ART 1 Flashcards
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is meant to
stimulate thought
because it allows
viewers to draw their
own emotions and pull
from their personal
experiences when
viewed.
ART
is derived from a Latin term ARS, which means skill, talent, or ability.
ART
is derived from the Latin word humanus and Humanitas,
which means refined or cultured human.
HUMANITIES
(PHRALLM)
philosophy, history, religion, art,
literature, language and music.
is the mother of all inventions
CREATIVITY
Assumption about arts:
Art has been created by all people at all times,
Art involves experience.
Art is not nature; nature is not art.
Art is cultural.
Art is a form of creation.
Art is subjective.
Nature of Art
Art is a diverse range of human activities
Art represents reality.
Art is an expression
Art serves as means of communication of emotions
Three Functions of Art
The Personal Fun/ction/
The Social Function/
The Physical Function
It can help someone express themselves, explore their emotions, manage addictions,
and improve their self-esteem.
The Personal Fun/ction/
It seeks or tends to influence
the collective behavior of a people.
Example: Bayanihan
Influences Social Behavior
It is created
to be seen or used primarily in public
situation like fiestas, parade, etc.
Display and Celebration.
Works of art that are
created to perform some service
The Physical Function
Visual Arts include the following:
Fine arts.
Contemporary Arts
Decorative Arts and Crafts
Other work of arts
refers to an art
from practiced mainly for its
aesthetic value and its beauty
rather than its functional value.
Fine arts.
a number of modern art
forms, such as: assemblage, collage,
mixed-media, conceptual art,
installation, happenings and
performance art, along with film-
based disciplines such as
photography, video art and
animation, or any combination
thereof.
Contemporary Arts
Two Types of Art Subject
Representational or Objective.
Non-representational or Non-objective.
Represents
objects or events in the real world, usually
looking easily recognizable.
Representational or Objective.
These are those arts without any
reference to anything outside itself
(without representation).
Non-representational or Non-objective.
Sources of art subjects
Nature
2. History
3. Greek and Roman mythology
4. The Judaeo Christian Tradition
5. Other works of art
Kinds of Subject
- Still Life
- Seascapes, Landscapes and Cityscapes.
- Animals
- Portraits
- Figures
- Everyday life
- History and legends
- Religion and Mythology
- Dreams and Fantasies
ancestors created
cave paintings to depict their daily lives and rituals.
Pre-Historic
are also known as “parietal art.”
They are painted drawings on the earliest form of art
can be traced back to prehistoric times when our
Cave Painting
is created to depict their daily
lives and rituals.
Cave Painting
The oldest known cave painting is
red hand stencil