CRUZ, TONI G
College of Science BSFT
Bulacan State University
Importance of Art 2. Social- depicts social issues, a sense of
- way of expression, way of joy, way of community
making people understand things that can't
be done verbally 3. Cultural - reflects cultural values,
preserves the culture of people, can be
1. Natural human behavior shared, and transmit traditions
2. It's a language
3. Tells a story 4. Aesthetic - appreciate what is beautiful
4. Evoke emotions in people
5. Good for the economy 5. Spiritual - reinforce religious beliefs
- Ancient Latin "ars" (a specialized form of
skills) Categories of Art
- Medieval Latin (any form of book learning)
- Renaissance period (activities such as 1. Visual Arts
craftsmanship, artist use barehand to create - painting,
arts) - sculpture (carving, constructing to create
- 17th century (study of beautiful, technical a 3d model)
workmanship - architecture
- 18th century (the clear boundary between
fine arts and 2. Performing / Combined arts
- music, dance (movement of the body in a
Meaning of Art rhythmic way)
- ability, process, product - film, theatre, literary, performance poetry
Ability 3. Digital arts
- the human capacity to make things - made of assistance from electronic
beautiful devices
Process
- art compasses action 4. Applied arts
Product - fashion design (putting aesthetic to
- art is a completed work, product outcome clothes)
- furniture design
> Art is the human capacity to make things - interior design (enhance the interior of the
beautiful which compasses act and has a building to become more pleasing)
completed work - graphic design (artist combines words, and
symbols to create an advertisement)
Assumption of Arts
- art is universal (timeless) Subject and Content of Arts
- art is not nature (God-made)
- arts involve experience (actual doing of The subject of art
something and sensible) - the matter to be described or to be
portrayed by the artist.
Functions of Art - Anything under the sun, make belief
any other imaginative elements
1. Personal- outlet of ideas, gives comfort, - Real events
and convenience to a human being
Two kinds of art subject
CRUZ, TONI G
College of Science BSFT
Bulacan State University
1. Representational or Objective Art imparted by the work of art.
> arts that depict objects that are commonly > is the mass of ideas associated with each
recognized by most people. artwork and communicated through the
> Artists copy the arts in subjective matters. following:
Representation of subjective art. Answering - the art’s imagery
the concern of the "what is the big deal of - the symbolic meaning
artwork?" - its surroundings where it is used or
> ex: Heart Evanghelista, Solenn Huesaff displayed
- the customs, beliefs, and values of
Still life the culture that uses its writings that
> work of art depicting mostly inanimate help explain the work
subject matter, typically objects.
>Natural and man-made Ex: Pipa (pipe) During the period of
> Foods, plants, Vanitas Still life Surrealism, 1828, Canvas "This is not a
pipe"
Portrait
> painting, photograph, figure, or any other Three levels of meaning (Content of Art)
art form in which the face and its expression 1. factual meaning
are predominant. - The literal meaning of art
>Purpose of portrait: Resemblance, 2. conventional meaning
personality, disposition - Certain meanings but you belong in
a different groups and how you
Landscapes, Seascapes, Moonscapes, define the function of every each
Cityscapes subject
3. subjective meaning
Mythology and Religion, Dreams and - Use of symbolism, individual
Fantasies meaning
Keeping art
2. Non-representational or > Historical reservation and can be used for
Non-objective Art future purposes.
>arts without any reference to anything > Economic value, National treasure,
outside itself. Architecture
> Not recognizable, abstract that has
explanation behind that.
> Ex: Paulina Sotto
SOURCES OF THE SUBJECT OF ART
1. Nature - landscape
2. History - historical relevance or
period
3. Greek and Roman Mythology
4. Religion
5. Sacred texts
CONTENT OF ART
> is the meaning, message, and/or feeling
