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Humanities

Humanities

It generally refers to art, literature, music, architecture, dance and the theatre—in which human subjectivity is emphasized and individual expressiveness is dramatized.

Humanitas

The term Humanities comes from the Latin word ___________.

Humanus - Humanitas - Human

From the word ___________, it refers to the quality of being human; huma, civilized, cultured

Art Work

Humanities is a branch of Learning- which refers to the study of arts. As a study its material object is ___________.

Creativity and Appreciation

Humanities is a branch of Learning- which refers to the study of arts. As a study its formal object is ___________________

Humanities

It is more concerned on how a person expresses his/her feelings. These feelings can be in facial manifestations or body movements. Laughing, crying, clenching our fists, curling our toes, stretching out our fingers, and crossing our arms are representations of humanities (Menoy, 2009).

Humanism

Specific philosophical belief

Humanitarianism

conceern for charitable works

Philosophy

Man is the starting point of knowledge. Implicit understanding of himself as composed of body and soul.

1. hrough Humanities, we can be connected to places we have not visited, understand the past or history which has significance to the present. It makes us encounter great minds and hearts of human history.

2. Through Humanities, we will be studying what humans have found valuable or good throughout the time.

3. Through Humanities, we experience connection between culture and community through different art exposures.

4. Through Humanities, we increase our respect for cultural and individual differences through a knowledge of achievements and of world civilization.

5. Through Humanities, we gain a global perspective through the knowledge of world cultures.

6. Through Humanities, once will be able to build up his/her career, focus in life, minimize frustration, and most importantly, be able to work as part of an effective team.

Reasons why study Humanities?

Arti

The word “art” is derived from the Latin word _______, [or Italian artis] which denotes craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form, inventiveness. It includes literature, music, paintings, photography, sculpture, etc.

Art

It is a product of man’s need to express himself (F. Zulueta). It concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of sensuous medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words, and film (C. Sanchez)

Art according to Plato

According to him, art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world and art tries to reach the ideal or the God-like.

Art according to Ruskin

According to him, art is the whole spirit of man.

Art according to Charleton Noyes

Art is the medium by which the artist communicates himself to his fellows.

Art according to Aristotle

According to him, art should express harmony.

Art according to Kant

According to him, art is the product of genius.

Art according to Collins and Riley

According to them, art is anything made or done by man that affects or moves us so that we see or feel beauty in it.

Art according to John Dewey

According to him, art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind - one which demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping of matter to new or more significant form.

Art as a concept

As a ________, art is subject to be understood and be grasped by any perceiver. Furthermore, it cannot be defined because it springs from the ideas and emotions of man concretized by means of any sensuous material.

Art as a fact

Art as a ________ is observable; is that which is known through the senses. It refers then to any creative work of an artist that can easily be described upon noticing the different mediums being used and the context in which it is produced.

1. Art is timeless and universal

2. Art is not nature, nature is not art. Art is man-made

3. Art involves experience, art is a personal and individual experience

4. Art must be creative, not imitative

5. Art must benefit and satisfy man - Man make use of art in practical life through artistic principles, taste, and skill.

6. Art is expressed through a certain medium or material by which the artist communicatess himself to his fellows.

6 Basic assumptions of art

Resemblance theory in Art Work

This theory would mean that work of art may closely resemblance nature, but it can never duplicate nature in as much as it is only man-made.

Medium

The choices a designer or artist can make are determined by the characteristics of the materials used, and the techniques applied to those materials. The combination of materials and techniques used are also referred to as the __________ used.

The Principle of Non-transformation

There are some artists who would use the natural objects as they are without  changing  them in carrying their art work. . Artists charged with the task of landscaping would have to use the stones and other natural materials without even deforming their shape, form and organization. This is __________.

The Principle of Transformation

it is necessary for the artists to alter the natural objects in carrying  their art  work because  by so  doing  the  idea  of  the  artist,  the purpose  of the art and the circumstances surrounding the art can properly be served.

1. Practically useful, but not disinterestedly pleasing (Subjectively pleasing)

2. Both practically useful and disinterestingly pleasing (Not subjectively pleasing)

3. Not practicaly useful, but disinterestingly pleasing (not subjectively pleasing)

General Classes of Artifacts

Disinterested

not determined by any personal or subjective interest. We take pleasure in something because we judge it beautiful in itself, rather than judging it beautiful because we find it pleasurable.

Emotions

The one thing that is common to all the works of art is the tie that relates a painting to a  song, a play to a dance. The most basic relationship is that the arts are concerned with __________; with our feelings about things

1. They are man-made

2. They are univrsal

3. They are united

4. They are diversified

5. They are expressive

6. They are creative

7. They are beautiful

Characteristics of Art Works

Creativity

Kohl (2020) stated that ________ focuses on the process of forming original ideas through exploration and discovery.

1. Creativity requires thinking outside the box.

2. Creativity is what sets apart one artwork from another.

3. He [Artist] embraces originality, puts his own flavor into his work, and calls it his own creative piece.

Roles of Creativity in Art Making

Albert Einstein

A german physicist, according to him, knowledge is derived from imagination and that imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.

1. Visual Arts

2. Film

3. Performance Arts (dance)

4. Poetry Performance

5. Architecture

6. Literary Art

7. Theater

8. Applied Art

Forms of Arts that an Artist used to Express Emotions

Visual Arts

a kind of art form that the population is most likely more exposed to, but its variations are so diverse — they range from sculptures that you see in art galleries.

Film

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

Performance Art (dance)

is a live art and the artist medium is mainly the human body which he or she used to perform but also employs other kind of art such as visual art, props, or sound.

Poetry Performance

is an art where the artist expresses his emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or camera but expresses them through words.

Architecture

Making of beautiful buildings. Some buildings only embody the functionality, but the structure, lines, forms, and colors are not beautifully expressed. Buildings should embody these three important elements—plan, construction, and design.

Literary Art

uses words to express and communicate emotions to the readers. Literary art goes beyond the usual professional, academic, journalistic, and other technical forms of writing. It focuses on writing using a unique style, not following a specific format or norm.

Theater

uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience. It follows a script, considers several elements such as acting, gesture, lighting, sound effects, musical score, scenery, and props. Participation of the viewer is an important element in theater arts.

Applied Art

incorporates elements of style and design to everyday items with the aim of increasing their aesthetical value. Industrial design, interior design, fashion design, and graphic design are considered applied arts. Artists can combine functionality and style.

1. Expression of the imagination

2. Ritualistic and symbolic functions

3. Communication

4. Entertainment

5. Political change

6. Social causes

7. Psychological and healing purposes

8. Propaganda or commercialism

Purpose of Art

1. Visual Arts

2. Performing Arts

3. Literary Arts

Classifications of Art