Visual Art and

its Significance
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▧ Definition of Arts
▧ Classification of Arts
▧ Visual Arts
▧ Importance of Visual Arts
▧ Purposes of Visual Arts

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 1.
Definiton of Art

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 “
The definition of art is controversial
in contemporary philosophy. Whether
art can be defined has also been a
matter of controversy. The
philosophical usefulness of a definition
of art has also been debated.
-Thomas Adajian
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 Definition of Art

▧ verb
▧ expression – thoughts, emotions, intuition,
desires
▧ extension of personality
▧ diverse range of human activities – creating
visual, auditory, or performing artifacts
▧ something of beauty or skill
▧ thought and creative impulse

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 2.
Classifications of
Art

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 Classifications of Art

▧ fine arts – artworks created for aesthetic

reasons rather than for commercial of
functional use
a. drawing – charcoal, chalk, crayon, pastel,
pencil, pen ink
b. painting – oil, watercolor, gouache,
acrylics, ink and wash
c. printmaking – engraving, etching, and
lithography, screen-printing

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 Classifications of Art

d. sculpture – bronze, stone, marble, wood,

or clay
e. calligraphy – stylized writing (China)

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 Classifications of Art

▧ plastic arts – three-dimensional works –

materials are molded, shaped, or manipulated
(plasticized)
a. clay
b. plaster
c. stone
d. metal
e. wood
f. paper

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 Classifications of Art

▧ decorative arts – functional and ornamental

art forms – clay, wood, metal, textile or fabric
a. jewelry
b. mosaic
c. ceramics
d. furniture
e. furnishing
f. stained glass
g. tapestry art

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 Classifications of Art

▧ performing arts – medium – physical

presence
a. theater
b. opera
c. musical play
d. ballet

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 Classifications of Art

▧ applied arts – activities – application of

aesthetic designs – everyday functional objects
(cup, couch, sofa, clock, chair, table – utilitarian
items)
a. architecture, industrial design
b. computer art, graphic design
c. photography
d. fashion design, interior design

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 Classifications of Art

▧ visual arts – all the fine arts

a. video art
b. animation

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 Classifications of Art

▧ fine arts
▧ plastic arts
▧ decorative arts
▧ performance arts
▧ applied arts
▧ visual arts

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3. VISUAL ART

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 Visual Art

▧ primarily visual in nature – perceived by the

eye
▧ umbrella term – broad category of art –
includes artistic disciplines
▧ nature and man’s ability – capture moment –
paper - appreciated

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 What does visual art include?

Fine Arts Contemporary

-graphic art Arts
-manuscript illumination -assemblage
-book illustration -collage
-mixed media
-conceptual art
-animation
-land art
-installation

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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT
-handwritten book that has been decorated with gold or
silver, brilliant colors, or elaborate designs or miniature
pictures
-though various Islamic societies also practiced this art,
Europe had one of the longest and most cultivated
traditions of illuminating manuscripts
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The Annunciation to the Virgin, Gualenghi-d’Este
Hours, Taddeo Crivelli, circa 1470, Ferrara (The J.
Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 13,
fols. 3v-4).

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 Initial S: The Conversion
of Saint Paul, about
1440–1450, attributed to
Pisanello (illuminator),
attributed to Master of the
Antiphonal Q of San
Giorgio Maggiore
(illuminator), Italian,
probably the Veneto,
possibly Verona, tempera
colors, gold leaf, gold
paint, and silver leaf on
parchment, 5 9/16 inches
high x 3 1/2 inches wide
(The J. Paul Getty
Museum, MS. 41,
VERSO)

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 ASSEMBLAGE
art that is made by assembling disparate or
different elements – often everyday objects
– scavenged by the artist or bought specially

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Pablo Picasso
Still Life 1914
Tate
© Succession Picasso/DACS 2019

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 ‘Manufacturer’s
Advice: Content
May Vary’ by
various artists, tin
cans, Tin-Aw Art
Gallery. Photo by
Rome
Jorge/Rappler

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Adding a touch of immediate relevance, Alwin Reamillo, participating in Tin-Aw Art
Gallery's themed exhibit of canned goods by various artists entitled Manufacturer’s
Advice: Content May Vary, crafted 44 cans actually made of bamboo segments, each one
labeled with a picture of a member of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National
Police (SAF-PNP) who were recently killed in a violent clash in Maguindanao.

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 INSTALLATION
artistic genre that "involves the
configuration or installation of objects in a
space, such as a room or warehouse. The
resulting arrangement of material and space
comprises the artwork"
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Nikki
Luna
(@lunani
kki)

Her installations, such as a crumpled wall cover,

small dolls, and gun replicas, celebrate femininity and
reflect on the struggles of women in a developing
country.

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 Patty Eustaquio
(@patty.eustaquio)

Patricia Perez Eustaquio explores themes of shadows,

fragmentation, and dissonance through painting, drawing,
and installation. Some of the materials that she uses are
resin, crochet, and even silk.

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 Ili-likha,
Baguio
City

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 LAND ART
land art or earth art is art that is made
directly in the landscape, sculpting the
land itself into earthworks or making
structures in the landscape using natural
materials such as rocks or twigs
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Lion's Head (Kennon Road)

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 Andy Goldsworthy
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 Sylvian Meyer

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 4.
Importance of
Visual Art

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 Importance of Visual Art

Class Activity
For three minutes, write what you think are the
importance of visual art in our lives. Write on a
whole sheet of paper. Pass the paper from one
person to the next.

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 Importance of Visual Art

▧ visual art – universal language – use to

communicate
▧ visual art – to express ourselves
▧ visual art – person and society happier
▧ visual art – gives context to past and future
▧ visual art – who you are, who you want to be,
who the world will see you
▧ visual art – life spring of expression – liveliness
to life’s journey

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 Importance of Visual Art

▧ visual art – everywhere – means we

communicate – food we eat
▧ visual art – life in itself – way we perceive the
world and how we appreciate it

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 4.
Purposes of Visual
Arts

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

▧ ceremonial – celebrate or acknowledge an

event or era; contribute to a ritualistic activity

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

▧ artistic – desire or need – express – emotions

or feeling – a particular subject

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Purposes of Visual Arts

Brian
Kirhagis
(aka BK
The
Artist)

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

▧ narrative – tell a story; relate the history of

one’s people

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Purposes of Visual Arts
An important granary guardian/ Bulul, Hapao
Region, Wood with ritual
encrustation, early 20th century, from Gallery
Deus

Bululs or bulols are stylized

representations of Ifugao and
Kalanguya ancestors. The Ifugao
tribesmen of northern Luzon are
noted for carving the wooden
figures believed to guard rice
crops in the Cordilleras.

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

“The Burning of Manila” (1942)

Artist: Fernando Amorsolo Y Cueto
Location: Silvina & Juan C. Laya Hall (Gallery VIII), North Wing
Galleries, Level 2 (House Floor)

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

▧ functional – structure or tools used in day to

day activities – designed to be aesthetically
pleasing in addition to being functional

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

▧ persuasive – convey a message –

advertisements, billboards, magazines,
propaganda posters, cartoons

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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Purposes of Visual Arts

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 Purposes of Visual Arts

▧ ceremonial
▧ artistic
▧ narrative
▧ functional
▧ persuasive
▧ conveyance of beauty

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 Gawain (Activity)
Questions
1.Choose one picture to analyze.
Write the picture number. What is
the purpose of the visual art that
you selected?
2.What is the message of the slogan
that you selected? Explain your
answer. (6 points)

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 Gawain (Activity)
3. Was the picture you selected
effective in conveying a strong
message? If yes, why? If no, why?
(6 points)
4.If you will be given a chance to draw
about the issue presented in the
picture you selected, how will you
do it? Draw your answer. (8 points)
Total: 20 points

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Picture 1

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Picture 2

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Picture 3

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Picture 4

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Picture 5

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