TOPIC 1
INTRODUCTION AND ASSSUMPTIONS
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS
The Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities
(Cerbo et all, 2010) provided the following
definitions of art:
a.) ART AS A SKILL
OR MASTERY
• The term ART is used
to simply refer to bay
skill or mastery that is
manifested in the
outstanding product
of an endeavor.
b.) ART AS A PROCESS
OR A PRODUCT OF A
CREATIVE SKILL
• Art is a process
because
it
involves arranging
the
aesthetic
elements in an
artistically
interesting
and
appealing
manner.
b.) ART AS A PROCESS
OR A PRODUCT OF A
CREATIVE SKILL
• Art is a product
because it
includes human
creations,
different
activities and
manners of
expression.
c.) ART AS A UNIVERSAL
LANGUAGE
• The language of arts is
diverse. Each art form
has its own artistic
elements
such
as
Literature, Music and
Theatre
• Art expresses and ideas
shared by all individuals
regardless of culture.
d.) ART AS A
REPRESENTATION
OF REALITY
• Art
is
a
reflection or
a mirror of
reality.
e.) ART REFLECTS THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF
A PERIOD
• Medieval Period – the
dominance of the church
initiated the expression of
spiritual truths.
• In the visual arts figures were
presented in idealized ‘flat’
forms to signify a lack of focus
on the material world.
e.) ART REFLECTS THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF
A PERIOD
• Renaissance Period – the
value ascribed to the material
world was shown in more
defined and realistic rendition
of the human body in the
visual arts.
• The focus on the material
world is shown in the ‘threedimensional’
reality
of
lanscapes.
e.) ART REFLECTS THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF
A PERIOD
• Modern Period –
characterizes
the
idealistic search for
truth and the realization
that it is not attainable;
thus, relativity is accepted
as an unavoidable truth.
• This is manifested by the
varied experimentations
of artistic expressions
f.) ART SHOWS THE
MANNER OF EXISTENCE OF
THE PEOPLE OF LONG AGO
• We gain awareness
that the people
during
the
Old
Stone Age lived in
caves and that
they
manifested
their
artistry
by
drawings
and
sketching.
Thank you!
GROUP NO. 1
Abando, Ederson
Caranay, Deidiel
Rosas, Marella Jan
Serdeña, Diana Rose