ART APPRECIATION

ART APPRECIATION
• One of the required general education
subjects in the revised General Education
Curriculum (GEC) come 2016
• Focuses on art as art which is primarily
aesthetics
 OBJECTIVES:
• Students will be taught how to view a work of
art, what to look for and how to tell if an art
work is good or bad
• Provide them the opportunity to examine,
experience and even produce works of art in
order to appreciate their role and purpose in
life
• Will be exposed to various categories of art
such as:
• visual arts (from the classical art form to the
modern art installations),
• The performing arts (music and dance,
particularly Modern and Contemporary
Ballet)
• Drama and film (from mainstream to indie
films)
• Enhanced e-book
• Multi-media aesthetics
 AT THE END OF THE CLASS, STUDENTS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

• Understand and approach a work of art from a

perspective informed by history and tradition
and the social environment in which the art
work is created.
 THE MEANING
AND
IMPORTANCE OF ART
WHAT IS ART?
 ARTS
• Difficult to define and difficult to gather into a
conceptual net but we would probably agree
that the arts enhance daily experiences.
• Has touched everyone
• Is all around us being universal because it can
be found in all cultures.
• Covers many meanings:
• Ability
• Process
• Product
• Concerns itself with the communication of
certain ideas and feelings by means of a
sensuous medium-whether it is color, sound,
bronze, body, words or film
 ART AS AN ABILITY

• It is the human capacity to make things of

beauty and things that stir us.
• It is creativity
 ART AS A PROCESS
• Encompasses acts such as drawing, painting,
sculpting, designing buildings, singing, dancing
and using the camera to create images or
memorable works
 ART AS A PRODUCT
• It is the completed work- an etching, a
sculpture, a structure, a musical composition,
choreography or a tapestry
 ETYMOLOGY
• The word “ART”
• r is rooted in the 13th
century French word ART which means
SKILLS as a result of learning or practice

•Latin word ”ars” meaning ability or

practical skills
DEFINITION OF ARTS FROM
MANY KNOWN
PERSONALITIES
PLATO
- Brings life in harmony with
the beauty of the world
JOHN DEWEY
- Attitude of spirit, a state of
mind-one which demands for
its own satisfaction and
fulfulling, a shaping of matter
to new and more significant
form
OSCAR WILDE
- Is the most intense mode of
individualism that the world
has known
ELBERT HUBBARD
- Art is not a thing – it is a way
FOUR COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ARTS
1. Art has to be human-made
2. Art must be creative, not imitative
3. Art must benefit and satisfy human
being
4. Art is expressed through a certain
medium or material by which artists
communicate themselves to their
audiences
THE SUBJECTS OF ART AND THE
METHODS OF PRESENTING
THEM
SUBJECT OF ART
-Is the matter to be described or
to be portrayed by the artist
-Is varied
-May refer to any person, object,
scene or event
TWO KINDS OF ART AS TO SUBJECT:
1. REPRESENTATIONAL ART OR
OBJECTIVE ART

2. NON-REPRESENTATION ART OR
NON-OBJECTIVE ART
REPRESENTATIONAL ART OR
OBJECTIVE ART
-Those arts which depict
(represent) objects that are
commonly recognized by most
people
-Attempt to copy
-Uses “form” and is concerned
with”what” i
Examples:

-Still life
-Portraiture (portrate)
-Landscapes,
seascapes,moonscapes,
cityscapes
STILL LIFE
 NON-REPRESENTATION ART or
NON-OBJECTIVE ART
-Those arts without any reference to
anything outside itself (without
representation)

-No recognizable objects

-It is abstract in the sense that it
does not represent real objects in
our world

-Uses “content” and is concerned

with “how” the artwork is depicted
STRUCTURE OF AN ARTWORK
 ARTWORK
-Considered as one when the
following measures are met:
- Genuineness

- Aesthetic quality

- Mastery of skill
 SUBJECT

-In general the subject matter of an

artwork is anything under the sun
-Could be make-believe,
imaginary and invented like a
cerberus (three-headed dog) and
a mermaid (Dyesebel) or real
events like the devastating
brought about by typhoon
Yolanda in Tacloban, Leyte .
THREE WAYS OF REPRESENTING
THE SUBJECT
-SUBJECT

-ABSTRACT

-DISTORTED OR REALIST
 ARTIST
-An individual who exhibits
exceptional skills in any of the
various art forms like the visual and
performing arts or an individual
trained or with mastery of specific or
multiple artistic capacities
-May be one who is acclaimed by
experts or patrons
Example:
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Leonardo Da Vinci
-Unlike other people, they are more
sensitive and creative.
Two Kinds of Artist:
-Creator

-performers
- CREATOR or composer writes a
song to be sung by talented singers
(performers)
-DRAMATIST or playwright writes
play to be staged by company of
actors
-CHOREOGRAPHER composes a
ballet or a dance sequence which will
be performed by a troupe of dancers
SOME FAMOUS ARTISTS
 1. Leonardo Da Vince
-Is known to the world as an
inventor, scientist, mathematician
and most of all an artist
-Considered to be a true Renaissance
man
-Skilled in many subjects and is
respected because of his
achievements
-Helped pioneer the sciences,
developed new art techniques
-One of the first people to dissect
the human body
-Most famous artwork is the MONA
LISA – painted between 1503 to
1507
 2. VINCENT WILLEM van GOGH
-One of the most famous artists of all
time

-Has influenced many painters over

the years

-Has been one of the most collected

painters that ever lived
-Created his own art movement
-Famous paintings:
- STARRY NIGHT
- SUNFLOWERS
- IRISES
- AT ETERNITY’S GATE
3. MICHAELANGELO BUONARROTI
-Born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese,
Tuscany, Italy
-His father was a banker, which put
his family within the middle class of
the social hierarchy at that time
 MICHAELANGELO BUONARROTI
-As a painter, he made the mural at
the Sistine Chapel ceiling

-His sculptural works include the

statue of:
- David
- Pieta
- Madonna and Child
 4. Auguste Rodin
-1840-1917
- French sculptor
-Famous work are :
- The Thinker
- The Kiss
-Considered to be a progenitor of
modern Sculpture
5. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
-Baptized as JOHANNES
CHRYSOSTMUS WOLFGANGUS
THEOPHILUS MOZART

-Prolific and influential composer of

the Classical era.
5. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
-Wrote over 600 pieces, including
symphonies, sonatas, concertos,
operas, dance music and masses
5. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
-Some of his most famous pieces are:
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little
Night Music, 1787)
- the operas Le Nozze di Figaro (The
Marriage of Figaro, 1786)
-Don Giovannie (1787)
- Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute
1791)
6. MARTHA GRAHAM
-American dancer and
choreographer
-Known as the pioneer of modern
dance
-Dared to introduce new, modern
dance moves to the world
-Recognized as one of the greatest
artists of the 20 Century
th
6. MARTHA GRAHAM
-Created a movement language
based upon the expressive capacity
of the human body.
7. FERNANDO AMORSOLO
-One of the most important artists in
the history of painting in the
Philippines

-Portraitist and painter of rural

Philippine landscapes

-Was declared National Artist in 1972

8. GUILERMO TOLENTINO
te
-Named National Artist in Sculpture
in 1973

-In 1935, he was commissioned to

create the OBLATION, which became
a symbol of freedom for the UP
8. GUILERMO TOLENTINO
te
-His masterpiece is the BONIFACIO
MONUMENT that stands at the
intersection of Rizal Avenue and
EDSA in Caloocan City and the life
bronze figures of Manuel Quezon the
Quezon Memorial Circle
9. LIZA-MACUJA-ELIZALDE
N
- Prima Ballerina
- in 1984, she became the first
Filipina prima ballerina and first
foreign soloist to ever join the Kirov
Ballet
- present Prima Ballerina. Artistic
Director and mentor of Ballet
Manila which she herself founded
9. LIZA-MACUJA-ELIZALDE
N
- acclaimed as the Prima Ballerina
of the Filipino Masses through her
concerts which she offers to
different schools in the country.
10. ISHMAEL BERNAL N
- a Filipino film, stage and television
director, actor and screenwriter

-Noted for his melodramas,

particularly with feminist and moral
issues, he directed many landmark
Filipino films
- Among them:
- Nuna sa Tubig, N
1975
- City After Dark, 1980
- Relasyon, 1982
- Himala, 1982
-Considered to be the best Filipino
film ever produced
- declared National Artist of the
Philippines in 2001
11. LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
N
- National artist in architecture,
1990
-Reshaped the urban landscape
with distinctive architecture
reflective of Philippine art and
culture
11. LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
N
- believes that Philippine
architecture is the “product of two
great streams of culture” oriental
and the occidental

-Famous large single work is the

ISTANA NURUL IMAN, the palace of
the Sultan of Brunei
11. LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
N
- the CCP complex is a virtual Locsin
Complex with all five buildings
designed by him- the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts
Theather, PICC, Philcite and the
Western Philippine Plaza (Now
Sofitel Hotel)
12. NORA AUNORN
- Critically acclaimed Filipina actress
recording artist and film producer

-Appeared in several stage plays,

television shows and concerts

-Known as Philippine cinema’s

SUPERSTAR
- Transformed herself into a serious
N
actress and came to be regarded as
an acting heavyweight, performing
in films such as:
- Tatlong Tang Walang Diyos, 1976
- Himala, 1982
- Bonam 1980
- The Flor Contemplacion Story
1995
- Thy Womb, 2012
 N
- those performing films gave her
international and local awards and
nominations
 N
THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF AN
ARTWORK
1. Visual artworks (2 dimensional)
2. Practical (3 dimensional)
artworks
3. Performing arts
 N
THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF AN
ARTWORK
1. Visual artworks (2 dimensional)
2. Practical (3 dimensional)
artworks
3. Performing arts
 N
1. Visual artworks
- include painting, mosaic,
prints, photography, and digital
arts
 N
2. practical
- include sculpture and
architecture
 N
3. Performing arts
- artworks include dance, music,
film/theater and literature
GENERALLY ACCEPTED PURPOSE
WHY AN ARTWORK IS MADE
1. Recording appearance
2. Making the Invisible visible
3. Commnication
4. Delighting
MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

- The Gods of the Egyptians are

well-presented in their temples,
tombs and pyramid
- The Ifugaos of the Cordillera in
their granaries their BuLOL or rice
gold who is responsible for a
bountiful harvest
RECORDING APPEARANCE

- Examples of how artworks could

record images of man and nature:
- Cave painting
- portraits and
- landscapes
COMMUNICATION
- The Passion of the Christ presented
in the station of the cross on
churches is a potent tool in
sharing the basic foundation of
Christian faith which is the pain,
suffering, crucifixion, death and
rise of the messiah and salvation
of mankind
DELIGHTING
- The beautiful geometrical designs
of the hose of prayer and worship
of the Muslim which is the
MOSQUE does not also represent
their culture and faith, They are
also sights that could make us
awe with its fine touch and
grandeur of styles
 THE VIEWER, PATRON OR CRITIQUE

A. Elite or the Patron

B. Ordinary person

C. Connoiseur

D. Fellow artist
a. ELITE or the Patron
- has more refined taste and
appreciation of artworks.

- During the Medieval and

Renaissance period, they were
not just the subject of artworks in
their portrait but they also cause
the fall and rise of an artist
b. Ordinary person
- the generic public
c. Connoisseur
- the evaluators appreciator and
authenticators of an artwork
d. Fellow Artist
- a fellow who has different s a
fellow styles and preferences and
who may despise a fellow arists’s
masterpiece and acclaim those
with whom he/she share
commonality
IMPRESSION OF THE VIEWER,
PATRON OR CRITIQUE
- They are only two (2)
impression of an artwork – it is
either to appreciate or critique