Art Appreciation - Prelims Reviewer

Creativity

The use of imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.

Imagination

The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.

Instinctual Reason

An artist produces art to respond to his basic instinct (balance, harmony, rhythm, mystery).

Motivational Reason

An artist uses art to communicate an idea or emotion (through pleasure or entertainment).

Beauty

A combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.

Aesthetics

A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art.

Different Ways on How People Express Their Ideas and Emotions

1. Visual Arts

2. Film

3. Performance Art

4. Architecture

5. Dance

6. Literature

7. Theater Arts

8. Applied Arts

Visual Arts

-        this includes drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture

-        can be expressed in 2 dimensional (length and width) or 3 dimensional (length, width, and height)

-        Examples: Oblation by Guillermo E. Tolentino (sculpture), The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (painting)

Film

-        Motion picture or movie that presents a story

-        Examples: Heneral Luna, Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral

Performance Art

-        solo or group performance of artists which is contingent on the presence or absence of the body

-        Example: Rhythm 0 by Marina Abramovic

Architecture

-        The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings

-        Example: Eiffel Tower in Paris, The Ruins in Bacolod

Dance

-        the human expression through movement

-        categories are: ballroom dance, African-american and traditional jazz, latin dances, professional performance dance, and hip-hop and funk dance

Literature

-        Categorized into poetry and prose

-        Can be fictional or non-fictional

-        Example: Desiderata by Max Erhmann

Theater Arts

-        delves deeper in understanding the human condition

-        Example: Les Miserables

Applied Arts

-        Making objects with functional purposes but aesthetic concerns are significant

Personal Function of Art

• Definition: Art created for individual self-expression, emotional catharsis, personal therapeutic reasons, or private aesthetic enjoyment.
  
  

• Examples: Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits expressing her physical pain; a personal journal sketch; an abstract painting made for stress relief.

Social Function of Art

• Definition: Art created to communicate messages to a group, influence political or social behavior, commemorate public events, or reinforce collective cultural identity.

• Examples: Public monuments (e.g., Rizal Monument); political propaganda murals; religious statues used during community festivals.

Physical Function of Art

• Definition: Art objects or structures crafted with a practical utility, direct ergonomic use, or physical function in daily life.

• Examples: Architecture (residential houses, bridges); pottery and clay vases for holding water; custom-designed furniture.

Representational

Represents objects or events in the real world, usually looking easily recognizable.

Abstract

Connected to something visual from the real world.

Non-Representational

Does not depict anything from the real world (figures, landscapes, animals, etc.)

Manager

Responsible for the day-to-day running of an art department.

Curator

A person who selects and often interprets different works of art. He is also responsible for writing labels, catalog essays, and other content supporting art exhibitions.

Collector

Keeps works of art reflecting personal preference.

Art Dealer

Professionals who have acquired and developed business acuity as well as knowledge regarding pieces of art, artistry and the process of working with the artist and the purchasing client.

Artist

Produces art works appreciated through sensory organs.

Artisan

Produces craft for practical use.

Curation

The action or process of selecting, organizing, and looking after the items in a collection or exhibition. It aims to make the people understand that the artisan’s work is an end in itself and the artist’s work is a means to an end.

Procedure of Art Curation

1. Selection and Choice

2. Unity and Coherence

3. Design the Exhibit

4. Promotion and Advertisement

Point

Most basic visual element with no dimension.

Line

Path of moving point, or points in a series

Shape

Produced by the boundary or edge of an object.

Value

Created by the application of lights, shades, and shadows.

Color

Produced by light striking a surface.

Texture

Touch of hardness and softness in the surface of the painting.

3 Kinds of Shape

• Rectilinear

• Curvilinear

• Irregular

Rectilinear

Shapes of Objects

Curvilinear

Shapes of Living Things

Irregular

Any possible shape

Workshop

A meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project.

Improvisation

Activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found.

Installation

The act of putting something in; an artistic genre of three-dimensional works.

Transcreation

The process of adapting a message from one language to another, while maintaining its intent, style, tone, and context.

Harmony

The interaction of elements in an art composition.

Variety

The differences among the elements in an art composition.

Balance

Equality in attention or attraction of visual elements in picture-plane

Dominance

A way of emphasizing a particular element over the others

Kinds of Balance According to the Division of Picture-Plane

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Radial

Vertical Balance

Suggests life.

Horizontal

Suggests peace and rest.

Radial

Suggests movement