Chapter 1: NATURE OF ART

Question 1

6 NATURE OF ART

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1. Art is Everywhere
2. Art as Expression and Communication
3. Art as Creation
4. Art and Experience
5. Art and Nature
6. Art and Beauty

Question 2

• Art is found everywhere. It is very much a part of human lives.
• Art exists in all forms of human society and in every generation because it serves some fundamental human needs.

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Art is Everywhere

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• Each work of art is evidently the expression of an artist’s personal viewpoint.
• The artist uses symbols which he organizes into some comprehensible equivalent of the experience that he is trying to convey

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Art as Creation

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Art is a planned activity. Each finished product is an expression of the artist’s idea of order.

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Art as Creation

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• Art is not nature. A work of art is man-made, and although it may closely resemble nature, it can never duplicate nature.
• Nature is evanescent and always recreating itself; art is non-repeatable and unchanging.

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Art and Nature

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• Beauty is one which gives pleasure when perceived.The experience is called “aesthetic pleasure.”.
• Concepts of beauty change as time passes and may vary between cultures too.

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Art and Beauty

Question 7

The _____________ refers to any person, object, scene or event described or represented in a work of art.

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Subject of an art

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Example of Representational Art

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• paintings
• sculpture
• graphic arts
• literature
• theater arts

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Examples of Non-representational Art

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• Music
• Architecture
• other functional Arts

Question 10

Through elements of design such as ______ and _________, a painter may convey a message non-objectively

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line and color

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WAYS OF REPRESENTING SUBJECT

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1. Realism
2. Abstraction
3. Distortion
4. Surrealism

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the accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life.

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Realism

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The distancing of an idea from objective referents.

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Abstraction

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describe any change made by an artist to the shape, size or visual character of a form to express an idea, convey a feeling or enhance visual impact.

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Distortion

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aims to revolutionize the human experience.

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Surrealism

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KINDS OF SUBJECT

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1. Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes
2. Still lifes
3. Animals
4. Portraits
5. Figures
6. Everyday life
7. History and legend
8. Religion and mythology
9. Dreams and fantasies

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It refers to the objects depicted by the artist.

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Subject

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It refers to what the artist expresses or communicates on the whole in his work. Sometimes it is spoken of as the “meaning” of the work.

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Content

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LEVELS OF MEANING

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1. Factual meaning
2. Conventional meaning
3. Subjective meaning

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________________ is the literal statement or the narrative content in the work.

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Factual meaning

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________________is the special meaning that a certain object has for a particular culture.

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Conventional meaning

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______________ is any personal meaning consciously or unconsciously conveyed by the artist.

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Subjective meaning

Question 23

Architecture, weaving, furniture-making, and a few other crafts have obvious purposes and are therefore classified as ______________

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Functional

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Painting, sculpture, literature, music, and the theater arts seem to serve no end than to amuse or provide a pleasant escape from life’s daily problems. Thus, they are classified as _____________

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non- functional

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It reflect what people feel and thus releasing the tension such emotions created in them.

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Musical compositions

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It present what people think, though they could never have expressed it as clearly or as beautifully.

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Literary passages

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Art performs a social function when:

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1. It seeks or tends to influence the collective behavior of a person; 2. It is created to be seen or used primarily in public situations, and; 3. It expresses or describes social or collective aspects of existence as opposed to individual and personal kinds of experience. haba putangina

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It is able to increase empathy, trigger reflection, increase dialogue and help generate new ideas and relationships that can enhance expression of ideas and positive values.

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Influencing social behavior

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- the vibrant expression of human experiences, cultures, and emotions. - Artists use various mediums to showcase the richness of life, whether through grandiose exhibitions, joyful festivities, or intimate gatherings.

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DISPLAY AND CELEBRATION