Comprehensive Humanities and Arts: Key Concepts, History, and Filipino Cultural Awards

HUMANITIES

Came from the Latin word "humanus" meaning refined, cultured and human.

IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES

1. Man needs an image of himself
2. Understanding of his natures
3. Necessary for the development of a complete, social man
4. Provides man with a measure of his own passion and desire
5. Regulate man's behavior.

ART

Comes from the Aryan root word AR which means to put together; Latin word ARS which means skills/ability.

VISUAL ART

That are primarily seen, occupies space. Examples: paintings, sculptures and architectures.

AUDITORY ARTS

Heard, timed arts; exist in time. Examples: music and poetry.

FILM

Refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of movement.

PERFORMANCE ART

A live art and the artist's medium is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform, but also employs other kinds of art such as visual art, props, or sound.

DANCE

Is a series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music accompaniment.

LITERARY ART

Goes beyond the usual professional, academic, journalistic, and other technical form of writing.

Focuses on writing using a unique style, not following a specific form or norm.

THEATER

Uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience. Usually follows a script, though not to be confused with literary arts.

APPLIED ARTS

Incorporate elements of style and design to everyday items with the aim of increasing their aesthetical value. Brings beauty, charm, and comfort into useful everyday things.

COMBINED/PERFORMING ARTS

Combines visual & auditory elements. Examples: drama & theatre, dancing, cinema & TV, opera.

PURPOSES OF THE ART

1. Create beauty
2. Provide decoration
3. Reveal truth
4. Immortalize
5. Express religious values
6. Record and commemorate experience
7. Create order and harmony.

ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

1. Art is Universal

2. Art is not nature

3. Art involves experience.

ART IS UNIVERSAL

Art has been created by all people at all times, in all countries and it lives because its well-liked, and enjoyed.

ART IS NOT NATURE

Art is made by man, whereas nature is a given around us. They can be considered opposites.

ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCES

There can never be appreciation of art without experience.

ANCIENT WORLD

It meant using the bare hands to produce something that will be useful to one's day-to-day life. Greeks had no word for 'fine art'. Greek techne and Latin ars referred to 'the human ability to make and perform'.

MEDIEVAL LATIN

It meant any special form of book-learning, such as grammar, logic, magic, or astrology. No distinction between fine arts and crafts.

EARLY RENAISSANCE

Artist saw their activities merely as craftsmanship, devoid of connotations now attached to art.

17TH CENTURY

When the problem and idea of aesthetics began to unfold distinctly from technical workmanship.

18TH CENTURY

Evolved to distinguish between the fine arts and the useful arts. Before this, 'artist' and 'artisan' were interchangeable.

THE GALLOPING WILD BOAR

Belong to Upper Paleolithic Age.

FUNCTIONS OF ART

Functions of Art: Personal (expression of oneself), Social (public display and celebration, affect behavior), Physical (utilitarian)

EXPRESSIONS OF ART

Subject - visual focus; Content - meaning communicated; Form Composition - overall organization of artwork.

SUBJECT OF ARTS

Nature, People and events, Myths and legends, Spiritual and religious beliefs

REPRESENTATIONAL ART

Refers to object or events in the real world; identifiable and recognizable.

NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART

Does not reference real world. Focuses on shapes, lines, emotion, concepts. Abstract art.

CONTENT IN ART

Factual - basic recognizable meaning; Conventional - established interpretation; Subjective - meanings based on viewer circumstances.

TWO-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA

Two-dimensional - width and height, has plane/picture frame. Examples: Drawings, Paintings

THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA

Three-dimensional - has depth, appreciated through tactile sense. Examples: Sculpture, Assembling, Modeling, Carving, Casting, Crafts, Architecture

TECHNOLOGICAL MEDIA

Photography, Film and Videos, Computer Arts

LEONARDO DA VINCI

"MONALIZA" (1452-1519), known for Painting, drawing, sculpting, science, engineering, architecture, anatomy

VINCENT VAN GOGH

"THE STARRY NIGHTY" (1889), Dutch post-impressionist 1853-1890

MICHELANGELO

"THE CREATION OF ADAM" (1475-1564), Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet

FERNANDO AMORSOLO

"DALAGANG BUKID" (1958), Grand Old Man of Philippine Art

CARLOS BOTONG FRANCISCO

"BAYANIHAN" (1962), Filipino muralist from Angono, Rizal, known for historical pieces

BENEDICTO CABRERA (BENCAB)

"SABEL IN BLUE" (2006), National Artist for Visual Arts

ARTIST

An artist is a person who performs any of the creative arts.

ARTISAN

An artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand.

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

Cologne Cathedral in Germany

PHILIPPINE ARTISANS

Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Loay, Bohol

ART CURATOR

Design, develop and manage installations and exhibits in museums and galleries

ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

Places where you can visit and see beautiful artwork

FILMMAKING

Process of producing a motion picture: Preproduction, Production, Postproduction

ORDER OF NATIONAL ARTIST

Highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals in arts, administered by CCP & NCCA, conferred by President

GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN (GAMABA)

National Living Treasures Award. Citizens engaged in traditional art uniquely Filipino.

OBJECTIVE OF GAMABA

Objective: Honor and support traditional folk artists, preserve their skills, transfer knowledge to new generation.

CRITERIA GAMABA

Criteria: Filipino citizen, indigenous community, 50+ years experience, mastery of tools, produced superior quality art

GAMABA AWARDEE (WEAVING)

Lang Dulay - T'Boli, Lake Sulu S. Cotabato, T'nalak cloth, 1998

GAMABA AWARDEE (LITERATURE)

Ginaw Bilog - Hanunoo Mangyan, Oriental Mindoro, Ambahan Poetry, 1993

GAMABA AWARDEE (PERFORMING ARTS)

Masino Intaray - Palawan, Basal, Aroding, Babarak, Kulilal, Bagit, 1993

GAMABA AWARDEE (PLASTIC ARTS)

Eduardo Mutuc - Kapampangan, Pampanga, Religious/secular art in silver, bronze, wood, 2005