GEC 106 – ART APPRECIATION

ART APPRECIATION

OBJECTIVES:
1. To characterize artistic expression based on personal experiences with art
2. Clarify misconceptions about art
3. Categorize works of art by citing personal experiences
4. Characterize the assumptions about arts

DEFINITION OF ART
Art came from the word “ars” which means skill. It is related to the terms such as skill (technical knowledge and
proficiency), cunning (originality and creativity in devising, inventing or executing), artifice (mechanical skill in imitating
things in nature), and craft (expertness in workmanship).

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or
sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. – Oxford Dictionaries

Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to
others feelings he has lived through, and that others are infected by these feelings and also experience them.
- Leo Tolstoy

All art is but imitation of nature.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

ART APPRECIATION

Art appreciation involves having an understanding of all of the qualities that comprise a great work of art. It involves
learning about certain time periods, styles and techniques so that a person has a better understanding of the basis for
the art as well as of the art itself.

A division of art study in which the student learns to admire the artists, value highly different works of art, and
appreciate the role of art in society.

ART AS A PRODUCT OF MAN’S CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION, AND EXPRESSION.

Part of man’s nature is to create. Artistic ideas, which originate through man’s imagination, are expressed through
various materials and techniques.

FORMS of ART

VISUAL ARTS: art forms perceived by the eyes. It includes painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Divisions of Visual Arts:
Graphic Arts: visual arts that have length and width. Termed as 2D arts, they are flat creations seen on flat
surfaces.
Painting Drawing Sketching Commercial Art
Mechanical Processes Computer Graphics Photography
Plastic Arts: visuals that have length, width and volume; also known as 3D arts.
Sculpture Architecture Landscape Architecture City Planning
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Interior Design Costume Design Crafts

AUDIO-VISUAL ARTS: those forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video). Termed as performing arts inasmuch
as the artists render a performance in front of an audience.
Music Dance Drama

LITERARY ARTS: concerned with ideas expressed through words.

Short Story Poetry Song Lyrics Play Script

ACTIVITY

MY ENCOUNTERS WITH ARTS REASONS WHY THEY ARE CONSIDERED AS ART EXPERIENCES
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ASSESSMENT:
Art Encounter List

References:
Marder, Lisa. (2018, December 7). Ways of Defining Art. Retrieved January 23, 2019 from https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-
definition-of-art-182707.
Menoy, J. (2016). Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions. Mandaluyong, Philippines: Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.
What is Art Appreciation? Reference. Retrieved January 23, 2019, from https://www.reference.com/art-literature/art-appreciation-
129f5278eb10a9ed.