Orientation to Art Flashcards
Korean word for Art
Yesul
Indonesian word for Art
Seni
Kabisayaan word for Art
Alampat
It is an expression about our human experience and the reality within us and outside through a medium.
Fine Art
It is an ability or skill that humans make.
Art
Greek word for crafstmanship
Techne
3 Classical Arts
- Visual
- Auditory
- Performing
It refers to the architecture, visual arts, film, and literature.
Visual
It refers to music, and literature when read aloud.
Auditory
It refers to theater and dance.
Performing
It refers to fashion design, furniture design, graphic design, and interior design.
Applied Arts
4 Sources of Art
- Nature
- Self
- Others
- The Divine
It refers to the encounter with nature as nature is not art.
Nature
It is an intrapersonal encounter which refers to our thoughts, imagination, feelings, and desires.
Self
It is an interpersonal encounter which refers to the one-on-one or societal encounters.
Others
It is the metapersonal, transcendent encounter which refers to the encounters with something for greater and beyond ourselves.
The Divine
It seeks to establish common principles and theories that would clearly define, in more common terms, what makes an object of art beautiful.
Beauty
The philosophy of beauty, artistic interpretation, and taste.
Aesthetics
6 perspectives of Beauty
- Xenophon
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Immanuel Kant
- David Hume
- Traditional Japanese
He said that an object is beautiful because it is good and serves a rational purpose.
Xenophon
He stated that the existence of beauty presupposes the ideas of an absolute ideal.
Plato
He expanded on Plato’s idea by identifying the traits that define beauty.
Aristotle
He said that beauty does not exist in the object itself but it is in the interpretation that resides in the understanding and imagination of the one who appreciates.
Immanuel Kant
He emphasized the role of the critic as a source of objectivity in determining beauty.
David Hume
They are concerned with the unarticulated, transcendent, and transient qualities of the world.
Traditional Japanese
7 Representational Ideals of Art
- Art as a declaration of power
- The power to convey immortality
- The power to change our beliefs
- The power to shock
- The power to touch our emotions
- The power to awaken our senses
- The power to transform the ordinary
Example of Art as a declaration of power
Henry VIII, Hans Holbein
Example of The power to convey immortality
Taj Mahal, Mumtaz Mahal
Example of The power to change our beliefs
Tri-People, Desiderio “Banjo” Satorre, Jr.
What community is represented in the right side of the painting Tri-People?
Indigenous “Lumad” Community
What community is represented in the middle of painting Tri-People?
Christian Community
What community is represented in the left side of painting Tri-People?
Islamic Community
Example of The power to shock
Poon in Poleteismo, Mideo Cruz
2 Examples of The power to touch our emotions
Father and Son, Elmer Borlongan
Angry Christ, Alfonso Ossorio
Example of The power to awaken our senses
Ahon, Aldy Aguirre
Example of the power to transform the ordinary
The Basket of Apples, Paul Cezanne
3 Power of Art for the Artists
- The artist’s self-expression
- The artist at play
- The artist’s memory
Example of The artist’s self-expression
The Little Dear, Frida Kahlo
Example of The artist at play
La Clairvoyance, Rene Magritte
Example of The artist’s memory
I and the Village, Marc Chagall
2 Functions of Art
- Directly Functional Art
2. Indirectly Functional Art
The art that we use in our daily lives.
Directly Functional Art
It refers to the works of art that are perceived through the senses.
Indirectly Functional Art
It is an art crafted in order to serve some physical and practical purpose.
Utilitarian
3 types of Indirectly Functional Art
- Aesthetic Function
- Cultural Function
- Social Function
It is the art that ennobles humanity and makes people aware if the beauty of life.
Aesthetic
It is the art that helps preserve, share and transmit a people’s culture from one generation to another.
Cultural
It is the art that depicts social conditions or works towards social cohesion.
Social
Example of Directly Functional Art
Jeepney
Example of Indirectly Functional Art
Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
A Cebuano coconut grater that is designed to be used as a kitchen tool.
Kaguran
Example of Aesthetic Function
Mama, Roel Obemio
3 Levels of Art Appreciation
- Understanding
- Valuing
- Living
It is knowing art can awaken our affection; what we know, we can value, and even love.
Understanding
It gives some order to chaotic experience so that we can grasp it better and live with chaos more resiliently.
Valuing
It is mostly presented before an audience and serves a variety of purposes, making presentations powerful tools for convincing and teaching.
Living
