Hum1 Flashcards
When man’s expression is for appreciation’s sake,
it is Art.
When man’s expression is geared toward utilization
then it is Craft
Man, oftentimes combined art and craft and this is called.
functional art.
“Every particular substance in the world has an end, in greek
Telos
Telos in Greek, which translates to
Purpose
The most prominent functional art
Architecture
FUNCTIONS OF ARTS
- Personal Functions of Art
- Social Function of Art
- Physical Functions of Art
Varied and highly subjective depending on the artists who created art. An artist may create an art out of self-expression, entertainment, or therapeutic functions.
Personal Functions of Art
Art is considered to have a social function when it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest.
Social Functions of Art
The physical functions of art can be found in artworks that are crafted to serve some physical
purpose.
Physical Functions of Art
PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE ART
1.Art as an imitation
2. Art as an representation
3. Art as an disinterested Judgement
4.Art as a communication of emotion
5.It is life that imitates art
According to Plato, art is just an imitation of imitation
Art as an imitation
Aristotle considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing the truth. He wants
to provide a version of what might be or the myriad possibilities of reality.
Art as an representation
Immanuel Kant recognized that beauty is subjective. However, even subjective judgments are based on some universal criterion.
Art as disinterested judgment
According to Leo Tolstoy, art plays a huge role in communication to its audience’s emotions that the artist previously experienced.
Art as a communication of emotion
This is according to Oscar Wilde
It is life that imitates art
Music is the lowest of all arts because it gives only sensible pleasure.
Immanuel Kant
Music is the greatest because it is capable of freeing man from his fears and desires,
from his anger and despair, and from other passions and anxieties
Schopenhauer
Poetry has the best qualities like immediate perception, creative imagination, development of
thoughts and events
Hegel
The fusion of poetry and music is the highest art.
value.
Leibnitz
Thus, there is no final manner by which a hierarchy of the arts may be established. Each has his own
value.
SUBJECT AND CONTENT OF ARTS
1.SUBJECT
2.CONTENT
3.FORM
Content 3 forms
Factual Meaning
Conventional Meaning
Subjective Meaning
The visual focus or the image that may be extracted from examining the artwork: “The what
SUBJECT
The meaning that is communicated by the artist or the artwork: “The why.”
CONTENT
The development and configuration of the art work. It Is how the elements and the medium or
material are put together: ”The how”
FORM
It may be extracted from the identifiable or recognizable forms in the artwork and understanding how these elements relate to one another.
Factual Meaning
Pertains to the acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using motifs. Signs, symbols, and other ciphers as bases of its meaning.
Conventional Meaning
These meanings stem from the viewer’s or audience’s circumstances that come into play when engaging with art.
Subjective Meaning
Types of Subjects
Representational Art
Non-representational Art
These types of art have subjects that refer to objects or events occurringin the real world. Also termed figurative art because the figures depicted are easy to make out
and decipher.
Representational Art
Art forms that do not make a reference to the real world, whether it is a person, place, thing, or even a particular event.
Non-representational Art
a higher level of perceptiveness and insight might be required to fully grasp the feeling, emotion, or concept behind the work.
non-representational art
has played an enormous role in inspiring works of visual arts, music, architecture, and
literature.
Religion
is a person who performs any of the creative arts. This can range from painting to music
Artist
a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or strictly
decorative, for example, furniture, decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewelry, and food items.
Artisan
ARTS AND ARTIST IN THE DIFFERENT ART FORMS AND ARTWORKS
Art Forms
Art Work
Traditional categories within the arts include literature (including poetry, drama, story, and so
on), the visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.), the graphic arts (painting, drawing, design, and
other forms expressed on flat surfaces), the plastic arts (sculpture, modeling), the decorative arts
Art Forms
A painting, sculpture, photograph, etc., that is created to be beautiful or to express an important idea or feeling : an artistic work. : drawings, photographs, etc., that are included in books, magazines, and other printed materials.
Artwork
TWO CATEGORIES OF VISUAL ARTS:
Graphics Arts and Plastic Arts
are those which are two dimensional; they have length and width.
Graphics arts
those that are three dimensional; they have length, width and height
Plastic arts
GRAPHIC ARTS
Painting
Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Film making
is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface. the
most common tool used are brushes but others also use tools such as knives, sponges, and
airbrushes.
Painting
is a two dimensional art form that mainly uses lines and shadings in a medium to form an image
Drawing
the art, science, and practice of creating pictures by recording radiation on a
radiation-sensitive medium, such as photographic film, or electronic image sensors.
Photography
is creating for artistic purposes an image on a matrix which is then transferred to a
two-dimensional surface by means of ink.
Printmaking
the process of making a film.
Film making
a drawing of a person or group of people that captures the personality of the subject.
Portrait Drawing
it is all the visible features of an area of countryside or land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
Landscape
a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes
and postures
Figurative Drawing
a drawing depicting imaginary, surreal, or visionary themes.
Fantasy Drawing
an interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept, or process.
Illustration
the art of exaggerating the visual traits of a person or situation.
Caricature
a drawing or painting that focuses on still objects.
Still-life drawing
