Arts Appreciation

Arts

From the Latin term 'ars' meaning skill, talent, ability.

Functions of Arts

Arts serves personal, social, and physical functions.

Personal Function of Arts

For self-expression or gratification.

Social Function of Arts

To address social issues and reflect societal perspectives.

Physical Function of Arts

Created to perform some service or be useful.

Classification of Arts

Divided into Verbal, Non-Verbal, Mixed, Applied Arts, and Fine Arts.

Verbal Arts

Includes literature and oratory using words and languages.

Non-Verbal Arts

Includes architecture, fashion, design, weaving, ceramics, and photography.

Mixed Arts

Includes theater, drama, opera, cinema, and performing arts.

Applied Arts

Resulting products that are useful, like utensils.

Fine Arts

Created for aesthetic purposes with no practical function.

Parts of a Work of Art

Includes subject, form, and content.

Representational Art

Art that portrays reality and can be easily identified.

Non-Representational Art

Art that does not represent reality; it is abstract.

Form (in art)

The overall organization and structure of a work of art.

Content (in art)

The meaning or message conveyed by the artwork.

Two-Dimensional Art (2D)

Art that has width and height, confined within a frame.

Painting

The application of pigments or colors to a surface.

Watercolor painting

A painting technique using water-based pigments.

Fresco painting

Wet painting on walls; once dried, it becomes part of the wall.

Tempera painting

A technique using egg yolk as a binder for pigments.

Pastel painting

A technique involving sticks of dried paste pigment.

Encaustic painting

A method using heat to bind colored wax.

Oil Painting

A heavy medium that uses oils as a binder.

Acrylic painting

Fast-drying synthetic paint.

Easel Painting

Portable painting on a stand for canvas.

Mural Painting

Art painted directly on large walls.

Relief Painting

Art that is raised on a surface.

Sandro Botticelli

Famous Renaissance artist known for 'The Birth of Venus'.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Renaissance artist known for 'Mona Lisa' and 'Last Supper'.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Famous for sculptures like 'David' and the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Fernando Amorsolo

Grand Old Man of Philippine Art; first National Artist.

Carlos 'Botong' Francisco

National Artist for Visual Arts in the Philippines.

Juan Luna

Filipino painter and activist known for 'The Spolarium'.

Three-Dimensional Art (3D)

Art that has actual depth and dimension.

Architecture

The art of designing and constructing buildings.

Post-Lintel System

A structural system involving vertical and horizontal supports.

Great Wall of China

A vast structure stretching across North China built during the Qin and Ming dynasty.

Chichen Itza

A Mayan city known for its astronomical features and stepped pyramid. (MEXICO)

Petra

An archaeological site in Jordan, known as the 'Rose City'.

Machu Picchu

An Incan city located in the Peruvian Andes.

Christ the Redeemer

A massive statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Colosseum

An ancient amphitheater in Rome for various public events.

Taj Mahal

A marble mausoleum in Agra, India, built by Emperor Shah Jahan.

Juan Nakpil

First National Artist for Architecture in the Philippines.

Leonardo Locsin

Architect known for significant structures like the CCP and PICC.

Sculpture

Three-dimensional artwork created from various materials.

Carving

A sculpture technique that involves cutting away material.

Modeling

A sculpting technique that involves adding material.

Casting

Creating a form by pouring liquid material into a mold.

Assemblage

A sculpture technique that joins materials together.

Molding

Shaping material to create a form.

Guillermo Estrella Tolentino

First National Artist for Sculpture in the Philippines.

Eduardo Castrillo

Famous for landmark sculptures in the Philippines.

Napoleon Abueva

Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture, known for works like 'Judas’ Kiss'.

Textile Arts

Crafts that use fibers to create functional or decorative items.

T’nalak

Textile art of the T’boli tribe.

Ikat

A weaving technique used in Ifugao textiles.

uses a resist dying process on either the warp or weft.

woven to create a pattern or design.

Photography

The art of capturing images through optical means.

Daguerreotype

The first practical photographic process using a camera.

Kodachrome

A type of color photography film.

Film

A medium that combines visual and audio projections.

Computer Arts

Art created using digital technologies, like Adobe products.

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)

Fortitude

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)

St. Augustine

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)

Adoration of Magi

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)

Florence, Italy

Da Vinci

Vitruvian Man

Michaelangelo Buonarroti

Archetypal

Michaelangelo Buonarroti

Chapel Ceiling

Michaelangelo Buonarroti

Creation of Adam

Michaelangelo Buonarroti

David

Michaelangelo Buonarroti

Pieta

Raphael Sanzio

School of Athens

Raphael Sanzio

The Transfiguation

Raphael Sanzio

Madonna and Child

Raphael Sanzio

Resurrection of Christ

Fernando Amorsolo

First National Artist (1972)

Fernando Amorsolo

impressionist (rural landscapes)

Fernando Amorsolo

Dalagang Bukid
Emilio Aguinaldo

Fernando Amorsolo

making of the ph. flag

Fernando Amorsolo

first baptism in the ph.

Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco

National Artist for Visual Arts (1973)

Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco

painter fo “fisherfolks” in Angono, Rizal, famous mural paintings at the city hall of Manila

Guillermo Estrella Tolentino

Father of Philippine Sculpture
First National Artist for Sculpture

Guillermo Estrella Tolentino

Oblation
Bonifacio Monument

Pis-yabit or Seputangan

prized handwoven cloth of the Tausugs of Sulu

head covering

Dagmay

handwoven textile of the Mandaya, made from abaca. Making it involves a mud-dyeing technique.

Inaul

= “weaved”
unique fabric woven by Maguindanaon women weavers in Mindanao.

Banig

Basey, Samar

folding sover strips