cpar lesson 1

Aristotle

• He provided the earliest assumptions of art as linked to human instincts (imitation and harmony)

• Humans are the "most imitative of living creatures"

lati word of art

ars

ars means

skill

WAYs TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS THRU ART

• POLITICALLY

• SPIRITUALLY

• PHILOSOPHIC

WHAT IS ART?

a diverse range of human activity and resulting product that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas

VISUAL ARTS

• term to describe a wide array of artistic disciplines that are appreciated primarily through sight.

• It includes different art forms and disciplines such as FINE ARTS, DECORATIVE ARTS, and CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS.

FINE ARTS

"High Arts" is the highest standard of artistic expression. It is most concerned with beauty and aesthetics.

DECORATIVE ARTS

Also known as decorative crafts. They are not just beautiful but are useful as well

CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS

it includes recently conceived art styles and techniques that are avant-garde or experimental.

PERFORMING ARTS

• body is used to convey artistic expression

• are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience.

FUNCTIONS OF ART

• PERSONAL

• SOCIAL

• ECONOMIC

• POLITICAL

• HISTORICAL

• CULTURAL

• RELIGIOUS

• PHYSICALAESTHETHIC

AESTHETIC FUNCTION

• Artworks serve to beautify. The capacity of artwork to elicit pleasure or displeasure when appreciated or experienced aesthetically is its purpose

PHYSICAL FUNCTION

• Houses and other buildings are constructed to protect their occupants and all others inside them.

RELIGIOUS FUNCTION

• Almost all art forms, if not completely, originated from religion.

• For example, many people in olden times worshiped their gods in songs and dances.

CULTURAL FUNCTION

• Buildings, furniture (chairs, tables, etc.), clothes, and the like form part of the country's material culture.

HISTORICAL FUNCTION

• Architectural works, sculptures, paintings, and other art forms serve to record historical figures and events

POLITICAL FUNCTION

• use art as a platform to promote their programs and advocacy.

• For example, Imelda RomualdezMarcos, the former first lady and patroness of the arts, became Metro Manila's governor, and through the arts, she promoted her political programs.

ECONOMIC FUNCTION

• Several people believe that venturing into the arts is not lucrative. However, this belief is invalidated by these facts.

• For example, Carlos "Botong" Francisco sold his artwork "Camote Digger" at Php 22.1 million in 2017 and 23.4 million in 2019. At the same time, Fernando Amorsolo was able to sell his art piece "Lavanderas" at Php 21.5 million in 2015.

SOCIAL FUNCTION

• As a social being and how he associates with his fellow beings.

• Individuals and their society are dynamically related.

PERSONAL FUNCTION

• Every artist has their personal reasons for indulging in art.

• Others do their thing because of their passion for their respective art forms.

CLASSIFICATION OF ARTS

• PERFORMING ARTS

• MEDIA ARTS

• VISUAL ARTS

• LITERARY ARTS

LITERARY ARTS

It is both oral and written work characterized by expressive or imaginative writing, nobility of thoughts, universality, and timeliness

VISUAL ARTS

• Unique expressions of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and feelings presented in well-designed visual forms.

• Refers to creative art that is intended to be appreciated by sight.

MEDIA ARTS

The Standards define media arts as “a unique medium of artistic expression that can amplify and integrate traditional art forms (literature, painting, sculpture, and music) by incorporating the technological advances of the contemporary world.

PERFORMING ART

• This classification consists of an art form that refers to public performance events that occur mainly in the theater.

• It moves in time and space and usually involves a group of people.

What is an Art Movement?

a distinct artistic style, technique, or trend that maps a particular period of cultural development in the history of art.

ART MOVEMENT TYPES

• IMPRESSIONISM

• POST IMPRESSIONISM

• CUBISM

• FAUVISM

• EXPRESSIONISM

• DADAISM

• SURREALISM

• POP ART

POP ART

a movement that emerged in the mid-20th century in which artists incorporated commonplace objects—comic strips, soup cans, newspapers, and more—into their work.

The movement aimed to solidify the idea that art can draw from any source, and there is no hierarchy of culture to disrupt this.

SURREALISM

• Art movement in the 20th century that explored the hidden depths of the 'unconscious mind'. The Surrealists rejected the rational world.

• They sought a new kind of reality, a heightened reality that they called 'surreality', which was found in the world of images drawn from their dreams and imagination.

DADAISM

• A form of artistic anarchy born out of disgust for the social, political, and cultural values of the time. The movement was, among other things, a protest against the barbarism of the war.

• • main purpose was to challenge the social norms of society, and purposefully make art that would shock, confuse, or outrage people. It thrived on counterattacking everything conventional in society.

EXPRESSIONISM

refers to art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist's inner feelings or ideas

FAUVISM

is the name applied to the work produced by a group of artists (which included Henri Matisse and André Derain) from around 1905 to 1910, which is characterized by strong colors and fierce brushwork.

CUBISM

• was a revolutionary new approach to representing reality invented in around 1907–08 by artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.

• They brought different views of subjects (usually objects or figures) together in the same picture, resulting in paintings that appear fragmented and abstracted.

POST IMPRESSIONISM

• independent artists at the end of the 19th century who rebelled against the limitations of.

• • They developed a range of personal styles that focused on the emotional, structural, symbolic, and spiritual elements that they felt were missing from Impressionism.

IMPRESSIONISM

• developed in France in the 19th century and is based on the practice of painting out of doors and spontaneously 'on the spot' rather than in a studio from sketches.

• Main impressionist subjects were landscapes and scenes of everyday life.

CONTEMPORARY ART

• refers to art— namely, painting, sculpture, photography, installation, performance, and video art— produced today.

• 20th - 21st

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART

1. NOT CONFINED ON MUSEUMS

2. SELLING CONTEMPORARY ARTS BECOMES MORE ACCESSIBLE

3. CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ARE SELF-TAUGHT

4. ORIGINALITY IS NOT AN ISSUE

5. NEW MEDIUMS ARE WELCOME

6. PROCESS OF MAKING IS ESSENTIAL