art Flashcards
craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form, inventiveness and the association that exist between form and ideas and between material and techniques
Italian word - “artis”
it means “to join or put together”
Aryan root - “ar”
art comes from the greek words
“artizein”
“arkiskein”
“artizein”
to prepare
“arkiskein”
to put together
it means “ability or skill”
Latin word - “ars”
according to chenes, art is concerned with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of sensuous medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words and film
(C. Sanchez)
“Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world.”
Plato
Art is a product of man’s need to express himself
(F. Zulueta)
Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind – one which demands for its own satisfaction and fulfillment
(John Dewey)
Unifying Principles of art
> search for beauty
> truth
> self-expression.
ART, as chenes is the human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stir us
ABILITY - (creativity)
ART, as chenes, encompasses acts, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, designing buildings and using the camera to create memorable works.
PROCESS
ART, as chenes, is a completed work
PRODUCT
study of what it means to be human.
art
4 Common Essentials of Art
Man-made
Creative
Benefits and satisfies man
Expressed through a certain medium or material
A person who exhibits exceptional skills and is more sensitive and more creative
artist
2 kinds of artists
creators and performers
painters, architects, sculptors
photographers, filmmakers, graphic artists
visual artists
(Art of Movement)
Music & Dance
singers, musicians, composers, choreographers, dancers
(Art of Movement)
poets, novelists, writers or authors, playwriters, dramatists
Literary Artists
an activity that involves both imagination and skill in accomplishing it.
artwork
record of a particular artist’s view
artwork
said that artwork is a record of a particular artist’s view
(Bogart)
product of the artist’s unique personality influenced consciously or unconsciously by factors such as: his environment, traditions, national traits, religious beliefs, economic conditions, his ideals or even the climate and geography
artwork
Two General Dimensions of Arts According to Manaois:
Independent/Fine Arts
Practical Arts/Useful/Utilitarian
made primarily for aesthetic enjoyment
Independent/Fine Arts
made for practical use (for the common good of the many)
Practical Arts/Useful/Utilitarian
TDimensions of Arts According to Josefina Estolas
major arts
minor arts
painting, architecture, sculpture, literature, music, and dance
major arts
decorative arts, popular arts, graphic arts, plastic arts & industrial arts
minor arts
GROUPING THE ARTS (Estolas et al)
VISUAL ARTS PERFORMING ARTS LITERARY ARTS POPULAR ARTS GUSTATORY ART OF THE CUISINE DECORATIVE ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
GRAPHIC ARTS
PLASTIC ARTS
theater, play, dance & music
performing arts
– short stories, novels, poetry and dramas
LITERARY ARTS
film, newspaper, magazine, radio, television
POPULAR ARTS
involves skill in food & beverage preparation
GUSTATORY ART OF THE CUISINE
visual objects produced for beautifying houses, offices, cars and other structures
DECORATIVE ARTS
ON THE BASIS OF MEDIUM, ARTS CAN BE
VISUAL
AUDITORY
COMBINED
medium that can be seen and which occupy space
VISUAL ARTS
painting, drawing, printmaking, photography
two-dimensional arts
sculpture, architecture, landscape, community planning, industrial designs, crafts like ceramics and furniture
Three-dimensional arts
portrayals of forms & symbols are recorded on a 2-di surface
GRAPHIC ARTS
FORMS OF GRAPHIC ARTS
PAINTING DRAWING MECHANICAL PROCESSES GRAPHIC PROCESSES COMMERCIAL ART PHOTOGRAPHY
process of applying pigment to a surface to secure effects involving forms & colors
PAINTING
Art of representing something through lines, shading, and textures in one or more colors
drawing
processes for making multi-reproduction of graphic works
GRAPHIC PROCESSES
classified by the nature of the surface from which the printing is done:
GRAPHIC PROCESSES
classification of GRAPHIC PROCESSES
Relief Printing
Intaglio Printing
Surface Printing
unwanted portions of design are cut away on the master image
RELIEF PRINTING
the printed image is formed by the remaining surfaces
RELIEF PRINTING
– a method of printing from a plate
. INTAGLIO PRINTING
types of intaglio printing
DRY POINT
ETCHING
ENGRAVING
artist draws directly on a metal plate
DRY POINT
drawings or designs on metal plates covered with wax
ETCHING
done on a metal plate with a cutting tool called a barin, which leaves a V-shaped trough
ENGRAVING
a cutting tool which leaves a V-shaped trough
barin
printing is done from a flat (plane) surface
SURFACE PRINTING
chenes of SURFACE PRINTING
SILKSCREEN
printing from a flat stone; based on the repulsion between grease & water
LITHOGRAPHY
silk is stretched over a rectangular frame & unwanted portions in the design are blocked out
SILKSCREEN
designing of books, advertisements, signs, posters, and other displays to promote sale or acceptance of product, service or idea
COMMERCIAL ART
developed by commercial printers for rapid, large-quantity reproduction of words & pictures in one or more colors
MECHANICAL PROCESSES
a chemical-mechanical process by which images are produced on sensitized surfaces by action of light
PHOTOGRAPHY
includes all fields of the visual arts in which materials are organized into 3-dimensional forms
PLASTIC ARTS
chenes of PLASTIC ARTS
ALIS CC architecture landscape architecture interior design sculpture city planning crafts
the art of designing & constructing buildings & other types of structures
ARCHITECTURE
planning outdoor areas for human use & enjoyment: gardens, parks, playgrounds, golf courses
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
planning & arranging the physical aspects of a large or small community
CITY PLANNING
design & arrangement of architectural interiors for convenience & beauty
INTERIOR DESIGN
design & construction of 3-di forms
representing natural objects or imaginary shapes
SCULPTURE
designing & making of objects by hand
CRAFTS
is aninorganic,non-metallicsolidprepared by the action ofheatand subsequent cooling.
ceramic
is themass nounfor the movable objects (‘mobile’ in Latin) intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping inbeds, to hold objects etc.
Furniture
‘mobile’ in Latin
movable objects
signifies items of personal adornment, such as necklaces, rings, brooches, earrings and bracelets.
Jewelry making
can be an intimidating material to work with
Metal
is the process of building, making or carving something usingwood.
Wood working
collageis from theword:
French word: coller, to glue
made from anassemblageof different forms, thus creating a new whole.
collage
design of object for machine production
industrial design
design of wearing apparel of all types
dress & costume design
design of settings for dramatic production
theater design
medium can be heard and are expressed in time
auditory arts
auditory arts can be
music and literature
art of combining spoken or written words and their meanings into forms which have artistic and emotional appeal
literature
chenes of literature
drama essay prose fiction poetry miscellaneous
a presentation made up of words, sounds, and actions of characters
DRAMA
non-fiction, expository writing ranging from informal, personal topics to closely reasoned critical treatments of important subjects
ESSAY
narratives created by the author, as distinguished from true accounts
PROSE FICTION
literature of a highly expressive nature using special forms and choice of words and emotional images
POETRY
history, biography, letters, journals, diaries and other works not formally classed as literature
MISCELLANEOUS
Art of arranging sounds in rhythmic succession and generally in combination
music
Musical compositions fall into 3 groups:
VOCAL MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
MUSIC COMBINED WITH OTHER ARTS
Composed primarily to be sung
vocal music
CLASSIFICATION OF VOCAL MUSIC
long vocal forms
short vocal forms
Long vocal forms:
Opera Cantata Oratorio Moro-moro zarzuela
Short vocal forms:
Folk songs Art songs Kundiman Anthem ballad
Written for instruments of four general types: keyboard, stringed, wind, brass winds, percussion
instrumental music
(piano, organ)
keyboard
(violin, cello, guitar)
stringed
(flute, clarinet)
wind
(trumpet, saxophone)
brass winds
(drums, xylophone)
percussion
medium can be both seen and heard and exist in both space and time
combined arts
known as the performing arts
combined arts
MUSIC COMBINED WITH OTHER ARTS
OPERA
OPERETTA & MUSICAL COMEDY
ORATORIO AND CANTATA
drama set to music
OPERA
also a drama set to music but is light, popular, romantic & often humorous or comic
OPERETTA & MUSICAL COMEDY
sacred musical drama in concert form
ORATORIO AND CANTATA
Story recreated by actors on a stage in front of an audience
drama and theater
`Common types:of drama and theater
tragedy
melodrama
comedy
miscellaneous
One of literature’s greatest dramatic art forms
tragedy
It is a drama of serious nature in which the central character comes to some sad or disastrous end
tragedy
Emphasis on the action rather than on character
melodrama
with happy endings
COMEDY`
types of COMEDY
farce
romantic comedy
comedy of manners
light, amusing tale of lovers in some dilemma which is finally solved happily
ROMANTIC COMEDY
emphasis on jokes, humorous physical action, ludicrous situations and improbable characters
FARCE
“drawing room comedy”
COMEDY OF MANNERS
characters are usually high-society types & situations have little to do with real life
COMEDY OF MANNERS
types of miscellaneous
tragicomedy morality plays closet drama miracle and mystery plays piano drama
drama blending tragic and comic elements
TRAGICOMEDY
dramatized stories from the Bible & of the lives of saints
MIRACLE & MYSTERY PLAYS
characters represent specific vices & virtues
MORALITY PLAYS
plays written for reading rather than for staging
CLOSET DRAMA
based on piano works
PIANO DRAMA
produced byrecording photographic images withcameras, or by creating images usinganimationtechniques orvisual effects.
Films
Involves the movement of the body & the feet in rhythm
dance
Important types of dance:
ETHNOLOGIC SOCIAL OR BALLROOM DANCES THE BALLET MODERN MUSICAL COMEDY
Folk dancing associated with national and cultural groups
ETHNOLOGIC
Popular types of dancing generally performed by pairs
social or ballroom dances
Formalized type of dance which originated in the royal courts of the Middle Ages
ballet
Solo or concerted dances with mimetic actions accomplished by music
ballet
Contemporary or interpretative dances
modern dance
Represent rebellion against the classical formalism of ballet
modern dance
Dances performed by soloists, groups and choruses in theaters, night clubs, motion pictures & TV
musical comedy
3 MAJOR PHASES of creation
The artist must have an idea
He must have a material to work with
He must give form to his idea