Humanities 1

Art Appreciation

Humanities from the Latin word HUMANUS which means human, cultured, and
refined.

Art Tree
 ART IS COMPOSED OF TWO SECTIONS: THE VISUAL ART WHICH IS
COMPRISED OF – PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE.
 THE PERFORMING ART WHICH IS COMPRISED OF – MUSIC, THEATER,
LITERATURE AND DANCE

Art as a Language
 Is charged with feelings and significance, the desire to create a universal
language.
 Concerns itself with communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of
a SENSOUS MEDIUM like color, sound, marble, words and film.
 These sensuous medium are fashioned into symbolic language marked by
beauty of design and coherence in form.
 These symbols appeals to our mind, arouse our emotions, kindle our
imagination and enchant our senses.
WHAT IS THE COMPONENTS OF ART?
 Composed of an ARTIST who exhibits exceptional talents or skills in
music, design, drawing or writing; and
 The PERFORMER who interprets the art.

THE METHODS OF PRESENTING THE VISUAL ART

1- REALISM – the attempt to portray the subject as it is. Realists try to be as
objective as possible.
2- ABSTRACTION – the attempt of the artist to show only his idea or his feeling;
not as objective as the realist.

THE DIFFERENT ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

1- DISTORTION – clearly manifested when the subject is in distorted condition or
twisted out.
2- ELONGATION – is when the art subject is lengthen, protracted or extended.
3- MANGLING – is rarely used by artist today. Here, the subject is either cut, or
mutilated.
4- CUBISM – stresses abstract form through the use of a cone, cylinder or sphere
at the expense of other pictorial elements. The use of geometrical shapes is
common in Pablo Picazzo & Paul Cezanne art works.
 5- ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM – is a style that is characterized by the use of
large canvasses and a deliberate lack of refinement in the application of the
paint, strong color, uneven brush strokes and rough texture.

OTHER WAYS OF PRESENTING THE VISUAL ART

1- SYMBOLISM – the use of a visible sign of an idea to convey to the viewers,
readers or audiences the message of his work.
2- FAUVISM – the artist use of bright colors which shows pictures of comfort, joy
and pleasure. This is the method used by Henry Matisse, Raoul Drify and George
Ronault.
3- DADAISM – is a protest movement in the art that is playful and experimental.
“Dada” means a “hobby horse”. Dadaism is most often nonsensical. Marcel
Duchamp is the famous painter using this method.
4- FUTURISM – developed in Italy about the same time as cubism appeared in
France. Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the mechanical energy of
modern life.
5- SURREALISM – this method mirrors the evils of the present society. Surrealism
means super realism, influenced by Freudian psychology which emphasizes the
activities of the subconscious state of the mind.
6- IMPRESSIONISM – this method presented the artist’s impression on the art
subject, not as detailed as a realist painting.
7- EXPRESSIONISM – are art works describing pathos, morbidity chaos or even
defeat. Introduced in Germany from 1900 – 1910.