ART, MAN and SOCIETY

What is Humanities?
Humanities

came from the Latin word

Humanus, it is the study of how humans
have expressed themselves through the arts
throughout the history.

humanus which means to be human.

To

be human means to show qualities like

rationality, kindness or tenderness.

It

is the branch of knowledge concerned

with human thought, feelings and relations.

What is Humanities?
Humanities

also means human, cultured

and refined.

Humanities

emphasize the dignity of man

and recognize creative expressions.

Humanities

are records of Mans

experiences, his values, his sentiments,
his ideals and his goals.

They are ultimately the expression of

mans feelings and thoughts.

Why is Humanities important?

Why Study Humanities?

It helps us recognize fundamental values and principles

such as beauty, truth, love, and faith.

It develops our capacity for critical thinking and

appreciation for cultural heritage.

It fosters understanding across barriers of race, class,

gender, or ethnicity.

It introduces us to people we have never met, places we

have never visited, and ideas that never crossed our minds.

To appraise the value of creativity.

What is Art?
The

term arts is derived from the Latin,

ars meaning ability or skill.

Arts

may also be defined as the process

and product of a skillful making.

It

is the result of mans manipulation of

talents and materials.
Appreciation

of creation

Legitimate forms of Art

Major

Arts. These include architecture,

painting, sculpture, music, dance, theater,

literature and cinema.
Minor

Arts. These include decorative arts,

popular arts, graphic arts, plastic arts and

industrial arts.

Classification of Arts
Visual

Arts- Artworks that are perceived by our

eyes, which may be classified into graphic and
plastic arts.
Graphic

arts- have two-flat dimensional surface,

such as painting, drawing, photography and other
products of printing industry.
Plastic Arts - have three- dimensional forms.
Examples are architectural designs and construction
of buildings and other structures: landscape of
gardens, furnishing designs etc.

Classification of Arts
Performing

Arts- These include the

theater, play, dance, and music. It
involves movement, speaking and
gestures.

Classification of Arts
Literary

Arts- These include the

short stories, novels, poetry,
drama and essays.

Classification of Arts
Popular

Arts- This group is

characterized as gay and lively.
It includes film, newspaper,
magazine, radio and television.

Classification of Arts

Gustatory Art of the Cuisine. This involves skill in food

preparation.

The Nature of Art

Art

is Timeless

People created art at all times. It is as old as man.

Art

is not nature

Man , no matter how close it is to nature, makes art.

Art

is always an Experience

Art is a product of mans need to express

himself.

The Process of Creation

Idea

Material and
Process

Organization
and Form

Presentation

Methods in presenting art subjects

Realism
Abstraction
Symbolism
Fauvism
Dadaism
Futurism
Surrealism
Expressionism

Realism
It

is the attempt to portray the subject as

is. The artist selects, changes, and arranges
details to express the idea he wants to
make clear.

The

artist main function is to describe

accurately what is observed through the
senses.

Realism

Realism

Realism

(hyperrealism diego fazio)

abstract
It

means to move away or separate. Abstract art moves away

from showing things as they really are.

The

art work is not realistic.

Types of abstract art

Distortion.
Elongation.

The subject is in misshaped condition.

The subject is lengthened for protraction or

extension.
Mangling,

Subjects are either cut, lacerated, mutilated or

hacked.
Cubism.

Subjects are shown in basic geometrical shapes.

Symbolism
The

presentation of an invisible sign

such as an idea or a quality into
something visible.

Memento mori
- Skull symbolizes death

Fauvism
Themes

are either ethical, philosophical or

psychological. Subjects express comfort,
joy or happiness.

Dadaism
A protest

movement formed in 1916 by a group of

artist in Zurich, Switzerland. They try to provoke
the public with outrageous forms of arts.

Came

from the French word dada meaning

hobby horse.

Futurism
Its

works aims to capture the speed and

force of modern industrial society and to
glorify the mechanical energy of modern
life.

Surrealism
It

tries to reveal a new and higher reality

than that of daily life. They claim to create
a magical world more beautiful than the
real one through art.

Uses

art as a weapon against evil and

restrictions that surrealist see in society.

It

came from the slang of super realism.

Surrealism
The Persistence of Memory,
Salvador Dali

Surrealism

The Son of Man, Rene Magritte

Expressionism
The

emotional expressions in
expressionistic paintings could be described
as involving pathos, morbidity, violence or
chaos, and tragedy. Sometimes portray
defeat.