HISTORY OF ART

The history of art focuses on objects made by humans in visual form for aesthetic
purposes. Visual art can be classified in diverse ways, such as separating fine arts
from applied arts; inclusively focusing on human creativity; or focusing on
different media such as architecture, sculpture, painting, film, photography, and
graphic arts. In recent years, technological advances have led to video art,
computer art, Performance art, animation, television, and videogames.

The history of art is often told as a chronology of masterpieces created during each
civilization. It can thus be framed as a story of high culture, epitomized by the
Wonders of the World. On the other hand, vernacular art expressions can also be
integrated into art historical narratives, referred to as folk arts or craft. The more
closely that an art historian engages with these latter forms of low culture, the more
likely it is that they will identify their work as examining visual culture or material
culture, or as contributing to fields related to art history, such as anthropology or
archeology. In the latter cases art objects may be referred to as archeological
artifacts.

Art History is the study of objects of art in their historical development and
stylistic contexts; that is genre, design, format, and style.[1] The study includes
painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, furniture, and other decorative objects.[

WHAT IS ART APPRECIATION?

This course is an exploration of visual art forms and their cultural connections for
the student with little experience in the visual arts. It includes a brief study of art
history and in depth studies of the elements, media, and methods used in creative
processes and thought.
 FAMOUS ARTIST IN THE PHILIPPINES
1. Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972)
was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the
Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine
landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the
use of light. His major works are:
-Maiden in a Stream(1921) El Ciego (1928) Dalagang Bukid (1936) The
Mestiza (1943) – Planting Rice (1946)- Sunday Morning Going to Town

2. Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899),

-better known as Juan Luna was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a
political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th
century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.
Major works: Spoliarium, 1884, The Death of Cleopatra, 1881, El Pacto
de Sangre, 1884, La Batalla de Lepanto, 1887, The Parisian Life, 1892.

3. Vicente Manansala- painter famous for his style of Cubism. Like

Amorsolo, Manansala is also a National Artist for Visual Arts.
Mother and Child by Manansala (1965).

4. BenCab (Benedicto Cabrera)- the "artist-activist", BenCab was

awarded the National Artist for Visual Arts in 2006. BenCab's Ode to the
Flag.
5. Botong Francisco- also a National Artist for Visual Arts awardee. He is
famous for his murals. He also discovered the Angono Petroglyphs in
1965. Bayanihan sa Bukid, Bayanihan, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Fiesta,
Magpupukot.

6. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, widely known as

José Rizal, was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of
 the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. The Social Cancer (Noli
Me Tangere) The Reign of Greed (El Filibusterismo).

7. Félix Hidalgo ) was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the

great Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in
Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for
members of the Philippine reform movement. His winning the silver
medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts.
Las virgenes Cristianas expuestas al populacho, 1884, La barca de
Aqueronte, 1887

8. Ang Kiukok, was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent and was a

National Artist for Visual Arts. Ang was taught by a commercial artist at
a young age on how to make charcoal portrait. Angry Figure, Fighting
Figures, Fishermen with Catch.

9. Guillermo Tolentino was a Filipino sculptor and professor of the

University of the Philippines. He was designated as a National Artist of
the Philippines for Sculpture in 1973, three years before his death.
Bonifacio Monument ,UP Oblation.

10. Hernando Ruiz Ocampo was a Filipino National Artist in the visual
arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. National Artist of the
Philippines in Visual Arts. Ina ng Balon, Man and Carabao.

11.Napoleon Abueva, was a Filipino artist. He was a sculptor given the

distinction as the Philippines' National Artist for Sculpture. He was also
entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". Kaganapa(1953)
Kiss of Judas (1955) UP Gateway (1967).
 12. José T. Joya was a Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the
Philippines awardee. Joya was a printmaker, painter, mixed media artist,
and a former dean of the University of the Philippines' College of Fine
Arts.Hills of Nikko.

13.Cesar Legaspi was a Filipino National Artist in painting. He was also an

art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s.
Tree Planting, Larasati, Blue nude, Morning dance, The Scene, Reclining
nude, Nude, Gadgets, Abstract, Man and Woman.

14. Lito Mayo, was a Filipino graphic artist, print-maker, avantegarde poet,
social activist, sculptor, satirist, and art professor. His prolific career was
brief; it lasted only a mere decade.

15. Victorio C. Edades, was a Filipino painter. He led the revolutionary

Thirteen Moderns, who engaged their classical compatriots in heated
debate over the nature and function of art. He was named a National
Artist in 1976. Poinsettia Girl, Portrait of the Professor,

WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY HUMANITIES?

The humanities can first be used to understand the past which has created the
present. The study of the humanities can also be used to realize differing
interpretations of life and history. Studying facts of the past helps to understand
literature of the past. The humanities allows people of different cultures to
communicate and understand their sometimes common pasts but present
differences.