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Did you ever wonder why do you have to take
Art Appreciation JUST NOW?​
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Because Art Appreciation requires a certain
degree of intelligence and not just a simple
‘liking’ of the work of art.
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Levels of Appreciation: FORM and CONTENT
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FEELING – how it affects our feelings
CRITICAL OPINION – what the current critical
opinion of the artist is
CRAFTMANSHIP AND DESIGN – how well
designed and crafted it is
- IDEA – what idea it suggests
- HISTORY – what we know of the history of its
period and the artist
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W HAT IS ART?
ARE THESE ARTS?
P AGURIRAN ISLAND IN SO RSO GO N
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B IRD O F P ARAD ISE
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MO D ELS
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P AINTINGS O F ELEP HANTS
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ARE THE
P AINTINGS
O F THE
ELEP HANTS
ARTS?
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YES
because not all
elephants can
paint(?)​
b e c a u se e le p h a n t s
c a n n o t e xp re ss
fre e ly t h e ir
th ou g h ts an d
e m o t io n s(? )​
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P RICE
And the definition we
g ive a rt so m e t im e s
d e p e n d s o n t h e p ric e o f
t h e a rt w o rk.
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THE D EFINITIO N O F
ART
the expression or application of human
c re a t ive skill a n d im a g in a t io n , t yp ic a lly in
a visu a l fo rm su c h a s p a in t in g o r
sc u lp t u re , p ro d u c in g w o rks t o b e
a p p re c ia t e d p rim a rily fo r t h e ir b e a u t y o r
e m o t io n a l p o w e r. - GO O GLE
NATURE
Nature or the Universe is
c re a t e d ​ b y Go d o r fo r
t h o se w h o d o n ’t ​ b e lie ve ,
via sc ie n t ific e vo lu t io n .​
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MO D ELS
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HUMANS
are also part of nature
a n d /o r sc ie n t ific
e vo lu t io n .​
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Painting is the process or art of
using paint, in a picture, as a
protective coating, or as
decoration.
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Can the ‘painting’ by the elephant be
considered as ART?​
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Ha v e w e s e e n a d r u n k lio n b e c a u s e h e w a s b r o k e n h e a r t e d ? ​
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O r e le p h a n t s p r o t e s t in g b e c a u s e t h e y a r e in s id e a Zo o fo r s o lo n g ? ​
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O r a m o n k e y s h o w in g h is lo v e t h r u p a in t in g ju s t lik e D a Vin c i? ​
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ART IS HUMAN-MAD E
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Art is an object created only by a human and this specific
and glorified object is what separates humans from
other animals. Artistic creation is his/her way of
expressing himself /herself through visual, auditory, and
performing arts. Some have argued that animal
paintings like those made by the elephants in Thailand
can be considered as a work art. But these pieces are
void of any meaning because elephants are not rational
beings capable of expressing themselves. It is just a
wonderful creation worthy of admiration by the tourists.​
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◦ We are rational beings, capable
o f e xp re ssin g o u rse lve s
t h ro u g h t h e c re a t io n o f va rio u s
fo rm s o f a rt .​
HUMAN
B EINGS
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P a in t in g ​
Sc u lp t u re ​
Arc h it e c t u re ​
Mu sic ​
Lit e ra t u re ​
Th e a t re ​
Da n ce ​
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D ra m a ​
Film ​
P h o t o g ra p h y a n d
a llie d a rt s
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Ar t is a n e x t e n s io n o f
o n e ’s ‘s o u l’​
"Th e p e n is m ig h t ie r
t h a n t h e s w o rd "
Through art, one can express his/her
id e a s, b e lie fs, p o lit ic a l vie w s a n d
e m o t io n s. Ma n y o f o u r h e ro e s h a ve
u se d a rt t o ra lly t h e ir c a u se . A g o o d
e xa m p le is o u r n a t io n a l h e ro D r. J o se
Riza l. He w a s a w rit e r/a rt ist first b e fo re
h e w a s a d o c t o r. By u sin g h is c re a t ive
t a le n t s, h e w a s a b le t o o p e n t h e m in d s
o f m a n y a n d lib e ra t e d a c o u n t ry fro m
t h e c o lo n ia l ru le o f t h e Sp a n ia rd s.
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Ar t e m b o d ie s s k ill a n d
t a le n t ​
Ev e r y o n e c a n b e a n
a r t is t b u t n o t a ll h a s
t h e p o t e n t ia l.
Those that have potentials know the basic of
a rt m a kin g . D ra w in g su p e rb ly a t e le m e n t a ry
le ve l u n t il h e d e ve lo p s it a n d b lo sso m t o a re a l
a rt ist . Mo st o f u s c a n d ra w b u t t h e skill a n d
t a le n t w ill n o t e vo lve in t o so m e t h in g g o o d
b e c a u se it w a sn ’t t h e re in t h e b e g in n in g . No
w o n d e r m a n y in t h e ir o ld a g e st ill d ra w st ic k
h u m a n fig u re s. Im a g in e if a ll o f u s c a n c re a t e
w o n d e rfu l w o rks o f a rt , t h e n t h e re fo re t h e re
w ill b e n o m o re Fin e Art s o r Arc h it e c t u re
b e c a u se w e c a n p a in t a n d d e sig n fo r
o u rse lve s.​
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Ar t , w h e n c o m b in e d
w it h p o lit ic s , is
p o w e r fu l.​
Riz a l
As mentioned earlier, D r. J o se
Riza l u se d h is a rt ist ic t a le n t s in
lib e ra t in g a n a t io n . His b o o k ‘No li
Me Ta n g e re ’ o p e n e d t h e m in d s o f
m a n y Ilu st ra d o s t h a t p a ve d t h e
w a y fo r t h e c re a t io n o f t h e
Ka t ip u n a n a n d e ve n t u a lly t o a
re vo lu t io n . A sim p le a n d h a rm le ss
b o o k ye t ve ry le t h a l. As t h e o ld
a d a g e g o e s; ‘Th e p e n is m ig h t ie r
t h a n t h e sw o rd ’.
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Ar t h a s a lw a y s b e e n
p a rt o f u s .
We go and watch a movie to
b e e n t e rt a in e d . W e list e n t o
m u sic t o a m p o u r m o o d o r t o
re m in isc e a n d h e a l a b ro ke n
h e a rt . W e re a d b o o ks b e c a u se
it is b e t t e r t h a n t h e m o vie
ve rsio n . Le t ’s a d m it it , w h a t
w o u ld life b e w it h o u t a rt ? ​
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“Art has been created by all
p e o p le , a t a ll t im e s, in a ll
c o u n t rie s, a n d t h a t it live s
b e c a u se it is like d a n d
e n jo ye d .”
“Art is n o t g o o d b e c a u se it is
u n ive rsa l, b u t u n ive rsa l
b e c a u se it is g o o d ”
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…if we are not given an
e d u c a t io n o f t h is kin d , if o u r
h a n d s re m a in e m p t y a n d o u r
p e rc e p t io n o f fo rm is
u n e xe rc ise d , t h e n in id le n e ss
a n d va c a n c y w e re ve rt t o
vio le n c e a n d c rim e . W h e n
t h e re is n o w ill t o c re a t io n , t h e
d e a t h in st in c t t a ke s o ve r a n d
w ills e n d le ss, g ra t u it o u s
d e st ru c t io n . From “Art and
Life” by Herbert Read
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Ar t h a s m u lt ip le
in t e r p r e t a t io n s ​
SP O LIARIUM – J UAN
LUNA
The meaning of art is often shared
a m o n g t h e m e m b e rs o f a g ive n
so c ie t y a n d d e p e n d e n t u p o n
c u lt u ra l c o n t e xt . Th e m a st e rp ie c e
Sp o lia riu m b y J u a n Lu n a w a s
p e rc e ive d t o b e a p o lit ic a l p ie c e
a n d a p ro t e st b y t h e a rt ist t o
sh o w c a se t h e su ffe rin g in flic t e d b y
t h e Sp a n ia rd s t o h is fe llo w
c o u n t rym e n . ​
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Is a r t im p o r t a n t a n d n e c e s s a r y in t h e
life o f a p e r s o n ?
Is it im p o r t a n t t h a t w e r e c o g n iz e a n d
u n d e rs t a n d a rt s ?
Q u e s t io n s ?
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Anything that is beautiful is an art.
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If something is an artwork, it is made by a
person.
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The beauty of an art is determined by its price.
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Anything that is man
-made is an art.
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In Art Appreciation, we go beyond simple liking
of arts.
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THANK YO U.
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