ASSUMPTIONS AND NATURE OF ARTS

🎨 ASSUMPTIONS AND NATURE OF ARTS

Creativity & Imagination (GE2404 – Handout 1A)

🔍 Art History vs Art Appreciation

This part is important kasi ito ‘yung foundation ng topic.

🏛 Art History

• Focuses on timeline ng art

• Tinitingnan kung paano nag-develop ang art styles, movements, at artists

• Uses research + analysis

• Goal: ma-understand kung paano naka-apekto ang art sa society, culture, at beliefs

📌 Real-life example:
Parang history class — bakit may Renaissance? bakit naging abstract ang modern art?

🎭 Art Appreciation

• Focuses on personal experience

• Subjective — kung ano ang nararamdaman mo sa art

• Walang “tama” o “mali” interpretation

• Emotional + aesthetic response

📌 Real-life example:
Ikaw na tumingin sa painting tapos bigla kang na-sad or na-inspire — valid ‘yan.

🧠 Quick Comparison

🧠 Mnemonic:
History = Facts | Appreciation = Feels

🎨 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

1⃣ Art is Universal

In short, kahit iba-iba tayo, art still hits.

• Communicates emotions & ideas across cultures

• Relatable kahit magkaiba ang language

• Timeless — buhay pa rin kahit lumipas ang generations

• Open to many interpretations

📌 Example:
Kahit di mo maintindihan lyrics ng Korean song, ramdam mo pa rin yung lungkot o kilig.

🧠 Mnemonic:
U = Universal feelings

2⃣ Art is Cultural

Art = salamin ng society.

• Reflects beliefs, values, traditions

• Influenced by history & social norms

• Iba-iba ang art style per culture

• Kailangan ng cultural context para maintindihan

📌 Example:
Indigenous patterns sa Pilipinas ≠ European art styles.

🧠 Mnemonic:
C = Culture-centered

3⃣ Art Involves Experience

Hindi lang tinitingnan — nararamdaman.

• Emotional & personal

• Stimulates senses (sight, sound, touch)

• Expresses ideas, emotions, perspectives

• Active participation ng viewer

📌 Example:
Music na nagpapa-iyak sa’yo kasi may pinagdadaanan ka.

🧠 Mnemonic:
E = Experience & Emotion

🖼 VISUAL ARTS

🎨 What is Visual Art?

• Uses colors, lines, shapes, textures

• Expresses ideas & emotions visually

• Changes how we see the world

✏ 2D VISUAL ARTS (Flat lang)

2D = Height + Width

Types:

• Painting – pigments on canvas/paper

• Drawing – pencils, pens, charcoal

• Printmaking – etching, woodcut, screen printing

📌 Example:
Sketches, posters, paintings sa museum.

🧠 Mnemonic:
2D = Flat

🗿 3D VISUAL ARTS (May depth)

3D = Height + Width + Depth

Types:

• Sculpture – stone, metal, clay

• Architecture – buildings & structures

• Installation Art – large-scale, space-based

📌 Example:
Statue, buildings, immersive art exhibits.

🧠 Mnemonic:
3D = You can walk around it

🧠 FUNCTIONS OF ART

1⃣ Physical Function

• May practical use

• May art + function combined

📌 Example:
Artistic chair = upuan + design

2⃣ Social Function

• Addresses social issues

• Promotes awareness & dialogue

📌 Example:
Murals about history or social justice

3⃣ Personal Function

• Self-expression

• Emotional release

📌 Example:
Self-portrait showing emotions

🧠 Mnemonic:
PSP = Physical, Social, Personal

🤔 PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN ART

Art as Imitation (Plato)

• Art = imitation of reality

• Reality itself is already imperfect

• Art distracts from truth

📌 Example:
Painting of a tree = copy of a copy

🎭 Art as Representation (Aristotle)

• Art imitates but teaches & entertains

• Shows life’s possibilities

• Can give pleasure & lessons

📌 Example:
Tragedies like Oedipus Rex

👁 Art as Disinterested Judgment (Kant)

• Judge beauty objectively

• Not based on personal likes

• Focus on universal beauty

📌 Example:
“I like it” ≠ “It is beautiful”

❤ Art as Communication of Emotion (Tolstoy)

• Art transmits emotion

• Connects artist & audience

• Emotions = core of art

📌 Example:
Novels like War and Peace

🧠 Mnemonic:
P-A-K-T
Plato – Aristotle – Kant – Tolstoy

🎯 SUBJECT AND CONTENT

Subject Types

🧍 Representational Art

• Recognizable objects

• Realistic

📌 Examples: portraits, landscapes

🎨 Non-Representational Art

• Shapes, colors, forms

• No clear subject

📌 Examples: abstract, surrealism

🧠 Mnemonic:
Repre = Real | Non-repre = Abstract

🌱 SOURCE OF SUBJECT

• Personal Experiences – emotions, memories

• Nature – landscapes, elements

• History – events & periods

🧠 Mnemonic:
PNH – Personal, Nature, History

🔍 LEVELS OF MEANING IN ART

1⃣ Literal

• What you literally see

📌 Example: bowl of fruit = fruit

2⃣ Symbolic

• Deeper meaning

• Uses symbols

📌 Example: red rose = love

3⃣ Personal

• Based on viewer’s experience

📌 Example: abstract art = different meaning per person

🧠 Mnemonic:
LSP – Literal, Symbolic, Personal

🧠 FINAL QUICK RECAP / MEMORY TRICKS

• Art = Universal + Cultural + Experiential

• 2D = Flat | 3D = May depth

• Functions = PSP

• Philosophers = PAKT

• Meaning Levels = LSP

✨ Final tip:
If nalilito ka, always ask:
👉 What is the function?
👉 What is the subject?
👉 What does it mean — literal, symbolic, or personal?