AA Prelims

Humanities

Refers to the learning of arts such as architecture, dance, literature, music, painting, theatre, and sculpture.

From Latin word “HUMANUS”

Art Appreciation

A way to express ideas and illustrate feelings when viewing artwork, developing critical and innovative thinking.

Art

Derived from the Latin word "arti," meaning craftsmanship and skill; includes various forms like literature, music, and painting.

Mimesis

The representation of reality in art, characterized by expression and communication of emotion.

Formalism

Evaluates artworks based on visual elements and compositional techniques.

Artist

A creator in fine arts who uses imagination and skill to produce works of aesthetic importance.

Creation of Ideas

The phase where artists use their experiences as a basis for making art.

Creation of Materials

The phase where artists select different materials or mediums to express their ideas.

Individual Function of Arts

Artists perform arts driven by passion for their respective art forms.

Social Function of Arts

Art performance that fosters social consciousness and community engagement.

Economic Functions of Arts

Contributes to state economies through crafts, tourism, and cultural attractions.

Political Functions of Arts

Art serves as a forum for expressing political ideas and agendas.

Historical Functions of Arts

Records and preserves historical figures and events through artistic expression.

Cultural Functions of Arts

Transmits new information and values through artistic means.

Aesthetic Functions of Arts

Artworks enhance beauty and elegance in various environments.

Purpose of Art

• To create beauty, provide decoration, reveal truth, express values, and commemorate experiences.

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Aesthetics

A branch of philosophy studying art and beauty, derived from the Greek word "eisthesis."

Craft

Refers to the application of human skills in decorative arts, derived from the German word "Kraft."

Arts and Crafts

A movement started in the 19th century focused on design reform and skilled craftsmanship.

Textile

Derived from the Latin "texere," meaning to braid or construct, encompassing various fabric-making techniques.

Wood Crafts

Skilled trades involving the cutting, shaping, and installation of wood in construction.

Metal Crafts

Artistic design in metal for practical and aesthetic purposes, including jewelry and sculpture.

Paper or Canvas Crafts

Techniques involving the use of paper or canvas for artistic expression, such as origami and scrapbooking.

Art Principles

• Guidelines that combine art elements to create informed artistic designs and compositions.

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Harmony

The interaction of art elements to create a unified composition in artwork.

Variety

The use of differing colors, lines, and shapes to highlight key areas in an artwork.

Balance

The symmetry of visual forces in an artwork, achieved through harmonious combinations.

Movement

The way the viewer's eye travels through a work of art, directed towards focal points.

Emphasis

A focal point in artwork that draws the viewer's attention.

Proportion

The harmonious combination of sizes of elements within an artwork.

Rhythm

The use of visual patterns created by repeating colors, lines, or shapes in art.

Impressionism

A French painting movement focusing on light and movement, often depicting modern life.

Post-Impressionism

A reaction against Impressionism, emphasizing personal meanings and symbolism.

Art Nouveau

An artistic movement characterized by decorative arts and organic forms.

Fauvism

An early 20th-century movement known for its bold colors and brushwork.

Expressionism

An art movement focused on representing emotional experiences.

Futurism

An early 20th-century movement emphasizing modernity and dynamic movement.

Cubism

An art movement that fragmented objects into geometric shapes, pioneered by Pablo Picasso.

Edouard Manet

• “There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another.”

• Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe

• Impressionism

Claude Monet

• "The motif is insignificant for me; what I want to represent is what lies between the motif & me."

• Boulevard des Capucines, Impression, Sunrise

• Impressionism

Edgar Degas

• “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

• The Dance Class (La Classe de Danse), The Bellelli Family, L’Absinthe

• Impressionism

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

• "If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects; he does not try to compose, and soon he gets monotonous."

• Bal du moulin de la Galette (Dance at Le moulin de la Galette)

• Impressionism

Berthe Morisot

• “It is important to express oneself... provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience.”

• The Mother and Sister of the Artist

• The Cradle (Le berceau)

• Reading (portrait of Edma Morisot)

• Impressionism

Camille Pissaro

• “Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis... Don't be afraid of putting on colour... Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression.”

• The Woodcutter

• The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning

• Boulevard Montmartre la nuit

• Impressionism

Paul Cezanne

• "I owe you the truth in painting and I will tell it to you"

• The Artist's Father, Reading "L'Événement"

• POST-IMPRESSIONISM

Vincent Willem van Gogh

• "Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitrary use of color to express myself more forcefully."

• Starry Night

• Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase

• Bedroom

• POST-IMPRESSIONISM

Georges Seurat

• "Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science."

• The Bathers

• Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte

• POST-IMPRESSIONISM

Gustav Klimt

• "All art is erotic."

• Major Works: The Kiss

• ART NOUVEAU

Antoni Gaudi i Cornet

• “Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

• Major Works: Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila

• ART NOUVEAU

Henri Matisse

• "An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language."

• Woman with a Hat

• Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt

• Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra)

• Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra)

• Fauvism

Pablo Picasso

• “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."

• Guernica

• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.

• Portrait of Gertrude Stein

• Three Musicians

• Cubism

The Creation of Forms

A medium of artistic expression recognize as fine art. This form is used to explain the physical nature of the artwork like in metal sculpture, an oil painting, etc.

Physical Functions

Buildings are artistically designed and constructed to protect their occupants

FUNCTIONS OF ARTS

• It described, defined, and deepened the human experience.

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Create Beauty

• Expression of our thoughts, emotions, and intuitions. It is the communication of concepts that cannot be faithfully portrayed by words alone. The Artist has considered nature as the standard of beauty.

• PURPOSE OF ART

Provide Decoration

• Used to create a pleasing environment. It is intended to beautify things to please and amuse the viewers through its colors and patterns.

• PURPOSE OF ART

Reveal Truth -

• Helped to pursue truth and attempted to reveal about how the world works. 

• PURPOSE OF ART

Express Values

• illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional world. Through arts, the artist will be encouraged to develop their creativity, challenge, and communication skills. 

• PURPOSE OF ART

Commemorate Experience

• Serves to convey the personal experiences of an artist and record his impression in his work.

• PURPOSE OF ART

Cross-stitch

• a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture

• TEXTILE

Crocket

• process of creating fabric from yarn using a crochet hook

• TEXTILE

Sewing

• Fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with needle and thread.

• TEXTILE

Weaving

• Fabric production method in which yarns are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

• TEXTILE

Tatting

• Technique for handcrafting particularly in making durable lace formed by a series of knots and loops.

• TEXTILE

Shoemaking

• Process of making footwear

• TEXTILE

Macramé

• Textile-making which requires very few tools and just some pure knowledge of basic knotting.

• TEXTILE

Carpentry

• Skilled trade in the cutting, shaping, and installation of building materials during  the construction of buildings.

• WOOD CRAFTS

Marquetry

• Applying pieces of veneer (thin slices of wood) to a structure to form decorative designs.

• WOOD CRAFTS

Woodturning

• Used to create wooden objects.

• WOOD CRAFTS

Wood carving

• Form a wooden figure or objects by using a knife or a chisel.

• WOOD CRAFTS

Cabinetry

• Skill in making a box- shaped piece of furniture with doors and drawers for keeping various objects.

• WOOD CRAFTS

Upholstery

• Building cushion and cover furniture.

• WOOD CRAFTS

Jewelry

• Form of personal adornments, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, etc.

• METAL CRAFTS

Metal Casting

• Process by which a liquid material (bronze, copper, glass, aluminum, and iron) is poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.

• METAL CRAFTS

Welded sculpture

• Statue is made using welding techniques.

• METAL CRAFTS

Bookbinding

• Process of physically assembling a book.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS

Card making

• Hand-made technique for producing greeting cards.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS

Collage

• Made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS

Origami

• Japanese cultural art of paper folding.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS

Paper Mache

• A composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS

Scrapbooking

• Method of arranging, preserving, and presenting personal and family history in a book form.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS

Rubber Stamping

• A craft in which some type of ink made of dye or pigment applied to an image or pattern that carved, molded, laser engraved or vulcanized, onto a sheet of rubber.

• PAPER OR CANVAS CRAFTS