
◎Architecture
◎Sculpture
◎Music
◎Literature
PAINTING
Combination of Brush Strokes and
Hues
Architechture
◎Deals with geometric designs and
figures
Sculpture
◎The use of chisel in carving
music
◎The right combination of lyrics, tone
and rhythm
ART
• According to Webster: art is
“human ingenuity in
adapting natural things to
man’s use.” “The Jewish Bride” by Rembrandt Van
Rijn, 1667
• Art came from the word “ars”
which means skill.
• All visual art is
imitation―Aristotle’s word for
imitation is “mimesis”; what
the actor sought to do; to “Composition VIII” by Wassily
reveal the truth of human Kandinsky, 1923
beings.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
• Personal or Individual
Function.
• Social • Cultural
Function. Function.
• Economic • Religious
Function. Function.
• Political • Physical
Function. Function.
• Historical • Aesthetic
Function. Function.
Art Style and Factors
Affecting Style
Art Style and Factors
Affecting Style
• Geographical Factors: place where the
artist stays influences his works.
• Historical Factors: historical events exert a
great influence on artists, particularly
writers.
• Social Factors: social relationships affect
artists too.
• Ideational Factors: ideas coming from
various people also influence artists.
Art Style and Factors
Affecting Style
• Psychological Factors: at times, the works
produced by the artists are affected by their
psychological make-up or frame of mind..
• Technical Factors: technics matter as far as
artistic styles are concerned. Different brushes
make different strokes.
• Political Factors: politicians and government
officials sometimes exert an influence on the
artists..
• Economic Factors: availability of financial and
Principles of Arts
Principles of Art
1. Harmony. Also called unity. Achieved when all the
elements of a thing are put together to come up
with a coherent whole.
2. Balance. Brings visual stability to a work of art.
Formal Balance or symmetrical balance. Bilateral
symmetry is present.
Informal Balance is present when the left and the right
sides of the thing, though not identical in appearance, still
displays an even distribution of weight.
Principles of Art
3. Rhythm. Conveys a sense of orderly progression
among the parts of the work. Predictable rhythm
can have a calming effect while sudden changes
can be disconcerting.
4. Proportion. The comparative relationship of the
different parts in relation to the whole.
5. Emphasis and focal point. Giving proper
importance to one or more parts of the thing or
the whole thing itself. Draws and holds the viewer’s
eye on certain parts of a work.
Achieved through size or proportion, shape, color, line,
OUTPUT #1:
Principles of Art
1.Create an artwork which will exhibit the 5 elements
(harmony, balance, rhythm, proportion, and emphasis)
of art discussed in class.
2.Artwork shall be given a title.
3.Provide a one-sentence description of the artwork
made.
4.Artwork will be graded according to the ff. criteria:
• Presence of the 5 elements -15 pts.
• Creativity -10 pts.
TOTAL: 25 pts.
Principles of Art
“Christina’s World,” 1948 (Maine was one of two places of
inspiration to him).
Art Genres
Visual Arts
also called spatial arts because they occupy space
are perceived by the eyes
further divided into graphics arts and plastic arts
Visual Arts
a)Graphic Arts: have length and width; thus, they
are also called two-dimensional arts. They are
described as flat arts because they are seen on flat
surfaces
painting, printing, drawing, sketching, commercial
art, mechanical processes, computer graphics, and
photography
b)Plastic Arts: have length, width, and volume;
thus, they are also called three-dimensional arts
sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, city
planning, interior design, costume design, set
design, theater design, industrial design, crafts like
handicrafts, and allied arts
Genres of Art
4. Audio-Visual Art: those that are performed by both ears
(audio) and eyes (video). They are called performing arts
inasmuch as the artists render a performance in front of
an audience. Examples of these are music (vocal,
instrumental, and mixed), dance(ethnological, social, and
theatrical), and drama (tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy,
farce, melodrama, etc.).
5. Literary Arts: those presented in the written mode and
intended to be read. These include prose (short stories,
novels, essays, and plays) and poetry (narrative poems,
lyric poems, and dramatic poems). Prose are in
paragraphs (composed of sentences) form while poem is
an stanza (composed of lines) form.
Audio-Visual Arts
called performing arts inasmuch as the artists render
a performance in front of an audience
Music (vocal,
instrumental, and mixed)
Dance (ethnological,
social, and theatrical)
Drama (tragedy,
comedy, tragicomedy,
farce, melodrama, etc.)
Theatrical Arts
Film
Literary Arts
those presented in the written mode and intended
to be read
two forms: prose, and poetry
A.Prose are in paragraphs
form (composed of
sentences)
short stories, novels,
essays, and plays
B. Poetry poems are in
stanza form
(composed of lines)
narrative poems, lyric
poems, and dramatic
poems
Divisions of Arts Study
A. Aesthetics or Art
Appreciation - aesthetics,
the science of beauty, is that
division of art study in which the
student learns to admire the
artists.
B. Art History - student acquires
knowledge of the artists, their
backgrounds, their,
masterpieces, and their
significant contributions in
various fields of art.
C. Art Production - student
learns to use his creativity and
apply his artistic knowledge and
skills in producing his own works
of art.
