The Study of

Humanities
Art Appreciation
GE 3
 The Origin and Meaning of Humanities
Renaissance Period
The term “humanities” originated from the Renaissance Latin
expression studia humanitatis or study of humanitas which refers to
“culture, refinement, education” (Ariola, M.M., 2018).

Etymologically, the word humanities comes from the Latin humanus,

which mean human, cultured, and refined (Sanchez, C.A, et al.,
2002).

During the Renaissance period of the early 15th century, the studia
humanitatis became a secular study in the universities at the time.

The humanities course primarily consisted of grammar, rhetoric, poetry,

history, and moral philosophy, Latin and Greek classics.
 The humanities today include:
 literature
Language
Philosophy
Geography
History
Religion
Music
Art
These subjects used methods that are
primarily critical, speculative, and
historical in elements whereas natural
sciences are critical discipline and use of
empirical approaches.
• It refers to the learning of arts such
as architecture, dance, literature,
music, painting, theatre, and
sculpture (Sanches, 2011).
• They are branches of knowledge
that focuses on the human opinions, DEFINITION
and relationships (Machlis, 2003).
• Humanities is more concerned on
how a person expresses his/her
feelings.
Humanities are academic disciplines that deal on the
various aspects of society and the noble in man.
Thus, humanities make man more humane, cultured,
dignified, and refined human being.
In short, humanities bring out the best and worthiness
of man as a person.
Importance of Humanities
 Man needs an image of himself
 Understanding of his natures
 Necessary for the development of a
complete, social man
 Provides man with a measure of his own
passion & desire
 Regulate man’s behaviour
 Meaning of Art
 Art is derived from the Latin word “ars,” meaning ability or skill. (J.V. Estolas)
 Art is taken from the Italian word “artis,” which means craftsmanship, skill,
mastery of form, inventiveness, and the associations that exists between
form and ideas, between materials and technique. (A. Tan)
 Art is a product of man’s need to express himself. (F. Zulueta)
 Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means
of sensuous medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words and films. (C. Sanchez)
 Art is that which brings life in harmony with the world (Plato)
 Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind – one which demands for its own
satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping matter to new and more significant form. (John
Dewey)
 Art is the skillful arrangement or composition of some common but significant
qualities of nature such as colors, sounds, lines, movements, words, stones, woods,
etc. to express human feelings, emotions, or thoughts in a perfect, meaningful, and
enjoyable way. (Panizo & Rustia)
 Art is not what you see but what you make other see (Georgia O’Keeffe).
 Art is life that helps us to realize the truth (Pablo Picasso).
 Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the action of his personality in
the world he lives in (Amy Lowell).
 Art is never finished, only abandoned (Leonardo de Vinci).
 Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling, the artist has experienced (Leo
Nikolaevich Tolstoy).
 Art is the realization in external form of a true idea and is traced back to that natural
love of limitation which characterizes human (Aristotle).
 Art is the conscious creation of something beautiful or meaningful using skill and
imagination (Lisa Morder).
 Art is the discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful
forms suitable for human use (Frank Lloyd Wright).
 Art is not what you see but what you make others see (Edgar Degas).
 Based on the
above
definitions,
brings four
common
essentials of art

 Art is man-made, not God-made.

 Art is creative, not imitative
 Art benefits and satisfies – when
uses art in practical life through
artistic principles, taste, and skill
 Art is expressed through a
certain medium or material by
which the artist communicates
himself to his fellows.
 Importance of Art
 Art highlights and heightens the  Art may influence us to
importance of certain events in change our ways and
order to keep them memorable behavior as a result of the
and pleasurable.
aesthetic experience we
 Art enables us to get a glimpse derived from the arts.
of the thoughts, feelings, and
 Arts are valuable sources
beliefs of the people in their
time and the faces in their of inspirations and
environment that influenced. aesthetic delightful
experience through the
 Art enables us to value and
artist works of art.
appreciate beautiful things as a
consequence of our encounter
with arts.
 Importance of Art
(According to Swara Swami (2016))

 Arts improves your creativity skills.

 Arts gives you joy and satisfaction
 Arts relieve stress.
 Arts gives you the opportunity to showcase
your talent.
 Arts gives you confidence in our
performance
 Arts help you do well academically.
 Arts helps you express your emotions.
 Art is different language because it can
express things without words.
 The Importance of Art to Students
1. Through participation in
2. Through intense involvement
arts in artistic activities
 Students can develop their  Students experience a sense of
creativity wonder and joy when learning
 Students learn about their through the arts
identity
 Students can be motivated to
 Students develop self-awareness participate more fully in cultural
 Students develop self-confidence life
 Student develop sense of well-  Students are able to gain
being educational opportunities which
they can use later in their career.
Purposes of Art
 Create beauty
 Provide decoration
 Reveal truth
 Immortalize
 Express religious values
 Record and commemorate experience
 Create order & harmony
 Meaning of Art Appreciation
1. Art appreciation is the ability to interpret and understand man-made arts and
enjoy them through actual work experience with art tools and materials.

2. Art appreciation is the possession of the works of an art for one’s admiration
and satisfaction.

3. Art appreciation refers to the knowledge and understanding of the general

and everlasting qualities that classify all great arts.

4. Art appreciation is the introduction and exploration of visual and performing

art forms.

5. Art appreciation is the analysis of the form of an art to general audience to

enhance their enjoyment and satisfaction of the works of art.
 Importance of Art Appreciation

1. Can help people make sense of his world by broadening his

experience and understanding of the things around him.

2. Can help the person imagine even the unimaginable

3. Is able to connect a person’s life and experience the past, the

present, and the future or sometimes simultaneously.

4. Can help transport the individual to different places and culture

through literature, films, visual arts, and other forms of art.
5. Allows the individual to see himself, his family dynamics as well as
his community through different lens of great art.

6. Enable the individual to better empathize with those who suffered

and endured for their lives through great art forms.

7. Gives meaning to the data science provides, If science gives us

empirical facts, tie these facts together with theories, it’s humanists
who turn these facts with moral, emotional, and spiritual meanings.
 Summary
Let us see if you can remember the main points raised in this lesson. Below is a
summary of these points:
 The term “humanities” originated from the Renaissance Latin expression studia humanitatis or
study of humanitas which refers to “culture, refinement, education.”

 Etymologically, the word humanities comes from the Latin humanus, which mean human,
cultured, and refined.

 The humanities today include literature, language, philosophy, geography, history, religion,
music, and art.

 Art is a subject under humanities. There is no one universal definition of art since art is
subjective. It is subjective in the sense that people differ in their perception of an object or
thing.

 Arts play a valuable role to students.

 Art appreciation is the study and understanding of the visual arts, including painting, sculpture,
architecture, and other forms of expression. It involves learning about the elements and
principles of art, as well as the historical and cultural context in which works of art were
created.

 Art appreciation is the possession of the works of an art for one’s admiration and satisfaction.
References
• Ariola, M.M. (2018). Art appreciation: new general education
curriculum compliant. Manila: Unlimited Books Library
Services & Pub., Inc.
• Sanchez, C.A, et al. (2002). Introduction to humanities.
Manila: Rex Book Store
• Santiago, P.M. (2020). A journey to art appreciation. Nueva
Ecija: Powersource Pub. House.