ASSUMPTIONS AND NATURE OF ARTS: CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION

Lesson no.1

Art history

• focuses on the chronological development of art styles, forms, and artist, and analyzing their significant impact.

• uses research, analysis and interpretation to understand how art shapes human societies and ideologies.

Art appreciation

• emphasizes the subjective experience and personal interpretation of artworks that engage with and derive meaning from the viewers through aesthetic appreciation and emotional response.

Art is universal

• communicates emotions and ides that resonate across culture.

• reflects human experiences.

• inspires and remains relevant across generation.

• offers diverse interpretations to deepen its meaning.

Art is cultural

• reflects society’s belief, values, and tradition.

• historical events and social norms influences.

Art involves experience

• engages and viewers emotionally and personally.

• stimulates the 5 senses

• allows exploration and expression of emotions, ideas, and perspective.

• Shapes perception and responses to surrounding through active participation and interpretation.

Visual Arts

• uses colors, shapes, lines, and texture to evoke ideas, emotion, and experiences to reshape how we see the world

2D visual arts

• only has height and width.

• Painting - uses pigments on surfaces to portray scenes, emotions, or concepts.

• Drawing - creates images with pencils, pens, charcoal, and etc. on paper or surfaces from realistic to abstract styles.

• Printmaking - uses techniques like woodcut, etching, or screen printing to produce artwork.

3D visual arts

• uses height, width, and depth.

• Sculpture - transforms materials into intricate figures.

• Architecture - involves designing and constructing building and structure.

• Installation art - refers to a large scale artwork designed for specific spaces, incorporating diverse materials.

Physical Function

• provides tangible value while still being able to be admired as art (for example funky chairs, chairs with cool designs but are still able to be used)

Social Function

• addresses public issues and perspective (example rally banners or cartooning)

Personal Function

• offers subjective self-expression and introspection.

Art ad Imitation

• plato states that it represents imperfect copies of ideal forms from the world of forms.

Art as Representation

• Aristotle believed that art showed different realities and explores various possibilities.

• he also states that it serves 2 purpose: to give pleasure and teach the importance of life and its complexities.

Art as Disinterested judgement

• Kant’s idea suggest that assessing beauty involves an objective approach with no biases and judges based on universal aesthetic qualities.

Art as communication of emotion

• Leo Tolstoy believed that art can convey emotions from the audience to the viewers.

• viewed art as a mean to unite people by sharing thoughts and feelings.

What is subject types

• refers to what the artist portrays, such, as people, object, scenes, or events.

Representational art

• realistically depicts recognizable objects, scenes, or figures to convey ideas, and emotions adapting to cultural changes.

Non-representational art

• uses shapes, colors, forms, and textures to evoke emotions or ideas without recognizable objects.

Source of subject

• Nature

• Personal experience

• History

Content in art

• refer to the ideas, emotions, and narrative depicted on artwork

Literal

• straightforward depiction or narrative concpets.

Symbolic

• uses symbols to represent deeper abstract ideas or concept

Personal

• viewers personal experience, belief, and emotion influences their understanding of the artwork.