Art

ARTS 1013

Appreciation
ART APPRECIATION
MODULE 2
OBJECTIVES
o Identify the different types of beauty
o Differentiate the three functions of art by giving examples
with explanation
o Classify arts into different forms
o Differentiate representational and non-representational
o Analyze the subject matter of specific examples of art
o Critique an art using some guide questions
Types of
Beauty
 IDEAL BEAUTY

objects or scenes in nature which conforms or approximate to his

idea of how beauty should be made or formed
- perfection
 REAL BEAUTY NATURAL BEAUTY

Blue water (Baggao, Cagayan)

conforms to the general
expectations of man in a particular found in nature and is not man-made
society, period and culture
 ARTIFICIAL BEAUTY DECORATIVE BEAUTY

when man tries to make some changes

in nature in order to realize some decorative function of the work of
concept, atmosphere or mood art that helps beautify the place
 INTELLECTUAL
SPIRITUAL BEAUTY
BEAUTY

works of art in which subjects are

elements or a meaning found
about religion, or beauty found in
beyond the surface or
noble and virtuous life
composition’s observable features
Classifications
of art
 ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
PRACTICAL/USEFUL ARTS LIBERAL ARTS (Humanities)

concerned with the skills and

methods of practical subjects such includes the study of history, literature,
as manufacture and craftsmanship writing, philosophy, sociology,
psychology, creative arts, and more.
 ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
FINE ARTS MINOR ARTS

include jewelry, silverware,

products of human creative activity
coins, miniature sculptures and
for the satisfaction and relaxation of
carvings
man’s mind and spirit
painting, Sculpture, Architecture, printmaking
 ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
MAJOR ARTS

characterized by their actual and potential expressiveness

and by a purely disinterested purpose
require tremendous amount of training, effort, time and focus
Music, Poetry, Sculpture
 ACCORDING TO MEDIA & FORM
PLASTIC ARTS PHONETIC ARTS

any art form which involves

are based on sounds and words as
modelling or molding in three
media of expression
dimensions
 ACCORDING TO MEDIA & FORM
KINETIC ARTS PURE ARTS

makes use of rhythmic movement utilizes only one and no other

as the elements of expression medium of expression
sound in music, color in painting
 ACCORDING TO MEDIA & FORM
MIXED ARTS

uses two or more media to

express oneself
Opera which includes music, drama, and
poetry all together.
functions
of art
SOCIAL FUNCTION

seeks or tends to influence the collective

behavior of people as opposed to one person's
point of view or experience
 PHYSICAL FUNCTION
forms and structures of art make one to
live his/her life comfortably
PERSONAL FUNCTION
works done specifically to satisfy
artist’s own desire to produce work
Philosophical
import of art
 ARTISTIC INTEGRITY
ability to omit an acceptable level of opposing, disrupting,
and corrupting values that would otherwise alter an artist's
or entities' original vision

- do it with passion
- be original
PROPORTION & SCALE
 RADIANCE
the quality of an object that makes us want to continue perceiving it
SUBJECT
SUBJECT The “what”
the visual focus of the image that may be
extracted from examining the artwork CONTENT The “why”
CONTENT FORM The “how”
the meaning that is communicated by
the artist or the artwork
FORM
how the elements and the medium or
materials are put together
Subjects
of art
 A. SUBJECT TYPE
REPRESENTATIONAL NON-
REPRESENTATIONAL
represents objects or events in
the real world, usually looking lines, colors, and shapes themselves
easily recognizable are the focus of the artwork, rather
than any existing thing
 B. KINDS OF SUBJECT

SEASCAPE

LANDSCAPE
outdoor view of nature, such as
mountains, rivers, sky desert, fields or CITYSCAPE
forests
 B. KINDS OF SUBJECT

EVERYDAY LIFE

a set up similar
to what is
happening in
STILL LIFE
our daily lives
groups of inanimate
objects arranged in an
indoor setting
 B. KINDS OF SUBJECT

PORTRAITS FIGURES

artistic the emphasis

representation of is on human
a person, in which body, either
the face and its nude
expressions are
predominant
 B. KINDS OF SUBJECT

ANIMALS HISTORY/LEGEND
subjects of the earliest art depicts story of a definite place,
ever created (cave paintings) local custom and haunted place
 B. KINDS OF SUBJECT

DREAMS & FANTASIES RELIGIONS & MYTHS

a subject that has magical depicts story that deals with
and unfamiliar contents supernatural tradition, men, culture,
heroes and beliefs
 C. WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT

REALISM
ABSRACTION
describes as accurately and honestly
as possible what is observed does not attempt to represent an
through the senses accurate depiction of a visual reality
 C. WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT
ABSTRACTION
DISTORTION

ELONGATION
MANGLING
subject is in misshapen subject is lengthened,
condition or twisted subjects are cut,
a protracted or an
lacerated, mutilated
extended
or hacked
 C. WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT
ABSTRACTION
ABSTRACT an expression of
EXPRESSIONISM reality is expressed
in a non-
representational
statement with line,
CUBISM colour and size as
well as the
subject is presented as geometric aggressive mingling
forms shown from multiple of colours, shapes
simultaneous vantage points and form
 C. WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT

SYMBOLISM FAUVISM
characterized with a radical use of
subjects with deep meanings
unnatural colors that separated
such as love, death, sin,
color from its usual representational
religion, or disease
and realistic role
C. WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT

DADAISM

tries to shock
and provoke
the public with
outrageous
pieces of
writing, poetry FUTURISM
recitals, and art art that captures the speed
exhibitions and force of modern
industrial society
C. WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT
SURREALISM

confronts viewers
with a world that is
completely defined
and minutely
depicted but that
makes no rational EXPRESSIONISM
sense uses expressive possibilities of
colour and line to explore dramatic
and emotion-laden themes
 ART QUIZ
Ways of representing the subject
1. Harlequin with a Guitar, by Juan
Gris 2. The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by
Rembrandt van Rijn
 ART QUIZ
4. The Art Critic, by Raoul Hausmann
3. "El Sueño“, by Dalí
 ART QUIZ
5. The Scream, by Edvard Munch
6. Boats in the Harbour, by Derain
 ART QUIZ
7. The Laughing Cavalier, by George Condo
8. "Incuneandosi nell'abitato, by Tullio Crali
 ART QUIZ
9. The Porch Ladies, by Ernie Barnes
10. Number 1A by Jackson Pollock
ART CRITIQUE
SUBJECT
1. What is the subject of this painting? Is
the subject representational or non-
representational?
CONTENT
2. What does the artist try to communicate
through this painting?
FORM
3. What are the elements present in the painting?
What is the medium used by the artist?
 ART QUIZ
1. Harlequin with a Guitar, by Juan Gris
2. The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by
Rembrandt van Rijn

REALISM
CUBISM
 ART QUIZ
4. The Art Critic, by Raoul Hausmann
3. "El Sueño“, by Dalí

SURREALISM
DADAISM
 ART QUIZ
5. The Scream, by Edvard Munch
6. Boats in the Harbour, by Derain

FAUVISM
EXPRESSIONISM
 ART QUIZ
7. The Laughing Cavalier, by George Condo
8. "Incuneandosi nell'abitato, by Tullio Crali

MANGLING FUTURISM
 ART QUIZ
9. The Porch Ladies, by Ernie Barnes
10. Number 1A by Jackson Pollock

ELONGATION ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM