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Humanities 1
Art Appreciation
Humanities from the Latin word HUMANUS which means human, cultured, and refined.
Art Tree
ART IS COMPOSED OF TWO SECTIONS: THE VISUAL ART WHICH IS COMPRISED OF PAINTING,
SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE.
THE PERFORMING ART WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MUSIC, THEATER, LITERATURE AND DANCE
Art as a Language
Is charged with feelings and significance, the desire to create a universal language.
Concerns itself with communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of a SENSOUS
MEDIUM like color, sound, marble, words and film.
These sensuous medium are fashioned into symbolic language marked by beauty of design and
coherence in form.
These symbols appeals to our mind, arouse our emotions, kindle our imagination and enchant
our senses.
WHAT IS THE COMPONENTS OF ART?
Composed of an ARTIST who exhibits exceptional talents or skills in music, design, drawing
or writing; and
The PERFORMER who interprets the art.
THE METHODS OF PRESENTING THE VISUAL ART
1- REALISM the attempt to portray the subject as it is. Realists try to be as objective as possible.
2- ABSTRACTION the attempt of the artist to show only his idea or his feeling; not as objective as
the realist.
THE DIFFERENT ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
1- DISTORTION clearly manifested when the subject is in distorted condition or twisted out.
2- ELONGATION is when the art subject is lengthen, protracted or extended.
3- MANGLING is rarely used by artist today. Here, the subject is either cut, or mutilated.
4- CUBISM stresses abstract form through the use of a cone, cylinder or sphere at the expense of
other pictorial elements. The use of geometrical shapes is common in Pablo Picazzo & Paul Cezanne
art works.
5- ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM is a style that is characterized by the use of large canvasses and a
deliberate lack of refinement in the application of the paint, strong color, uneven brush strokes and
rough texture.
OTHER WAYS OF PRESENTING THE VISUAL ART
1- SYMBOLISM the use of a visible sign of an idea to convey to the viewers, readers or audiences
the message of his work.

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Humanities 1 Art Appreciation Humanities from the Latin word HUMANUS which means human, cultured, and refined. Art Tree ART IS COMPOSED OF TWO SECTIONS: THE VISUAL ART WHICH IS COMPRISED OF – PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE. THE PERFORMING ART WHICH IS COMPRISED OF – MUSIC, THEATER, LITERATURE AND DANCE Art as a Language Is charged with feelings and significance, the desire to create a universal language. Concerns itself with communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of a SENSOUS MEDIUM like color, sound, marble, words and film. These sensuous medium are fashioned int ...
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