Part I The humanities

A closer look

Man is the measure of all things.

- Protagoras

Part I The Humanities

- Humanities comes from the Latin word
humanus which means, human,
refined and cultured.
- Humanism believes that man should be
humanized, socialized and educated
to respond positively to rapid changes.
- It is where we can see how the artists
convey their thoughts, beliefs, values
and feelings.

Part I- What is Arts?

..derived fom the Latin word ars,
meaning
ABILITY or SKILL
.. embraces the Visual Arts,
Literature, Music and Dance
..applies to activities that express
aesthetic ideas by the use of skill and
IMAGINATION in the creation objects,
environment and experiences

Part I- What is Arts?

THE ARTISTS
1. The visual artists (I think, I see)
2. Music/ Dance Artists ( I think, I
hear)
3. Literary Artists (this is the way I can
best express my inner thoughts and
feelings)

Part I- What is Arts?

The arts may be grouped into the following:
1. Visual Art
1.1 Graphic Arts
- 2D (photography, painting, drawing)
1.2 Plastic Arts
- 3D (architectural design, landscapes)

2. Performing Arts
*Theater

* Dance

* Music

3. Literary Arts
* Short Stories
* Novels
* Poetry
* Dramas

4. Popular Arts
* Film
* Newspaper
* Magazine
* Radio
* Television

5. Gustatory Art of the Cuisine

- involves food preparation

6. Decorative Arts
- visual objects produced for beautifying
houses, offices, cars and other structures.

Part 1 The Reasons for Art

We commemorate certain occasions
with paintings, songs and dramatic
plays to heighten the importance of
such events and to keep them
memorable and pleasurable.
We build monuments to remind us of
the heroic deed of great men.

Art must be fully appreciated for through it, we

come to know the changing image of man as
he journeys across historical time, as he
searches for reality and strives to achieve the
ideals that create meaning for life.

It is not the canvass, the hue, the oil or

tempera, but the contribution of the arts to our
life, its suggestions to our sensations, feelings
and imagination.
- Leonel Ventura

Part 1 Guidelines in
understanding a Work of Art
1. What did the artist make? What is it about?
(This concerns the subject)
2. What did the artist want to show in his work?
What is the artwork for?
(This concerns the function of Arts)
3. What is the artwork made of?
(This refers to the materials or medium used)
4. How is the material put together or organized?
(This refers to the materials or medium
used)

5. What is the personality or individuality

of the artwork?
(This refers to the style and mood of the
artwork)
6. How good is it? (This is the judgment)
7. What is the meaning conveyed by the
art? How does it make life more
meaningful?

Its time to
get a PEN
and a
PAPER!