Unit 1 Importance Meaning and Assumption of Art

Republic of the Philippines
NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF TALAVERA
Off – Campus Program
Talavera, Nueva Ecija
UNIT I
THE IMPORTANCE, MEANING,
AND ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
CHRISTIAN ALLIC MENDOZA
Instructor
Learning Objectives
At the end of the unit, I am able to:
1. understand and realize the importance of
arts in daily life
2. explain the meaning of arts and the
different assumptions on arts
3. differentiate the philosophical perspectives
of arts
Learning Objectives
4. explain the nature and the various
functions of arts
5. identify the different classification of arts
How do you define the ART?
What can and cannot be considered art?

THE IMPORTANCE OF ART
Art is important because…
it is a component of dynamic
civilization
It is an essential form of
expression and it enhances daily experiences
communication
It develops the intellect of

younger generation of
younger generation to build
up positive character and
appreciate natural aesthetics
The word art also rooted in the 13th-century
French word art, which means “skill as a result of
learning or practice,” and the Latin word ars,
meaning “ability or practical skills”.
In Medieval Latin, ars meant “any special form of
book learning such as grammar, logic, or
MEANING OF ART
astronomy (Collingwood, 1983). Because of the
prominence of aesthetics, the study of beauty, in
the 17th century, art began to unfold from its
previous connotation of craftsmanship (Caslib,
Garing, and Casaul 2018).
Fine arts are those forms that were
In the 18th century, the divide between fine arts commonly be found in galleries and
and useful arts came to be known (Collingwood, museums: painting, sculpture, etc. Crafts
1983). are those art forms that had everyday
use: pottery, ceramics, copperware,
wallpapers, jewelry, etc.
The word art also rooted in the 13th-century
French word art, which means “skill as a result of
learning or practice,” and the Latin word ars,
meaning “ability or practical skills”.
In Medieval Latin, ars meant “any special form of
book learning such as grammar, logic, or
astronomy (Collingwood, 1983). Because of the
prominence of aesthetics, the study of beauty, in
the 17th century, art began to unfold from its
previous connotation of craftsmanship (Caslib,
Garing, and Casaul 2018).
Fine arts are those forms that were
In the 18th century, the divide between fine arts commonly be found in galleries and
and useful arts came to be known (Collingwood, museums: painting, sculpture, etc. Crafts
1983). are those art forms that had everyday
use: pottery, ceramics, copperware,
wallpapers, jewelry, etc.
as an
ability
You can also

define art in three
ART different ways
as a as a
process product
Definitions of Arts by Popular Thinkers
Plato “Art is that which brings life in harmony
with the beauty of the world”
John Dewey “ Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of
mind- one that demands its own
satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping of
matter to new and more significant
form”
Oscar Wilde “Art is the most intense mode of
individualism that the world has known”
Elbert Hubbard “Art is not a thing, it is a way”
Nietzsche “Art is essentially the affirmation, the
blessing, and the deification of
existence’.
FOUR COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ART
1. Art has to be man-made
2. Art must be creative, not imitative
4. Art is
3. Art must
expressed
benefit and
through a
satisfy a
certain
man
medium
Art History
It is a discipline of studying arts through
the lens of history. It involves dealing
with objects and works of art in their
historical development and stylistic
contexts. In simple terms, the job of art
historians is to study visual and tangible
objects humans make and map them in
history (Pooke & Newall, 2008).
Who made this? What was his intention in making it?
Where and when was this made? What was happening
around the artist at the time?
Who or what is the subject? How is the

subject represented?
How was this made? What style was used?
How did the artist’s audience receive the work? What

did it mean for them during that time?
The Meaning of Humanities
•The study of art belongs to the discipline of
humanities. Questions puzzling the existence of
man have been asked since time immemorial:
What am I? Why am I what I am? Why am I in
this world? And art, answering these question
boils down as records of man’s quest for answers
to the fundamental questions he asks about
himself and about life (Ortiz, Erestain, Guillermo,
Montano & Pillar, 1976).
The Meaning of Humanities
• Humanities include literature, music and art.
Through humanities, we learn what it is to be
human. In the 21st century, there is a focus on the
study of science and technology. Arts and
humanities seem to belong to the past. The
modern definition of Humanities aims to shape our
subjective energies (feelings, attitudes, aspirations)
in accordance with a particular view of the social
world in which we dream, we act and fulfill
ourselves (Ortiz et al., 1976).
Art Appreciation
Art Appreciation is an attitude toward art. It
allows us to understand deeply the purpose
of an artwork and recognize the beauty it
possesses (Collins & Riley, 1931).
An artist explores an individual’s humanity:
physical, emotional, psychological,
sociological and economic state - and create
art out of these explorations. Thus, art
becomes the expression of the artist’s
exploration of one’s humanity.
CREATIVITY
“Creation“in art refers to the act of
combining or reordering already existing
materials so that a new object is formed.
Thus, creativity in art involves skill and
expertness in handling materials and
organizing them into new, structurally
pleasing, and significant units (Ferrer, et
al., 2018).
ASSUMPTIONS OF
ART
ART IS UNIVERSAL
It is not only for concert halls, museums,
or galleries; not only for those who can
afford to pay; not only for critics and
scholars.
ART IS NOT NATURE
•Art is man-made; it is the development
of a man who uses his analytical ability
and artistry to process and plan.
ART INVOLVES
EXPERIENCE
• Art is a reflection of our experience. It is seeking
participation. Every art has something to do with
some physical content, a body or something
beyond the body.
• Three major experience of art (for artist):
a. Experience that an artist wants to communicate
b. Experience in creating the artwork
c. Experience after creating the artwork
ART INVOLVES
EXPERIENCE
• Audience Experience of Art:
a. Sensory Response
b. Emotional Response
c. Intellectual Response
ART AS EXPRESSION
Art is an expression of a general
vision of the age in which it was
created. An artist becomes a kind of
historian, recording in his/her work
the attitudes and way of life of his
period.
ART AS A FORM OF CREATION
• As a creativity activity, art involves skill or

expertness handling materials and
organizing them into new, structurally
pleasing and significant units. It is a
planned activity that may be produced and
executed by an individual or a team.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
FUNCTIONAL ART NON-FUNCTIONAL ART
Directly Useful Indirectly Useful
Architecture, weaving, Painting, Sculpture,
furniture-making, Literature, music,
industrial design, etc. theatre, etc.
HOW DOES ART SERVE US?
1. Personal
Art educates our
senses and sharpens
our perception of
color, forms, textures,
designs, sounds,
sounds, rhythms, and
harmonies in our
environment.
Personal expression through mural painting
2. Social
Art seeks to influence the
collective behavior of
people. It is created to be
seen or used primarily in
public situations and
expresses or describes
social or collective aspects
of existence or opposed to
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3. Physical
Physical function
encompasses the aesthetic
function through which art
becomes influential for man
to be aware of the beauty of
nature. .
BASIC PHILOSOPHICAL
PERSPECTIVES OF ART
1. Art as Mimesis (Plato) - all artistic
creation is a form of imitation: that
which really exists (in the “world of
ideas”) is a type created by God; the
concrete things man perceives in his
existence are shadowy representations of
this ideal type.
BASIC PHILOSOPHICAL
PERSPECTIVES OF ART
2. Art as Representation (Aristotle) -
He recognized that literature is a
representation of life, yet also believed
that representations intervene between
the viewer and the real. This creates
worlds of illusion leading one away from
the "real things".
BASIC PHILOSOPHICAL
PERSPECTIVES OF ART
3. Art for Art’s Sake (Kant) - that art needs no
justification, that it need serve no political, didactic,
or other ends. Art has its own reason of being.
4. Art as an Escape - the ritual of producing or
making art touches the deepest reaches of the mind
and the essential dimension of the artistic creative
process. The sacred level of art not only transforms
everything into art but also transforms the artist at
the very center of his or her being.
REFERENCES:
• Collingwood. R. G. (1983). The Principles of Art. Read Books Ltd. Worcestershire
• Caslib, B. N., Garing. D., Casaul, J. A. (2018). RBS Art Appreciation. Rex Bookstore, Inc. Sampaloc Manila
• Ortiz, M.A. Erestain T. Guillermo, A. Montano, M. Pillar, S. (1976). Art Perception and Appreciation. Univeristy
of the East and JMC Press, Inc.
• Pooke, G., Newall, D. (2008). Art History: The Basics. Routledge. Oxon.
• Kleiner, F.S. (2011) Gardiner’s Art Through the Ages: a Global History. 13th Edition. Wardsworth Cengage
Learning, Boston
• Ortiz, M.A. Erestain, T. Guilermo A. Montano, M., Pillar, S. (1976). “The nature of Art”. Art perception and
Appreciation. University of the East and JMC Press. Inc. pp. 5-14
• Ranisan, W.K., Ferrer, M.C. D., Mangahas, T. L. S., Roldan, C., Antonio, M.T. Art Appreciation: Malabon City.
Mutya Publishing House Inc
Electronic Sources:
• https://frontlearners.com/blended/pluginfile.php/10364/mod_resource/content/3/index.html

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NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What can and cannot be considered art?

It develops the intellect of

You can also

ART different ways

1. Art has to be man-made

2. Art must be creative, not imitative

Who or what is the subject? How is the

How was this made? What style was used?

How did the artist’s audience receive the work? What

• As a creativity activity, art involves skill or

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