Lesson 1

Question 1

come from the Latin “humanus”, which means human, cultured and refined. To be human is to have or show qualities like rationality, kindness and tenderness.

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humanities

Question 2

NATURE OF HUMANITIES

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1. Art and Science
2. Humanities vs. Philosophy

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Skills (Greek techne or technical)

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Art

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Involves a process.

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Science

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Man, as the focus. Art is the subject matter, but art is created by man for man.

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Social Science

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Man is the source and fountain of all creativity. (Creating Subject)

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Humanities

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Man is the starting point of knowledge. (Inquiring Subject)

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Philosophy

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? was derived from the Aryan root word “? “ means to put together, while still another origin of the word art came from Latin “? “ means ability or skills

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Art, ar, ars

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IMPORTANCE OF ART

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Art plays a large part in making our lives infinitely rich.

Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh.

Art gives us a way to be creative and express ourselves.

Art is something that makes us more thoughtful and well-rounded humans.

Art is something that is both functional and (hopefully) aesthetically pleasing to our eyes.

Question 10

includes those artworks that are created primarily for aesthetic reasons (‘art for art’s sake’) rather than for commercial or functional use.

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Fine Arts

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Using charcoal, chalk, crayon, pastel or with pencil or pen and ink.

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Drawing

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Using oils, watercolor, gouache, acrylics, ink and wash, or the more old- fashioned tempera or encaustic paints.

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Painting

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In bronze, stone, marble, wood, or clay.

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Sculpture

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Using simple methods like woodcuts or stencils, the more demanding techniques of engraving, etching and lithography, or the more modern forms like screen- printing, foil imaging or “giclee” prints

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Printmaking

Question 15

first and only fine art print to be made with an ink jet printer

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Giclee

Question 16

includes all the fine arts as well as new media and contemporary forms of expression such as assemblage, collage, conceptual, installation and performance art, as well as photography, and film-based forms like video art and animation, or any combination thereof.

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Visual Arts

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typically denotes three-dimensional works employing materials that can be molded, shaped or manipulated

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Plastic Arts

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traditionally denotes functional but ornamental art forms, such as works in glass, clay, wood, metal, or textile fabric.

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Decorative Arts

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refers to public performance events. Traditional varieties include: theatre, opera, music, and ballet. Contemporary performance art also includes any activity in which the artist’s physical presence acts as the medium.

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Performance Arts

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event that combined elements of painting, poetry, music, dance, and theatre and staged them as a live action.

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Happening

Question 21

This category encompasses all activities involving the application
of aesthetic designs to everyday functional objects.

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Applied Arts

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It is built into us as a part of our human heritage. This is the language of arts to which we are all heirs and can respond, given the chance and some reassurance of its validity.

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Primary Language

Question 23

It is made up of the conventions, the traditions and styles, which have accumulated over the ages. The greater the number of works of art we come to know intimately, the larger our vocabulary of these conventions.

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Secondary Language

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It is the language in which this and other books on the arts are written. It deals with the ability to talk about the arts meaningfully and expressively.

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Third Language

Question 25

All art demands experience. There can be no appreciation of art without experience. An experience is something that affects your life.

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ART AND EXPERIENCE

Question 26

natural ability and sensibility, plus her/his dedication to practice will definitely influence their creative output.

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THE ARTIST/CREATOR

Question 27

can influence artistic expression via the influence of what we “vote” for using our disposable income.

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SOCIETY/THE TARGET AUDIENCE

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such as war, disaster, or everyday activity, other artistic output, can all influence artistic expression.

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EVENTS AND OBJECTS

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artists can influence their output, as with film, music, and so on. Then again, an artist might turn against the accepted orthodoxies of technique and come up with something fresh.

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THE PREVAILING TECHNOLOGY/TECHNIQUES