UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES
Bo. Obrero, Davao City, Philippines
ARTS APPRECIATION
GE 218
WHAT IS ART: INTRODUCTION AND ASSUMPTIONS
Part 1
Art – something that is around us. From Ancient Latin ARS
Ars – craft or specialized form of skill. In Medieval Latin, any special form of book-learning.
Aesthetics – study of beauty
Fine arts – not delicate or highly skilled arts, but beautiful arts
Galloping Wild Boar – in the cave of Altamira, Spain
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
1. Art is universal
Greek epics (Iliad, Odyssey) & Sanskrit pieces (Mahabharata, Ramayana) – written before
the beginning of recorded history
Art has always been timeless and universal
“Art is not good because it is old, but old because it is good.”
2. Art is not nature
Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting nature.
Art is made by man, whereas nature is given around us
3. Art involves experience
By experience, we mean the actual doing of something
Knowing a thing is different from hearing from others what the said thing is
All art depends on experience, and if one is to know art, he must know it not as fact or
information but as experience.
In matters of art, the subject’s perception is of primacy.
An important aspect of experiencing art is its being highly personal, individual, and subjective.
Every experience with art is accompanied by some emotion.
Feelings and emotions are concrete proofs that the artwork has been experiences.
Degustibus non disputandum est – matters of taste are not matters of dispute
, CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION, AND EXPRESSION
Part 2
It takes an artist to make an art. Not every beautiful thing that can be seen or experienced may
truly be called a work of art.
Art is a product of man’s creativity, imagination, and expression.
Not everyone can be considered artist, but all are spectators of art.
Jean-Paul Sartre – French Philosopher. Art is a creative work that depicts the world in a completely
different light and perspective, and the source is due to human freedom.
In cultivating an appreciation of art, one should also exercise and develop his taste for things that
are fine and beautiful.
Creativity requires thinking outside of the box.
A creative artist doesn’t simply copy or imitate another artist’s work. He embraces originality.
Albert Einstein – German Physicist. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is
limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever
will be to know and understand.
Robin George Collingwood – English Philosopher. What an artist does to an emotion is not to induce it,
but express it.
Expressing emotions is different from describing emotions.
Art is not a reflector of what is outside but a reflection of their inner selves.
ART EXPRESSIONS
1. Visual Arts
Appeal to the sense of sight and are mainly visual in nature
Art form that population is most likely more exposed to
Mediums: Paintings, Drawings, Letterings, Printing, Sculptures, Digital Imaging
2. Film
Art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of
movement
Focuses on aesthetic, cultural, and social value
Considered both an art and an industry
Stimulates experiences or creates one that is beyond the scope of our imagination
Elements: lighting, musical score, visual effects, direction
3. Performance Art
Live art with the human body as the medium
Employs other kinds of art such as visual art, props, or sound
Elements: Time, Where the performance took place, Performer’s body, Relationship
between the audience and the performer
Cannot be bought or traded as commodity
4. Poetry performance
Poetry – art form where the artist expresses his emotions through words carefully
Bo. Obrero, Davao City, Philippines
ARTS APPRECIATION
GE 218
WHAT IS ART: INTRODUCTION AND ASSUMPTIONS
Part 1
Art – something that is around us. From Ancient Latin ARS
Ars – craft or specialized form of skill. In Medieval Latin, any special form of book-learning.
Aesthetics – study of beauty
Fine arts – not delicate or highly skilled arts, but beautiful arts
Galloping Wild Boar – in the cave of Altamira, Spain
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
1. Art is universal
Greek epics (Iliad, Odyssey) & Sanskrit pieces (Mahabharata, Ramayana) – written before
the beginning of recorded history
Art has always been timeless and universal
“Art is not good because it is old, but old because it is good.”
2. Art is not nature
Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting nature.
Art is made by man, whereas nature is given around us
3. Art involves experience
By experience, we mean the actual doing of something
Knowing a thing is different from hearing from others what the said thing is
All art depends on experience, and if one is to know art, he must know it not as fact or
information but as experience.
In matters of art, the subject’s perception is of primacy.
An important aspect of experiencing art is its being highly personal, individual, and subjective.
Every experience with art is accompanied by some emotion.
Feelings and emotions are concrete proofs that the artwork has been experiences.
Degustibus non disputandum est – matters of taste are not matters of dispute
, CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION, AND EXPRESSION
Part 2
It takes an artist to make an art. Not every beautiful thing that can be seen or experienced may
truly be called a work of art.
Art is a product of man’s creativity, imagination, and expression.
Not everyone can be considered artist, but all are spectators of art.
Jean-Paul Sartre – French Philosopher. Art is a creative work that depicts the world in a completely
different light and perspective, and the source is due to human freedom.
In cultivating an appreciation of art, one should also exercise and develop his taste for things that
are fine and beautiful.
Creativity requires thinking outside of the box.
A creative artist doesn’t simply copy or imitate another artist’s work. He embraces originality.
Albert Einstein – German Physicist. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is
limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever
will be to know and understand.
Robin George Collingwood – English Philosopher. What an artist does to an emotion is not to induce it,
but express it.
Expressing emotions is different from describing emotions.
Art is not a reflector of what is outside but a reflection of their inner selves.
ART EXPRESSIONS
1. Visual Arts
Appeal to the sense of sight and are mainly visual in nature
Art form that population is most likely more exposed to
Mediums: Paintings, Drawings, Letterings, Printing, Sculptures, Digital Imaging
2. Film
Art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of
movement
Focuses on aesthetic, cultural, and social value
Considered both an art and an industry
Stimulates experiences or creates one that is beyond the scope of our imagination
Elements: lighting, musical score, visual effects, direction
3. Performance Art
Live art with the human body as the medium
Employs other kinds of art such as visual art, props, or sound
Elements: Time, Where the performance took place, Performer’s body, Relationship
between the audience and the performer
Cannot be bought or traded as commodity
4. Poetry performance
Poetry – art form where the artist expresses his emotions through words carefully
