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about art

DEFINITION OF ART

no single definition has proven comprehensive enough to encompass its entirety. This is because art is a complex and dynamic concept that transcends rigid boundaries, adapting to the evolving human experience and cultural shifts.

Art has the power to evoke different emotions, thoughts, and interpretations in individuals, making it a deeply personal experience

Art's definitions also vary due to the diversity of artistic mediums and forms.

LITERATURE

Encompasses written works that communicate ideas, emotions, and narratives through language. It includes various forms such as novels, poems, short stories, plays, and essays. Explores human experiences, cultures, and ideologies, often reflecting societal and historical contexts.

VISUAL ARTS

Encompass a wide range of artistic expressions that are primarily visual in nature. These include painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and photography. Use different techniques and materials to create artworks that evoke emotions, tell stories, or provoke thought.

GRAPHIC ARTS

This includes areas like graphic design, illustration, typography, and digital art. They combine creativity and technical skills to convey messages, promote products, or enhance visual aesthetics.

PLASTIC ARTS

refer to artistic practices that involve shaping and molding materials to create three-dimensional artworks. Sculpture and ceramics are examples of plastic arts. Artists manipulate materials like clay, stone, metal, or wood to give form to their creative ideas.

DECORATIVE ARTS

aesthetically pleasing. These can include furniture, ceramics, textiles, glasswork, and metalwork. Decorative artists combine artistic techniques with craftsmanship to produce items that serve both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes.

PERFORMING ARTIST

This category includes theater, dance, and music. Use their bodies, voices, and instruments to convey stories, emotions, and ideas to their audiences.

MUSIC

art of sound organized in time. It includes composing, performing, and listening to melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. It can evoke various emotions, tell stories, and convey cultural identities. Different genres and styles cater to diverse tastes and preferences.

ARCHITECTURE

involves the design and construction of buildings and spaces. Blend artistic creativity with practical considerations to create structures that fulfill functional needs while also making aesthetic statements. Influences the way people interact with their environments.

CREATIVITY

is the process of transforming imaginative ideas and concepts into tangible and meaningful forms. It involves the ability to think divergently, combine disparate elements, and generate novel solutions. Bridges the gap between imagination and expression, allowing artists to give concrete form to their imaginative ideas.

IMAGINATION

ability of the mind to generate mental images, ideas, concepts, and scenarios that are not immediately present in the external world.

EXPRESSION

communication of emotions, thoughts, and ideas through various artistic mediums and forms.manifestation of an artist's inner world, bringing their imaginative and creative ideas to life.

PERSONAL FUNCTION OF ART

express their emotions, thoughts, and personal experiences. It's a way for artists to communicate their inner world and create a connection with their audience on a personal level.

 

SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART

Art has the power to comment on and engage with societal issues, spark conversations, and influence social change. It can serve as a platform to address political, cultural, and ethical topics that impact a larger community

SPIRITUAL FUNCTION OF ART

Art has been a vehicle for expressing and exploring spiritual beliefs, rituals, and experiences. It often serves as a bridge between the human and divine, helping individuals connect with the sacred or the transcendent.

CULTURAL FUNCTION OF ART

Art reflects the cultural identity, values, and traditions of a society. It captures the essence of a particular time and place, preserving and transmitting cultural heritage to future generations.

UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ART

Art can be functional, serving practical purposes in daily life while also embodying aesthetic qualities. It blurs the lines between art and design, enhancing the functionality of objects and spaces.

SUBJECT

art refers to any person, object, scene or event  described or represented in a work of art.

refers to the main  character, object, or anything else that is presented as the main  focus in the work of art.

center of the piece, or in  any other part of it, but it is always the most recognizable thing in the  entire work of art, regardless of its size.

REPRESENTATIONAL ART

represents objects or events in the real world,

NON REPRESENTATIONAL ART

does not depict anything from the real world

ABSTRACTION

indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art.

STILL LIFE

groups of inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting (flower and fruit arrangements, dishes food, pots and pans, musical instruments and music sheets). The arrangement is like that to show particular human interests and activities.

ANIMALS

hey have been represented by artists from almost every age and place. Only their image

PORTRAITS

personality, mood of person/group of people. a variety of moods and feelings

FIGURES

The sculptor’s chief subject has traditionally been the human body, nude or clothed. The body’s form, structure and flexibility offer the artist a big challenge to depict it in a variety of ways, ranging from the idealistic as in the classical Greek sculptures to the most abstract.

human form

SELF PORTRAIT

their self-perception

EVERYDAY LIFE

Artists have always shown a deep concern about life around them.

Daily life

HISTORY AND LEGEND

consists of verifiable facts, legends of unverifiable ones, although many of them are often accepted as true because tradition has held them so far. Insofar as ancient past is concerned, it is difficult to tell how much of what we know now is history and how much is legend.

RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY

Most of the world’s religions have used the arts to aid in worship, to instruct, to inspire feelings of devotion and to impress and convert nonbelievers.  IMAGE

DREAMS AND FANTASIES

usually vague and illogical. Artists especially the surrealists have tried to depict dreams as well as the grotesque terrors. and apprehensions that lurk in the depths of the subconscious.

Imagined world

LANDSCAPES

Natural scenery

SACRED

scenes or events in bibles

VISIONARY

rearrangement of natural objects to meet the needs of artistic expression

CITYSCAPE

images found in the city such as buildings, transportation, and  other structures 

WILDLIFE

scenes and images depicting animals and their ways of life 

REALISM

when things are depicted in the way they would normally appear.

ABSTRACTION

the process of simplifying and/or reorganizing objects and elements according to the demands of the artistic expression

SYMBOLISM

Artists systematically use symbols to concentrate or intensify meaning, making the work of art more subjective (rather than objective) and conventional.

DEPICT INNER EMOTION, HIDDEN MEANING

FAUVISM

is derived from the French “les fauves,” which means “the wild beasts.” It is an artistic movement of the last part of the 19^th century which emphasized spontaneity and use of extremely bright colors. To a fauvist, for example, a tree trunk need not be brown. It could be bright red, purple or any other color.

BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD BRUSHTOKES

DADAISM

a system of art which is per se “nonsensical.”    

It is a reaction to what people believed were outworn traditions in art, and the evils they saw in society. It tried to shock and provoke the public with outrageous pieces of writing, poetry recitals and art exhibitions. 

ANTI ART MOVEMENT

 

FUTURISM

presented as a modernist movement celebrating the technological, future era. The car, the plane, the industrial town were representing the motion in modern life and the technological triumph of man over nature.

SURREALISM

It focuses on real things found in the imagination or fantasy or it has realistic subjects that are found in the unconscious mind; depicting dreamlike images  of the inner mind.

making ordinary things look extraordinary

FANTASIES - SIGMUND FREUD

IMPRESSIONISM

FLITTING MOVEMENT

LIGHT COLORS

OUTDOOR

DEGAS

DISTORTION

NOT CLEAR, TWISTED

ELONGATION

LENGTHEN

MANGLING

CUT OR SLICED OR DISFIGURED

CUBISM

GEOMETRICAL SHAPES

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

SPLASH OF PAINT