Gayondato, Julie Ann T.

Art Appreciation
BSAIS-1A

What I have learned from Lesson 1 to Lesson 4 in the subject of Art

Appreciation?

Studying this subject helps me to understand the other aspects of Art.

Before, all i know is that art includes painting, drawings, photography and etc. but
after learning the topics in lesson 1 to lesson 4, my knowledge about it expands. It
encompasses a large variety of works, from paintings to sculptures,architecture to
design and in modern times, digital art. Lesson 1 titled What is Art: Introduction and
Assumption talks about the origin of Art during ancient and medieval times. The
word “art’’ comes from the ancient Latin “ARS” which means a craft or specialized
form of skill and in medieval latin came to mean something different. The three
assumptions of art which are the art is universal, not nature and it involves
experience. I thought before that nature is an art but it is not, it’s only considered as
an art when it is use as subject.
The lesson 2 titled Art Appreciation: Creativity, Imagination, and
Expression. This topic is all about how can we make and create an art through our
creativity, imagination and expression. According to Jean Paul Sarte, “ The role of art
as a creative work is to depict the world in a completely different light and
perspective. ‘’ It was also discussed in this lesson, the role of creating in art making:
Fine motor skills, Cognitive development, Math skills and Language Skills. There are
different forms of art, It can be use for self-expression or a statement, decoration or
ornamentation and it has contribution to our society. Art is also a product of our
imagination and it is an expression. There are different types of arts such as the
visual art, performance art, poetry performance, architecture, dance, literary
art,theater art and applied arts.
The lesson 3 named Functions and Philosophical Perspective on Art. In
this lesson, It was tackled the different function of art which are the personal
function of art, social function of art and physical function of art. There are
philosophers that have a different views of art. First is Plato, He portrays in his
masterpiece, The republic the art as an imitation. For aristotle, art is a form of
imitation and considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing truth. Lastly is Leo
tolstoy, he believe that art is a communication of emotion and it does not lie in
appearance but how art teaches us.
 The lesson 4 titled Subject and Content talks about the types of subject
which are the representational art, figurative art, and referent. The difference
between representational, non-representational and abstract art. It was also stated
in this lesson the sources and kinds of subject, the history of arts and how it was
during the spanish colonial period in the Philippines. Vincent van gogh is an artist
who was attuned with nature, he saw art and nature as an inseparable. One of his
best painting is “Wheat fields near auvers (1890)’’. There are different meaning of
arts: Factual meaning of arts, Conventional meaning of arts and subjective meaning
of art. One of the painting that has a deepest meaning is the Michelangelo’s artwork,
“Creation of Adam”.

Lesson 1 from Lesson 4 teaches me many things that I should know as a

student. It is very relevant and helpful for many reasons. Through this lessons, It
heps me to able understand the history behind the work, and the period from which
the piece originated. The perspectives of differents philosophers helps people to
open up their mindset and listen to the different views of each philosophers. It
encourages thoughtful conversation and the understanding that there is more than
one approach to everything. This lesson helps me alot and I’m looking forward to
study and know the further topics in this subject, Art Appreciation.