SUMMARY:

ART HISTORY FOCUSES ON OBJECTS OF ART WHICH BELONG

TO A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD WHICH IN TURN, WILL AID US IN
THE APPRECIATION OF ART. ADDITIONALLY, IN ORDER TO
APPRECIATE ART FURTHER, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE
PROCESS OF MAKING IT AND ITS EXPRESSION.
ART HISTORY

• Why Study Humanities?

• Humanities – “learning of the arts such as architecture, dance, literature, music, painting,
theatre, and sculpture” (Santiago, 2011)

• Branches of human knowledge that focuses on human opinions and relationships

• -humanus (Latin) – educated
• We study the humanities as:
• It explores on human conditions through the use of analytical,
critical, or theoretical methods.
• It can be referenced to how an individual documented and
processed his/her experiences particularly in connecting to others.
• It allows learners to be creative and artistic individuals.
• It helps students to connect with the community through art
exposure.
• What is Art History?
• “Study of objects of art considered within their time period”
(IESA, n.d.)
• A way to understand our culture better.
• A reference as to how the people of the past evolved.
• It requires us to have rational thoughts and logical arguments
ART APPRECIATION

• What is Art Appreciation?

• A way to motivate ideas and allows individuals to illustrate their
feelings when viewing pieces of art.
• It helps develop critical and innovative skills in thinking and teaching
essential qualities in listening, observing, and responding to multiple
viewpoints.
• It requires the ability to differentiate what is apparent and what is not.
• Why do People Create Works of Art?
• Art – original record of human needs and achievements
• arti (Latin) – craftsmanship, inventiveness, mastery of form, skill
• It is the process of using our senses and emotions in making creative
activities (Marcos, 2010).
• It is the human capability of making things beautiful through the
production of his/her imagination depending on the preparation, theme,
medium, and values used.
• Art is created as:
• To create beauty
• To provide decoration
• To reveal truth
• To express values
• To commemorate experience
• To create harmony
• And has the following functions:
• Individual Function – the artists perform arts because of the passion for their respective art
forms.
• Social Function – man associates with others through his art performance that arouses social
consciousness.
• Economic Functions – arts are emerging as a potent force in the economic life of people
assumes an essential role as a direct and indirect contributor to state economies.
• Political Functions – art provides a forum for ideas that will lead to employment, prestige,
status, and power.
• Historical Functions – art is an essential technique for information to be recorded
and preserved.
• Cultural Functions – art is an articulation and transmission of new information and
values.
• Physical Functions – it serves to protect its occupants and all which reside in it.
• Aesthetic Functions – it serves as visual spice for gracefully adorned interiors and
can bring out the most elegant features of different décor elements.
• What is Creativity?
• Creativity – a characteristic of an artist that progressed in
the extent of his/her life to express feelings.
• An artist’s trait developed in the course of his life to express
his feelings.
• The primary basis of art.
• Why is Creativity Necessary in Art Making?
• Creativity is essential in art making as it promotes:
• The Creations of Ideas – Artists use their experiences as their basis in the
making of dance, picture, a poem, or a play or a song.
• The Creations of the Materials – the artist uses different materials or
mediums to give form to an idea.
• The Creations of Forms – it is a medium of artistic expression recognized as
fine art. This form is used to explain the physical nature of the artwork.
• When Can You Say that a Person is Creative?
• A person is creative when:
• They produce a work of art.
• They are resourceful.
• They express themselves.