nullnullArt AppreciationnullHumanities- from a latin term Humanus which means
human, cultured and refined.
Art- comes from an Aryan root word ar meaning to join
or to put together.
- artizein- greek word meaning to prepare.
- arkiskein- to put together
- ar or ars- latin word which means everything
that is artificially made or composed by man.
-art as a natural gift, talent, capacity developed
by study and practice.
- opposed to science, art is practical as opposed
to science which is theoretical.
null Art is a universal experience because it has
been present throughout human history.
Definitions of Art
1. Art is a pragmatic instrument
- anything that is manufactured
- instrument of education or improvement
- instrument of religious or moral
indoctrination.
- instrument for expression or
communication of emotion.
- instrument for the vicarious expansion
of experience.
null2. Art is a copy or a reflection of nature
- Realism- reflection of the actual
- Idealism- reflection of the ideal
- Fiction- reflecting imaginative actuality or
the unachievable ideal.
3. Art is aesthetic form
- autonomous creation
- organic unitynullArt is a personal experience. Students of art
appreciation must learn to explore an art piece
by himself. Art is better off personally
encountered and directly experienced.nullDivisions of Art
Visual Arts- architecture,
sculpture, painting.
Auditory Arts- poetry and
Music
Combined Arts- performing
arts (dance, opera, drama,
cinema)nullPrinciples of Art Appreciation
- What is it? What is it made of? Medium is
the first principle of art appreciation. It is that which
a piece of art is made of. It is essential to any work
of art.
- How is it put together? Elements and
organization; the second and third principles.
Elements must be arranged according to some order,
pattern, organization to express meaning and
become art.nullWhat is the temper, mood, individuality? Is the
personality of the artist revealed? Is the time
and place of the art revealed? Style is the fourth
principle.
What is it about? What is it for? Subject matter
and function are the fifth and sixth principle.
How good is the piece of art? Judgment is the
seventh principle.