Chapter 1 : MEANING AND

IMPORTANCE OF ART
• Humanities refers to the arts
Visual arts - architecture, painting,
and sculpture.
Performing arts - music, dance,
theatre or drama and literature.
Term art From italian word " artis"
which Means " craftsmanship, skill,
mastery of form, inventiveness.
 THE NATURE OF ART
• Art is very important in our lives. It constitues
one of the oldest and most important means
of expression developed by man.
• Art is derived from the latin word " ars"
meaning " ability or skill".
• 4 essentials of art
1. Art must be man made
2. Art must be creative, not imitative.
3. Art must benefit and satisfy man
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
• ART
APPRECIATION -
IS THE ABILITY TO
INTERPRET OR
UNDERSTAND
MAN-MADE ARTS
AND ENJOY THEM
EITHER through
actual and work
experience.
 THE SUBJECT OF ART
• Artworks that depict something easily recognized by
most people are called
REPRESENTATIONAL OR OBJECTIVE ARTS
- painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature and theatre
arts are classified.
although some painting and sculpture are w/o subjects
MUSIC AND DANCE MAY OR MAY not have subjects.
NON- REPRESENTATIONL OR NON - OBJECTIVE ARTS
- artworks that have no resemblance to any real subject.
They do not represent anything rather they are what they
are.
REPRESENTATIONAL EXAMPLE
NON REPRESENTATIONAL
 4 MAIN FUNCTION OF ART

1. AESTHETIC FUNCTION
2. UTILITARIAN FUNCTION
3. CULTURAL FUNCTION
4. SOCIAL FUNCTION
 SCOPE OF ART
ACCRDG TO MANAOIS
2 general dimensions of art
1. Fine arts or independent arts
Are made primarily for aesthetic enjoyment
through the senses especially auditory and visual
Ex: music, painting, sculpture, architecture,
literature, dance and drama
2. Practical arts or useful or utilitarian arts
Are intended for practical use
Ex: industrial, household, commercial, graphic,
agricultural, business , distributive and fishery art.
 Visual arts (2 groups)
• 1. Graphic arts - two • 2. Plastic art-
dimensional Three dimensional
 5 CATEGORIES OF ART
PRACTICAL OR USEFUL ART LIBERAL ARTS
FINE ARTS MAJOR ART

MINOR ART
 ART CLASSIFIED ACCRG TO MEDIA
AND FORMS
PLASTIC ARTS - sense of sight ( sculpture and
decorative materials.
KINETIC ARTS - involve the element of rhythm (
dance)
PHONETIC ART - includes the sounds and words as
mediums of expression. (music, drama and
literature)
PURE ARTS - medium of expression like sound in
music and color of painting
MIXED ARTS-opera which combines music, poetry
and drama.
 THE ORIGIN OF ART

INDIGENOUS ART LIKE DANCING,

PAINTING, AND MUSIC.
PERFORM WORSHIP
BODY PAINTING