Art Appreciation

1. Assumptions,
Misconceptions,
Functions, and
Philosophy of Art
MR. HARRYL JAY L. ONDO, LPT
Instructor, Art Appreciation

3. ❖ Discuss the nature of art
❖ Clarify misconceptions about art
❖ Determine the assumptions of art
❖ Distinguish direct and indirect functions
of art
❖ Characterize artistic expression based on
personal experience
❖ Apply concepts and theories on beauty
and aesthetics in real life scenarios
Intended Learning Outcomes

4. Quote
Analysis

5. ❖ Art is part of life
❖ Imagination is an abstraction of a
certain thought or feeling based
on reality or experience (Hollick,
2014); while expression is an
automated response to it.
Art Imagination

6. When both means and ends are…
❖ Constructive: enhance not only the
individual’s quality of life essential but
also the life of others and the nation.
❖ Destructive: result to misery, hinder
progress, promote chaos, and bring
imminent danger to society.
Art Expression

7. Ars (Latin) – skill, talent, ability
➢ skill in making or doing something
(World Book Encyclopedia, 1995)
➢ expression of the creative skill and
imagination in different genres for
appreciation of beauty and emotional
power (Oxford, 2020)
Etymology and Definition

8. ❖ Someone is an artist and
the others are not
▪ every individual has a talent
▪ we are skillful in everything that we do
that ends with good purpose
❖ Only for the rich and famous
▪ No bifurcation according to status
▪ Humans are capable of rationalization
Misconceptions of Art

9. ❑ We fail to
recognize
❑ Lethargy
dictating us
not to do it
Misconceptions of Art
✓ Stop this
complacency
✓ Hone our
imagination to
its maximum
potential

10. Imagination
• allows us to be creative, to create
scientific inventions and aesthetic.
Creativity
• metacognitive; divergent thinking
• unstructured free flowing process to
capacitate the body and create art.
Creativity and Art Appreciation

11. • Gives us pleasure
• Allows us to imagine our past
experiences
• Draws our feelings to appreciate
beauty
Creativity and Art Appreciation

12. • Craft without art is awful with no
appreciation.
• When craft is subjected to mechanical
and systemic routine, production
process is dull and repetitive.
• Artists in industries must continue to
imagine latest product innovations,
designs, packaging and marketing.
Creativity and Art Appreciation

13. Art and Craft
Art Craft
Inocian,
2019
an expression of
feelings and
emotions
form of work
with the use of
available
materials
Zulueta,
1994
Beautiful, rather
useful
More useful than
beautiful
Expression of
imagination
Realization of
expression
Psychological
Utilitarian and
Mechanical

14. Explicit expression of feelings
from the imagined core and
peripheral issues is the
“magic recipe” of art.

15. • Personal – source of income, self-
expression, escape boredom, etc.
• Social – long-held tradition and
beliefs; public display and celebration;
influence collective behavior
• Physical – maintain balance of mind
and body: Mens sana in corpore sano
Functions of Art

16. Plato
➢ An artists’ work is nothing
but a copy (mimesis) of the
original object that is found
in the world of ideas and
forms.
➢ Arts is inferior to science
and philosophy.
Philosophy of Art

17. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

18. Aristotle
➢ Representation of reality
➢ Imitation of human life
➢ Artist’s unique way of
capturing the image of
reality in his own terms.
➢ Catharsis – purgation of
one’s emotions
Philosophy of Art

19. “Every art, and every inquiry and similarly
every action and choice, is ought to aim at
some good; and for this reason the good has
rightly been declared to be at which all things
aim.”
- Aristotle, The Nichomachean Ethics

20. Philosophy of Art
School of Athens
by Raphael

21. Immanuel Kant
➢ Second nature to man
➢ No reason to engage
in art but the act itself
➢ Artists shouldn’t have
justification for their
work
➢ Freedom in one’s art
Philosophy of Art

22. “All industries, crafts, and arts have gained
by the division of labor, viz., one man does
not do everything, but each confines himself
to a certain kind of work that is distinguished
from all kinds by the treatment it requires, so
that the work may be done with highest
perfection and with greater ease.”
- Immanuel Kant, Groundwork for the Metaphyics of Morals

23. Immanuel Kant
➢ Focus to succeed
➢ Artist’s fulfillment when he
accomplishes it the way he
wanted it to be
➢ Fame and recognition are
only secondary
Philosophy of Art

24. Integrity – faithfulness to one’s principle
An artist’s work follows its own truth and
is not swayed by other people’s motives.
“Beauty is enhanced by unashamed
irregularities; magnificence by a facade of
blunder”
Philosophical Themes in Art

25. Proportion – consonance; balance or
consistency of elements
For effect – to emphasize a certain
element in the work.
Philosophical Themes in Art

26. Radiance – clarity; meaning or impact
upon the observer
When a viewer looks at an artwork for
instance, his attention is caught by the
object immediately as he lays his eyes
on it.
Philosophical Themes in Art

27. “We make objects beautiful to understand
ourselves. Art, then, must be a part of any
exploration of the good life.”

28. Retrieved from ResPublica Politics

29. Retrieved from Manila Bulletin

30. Courtesy of Canadian Broadcasting Company

31. Courtesy of National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) and
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP)

32. Image retrieved from Wikipedia
Image retrieved from Inquirer.net

33. Courtesy of Teddy Casiño (@teddycasino)
retrieved via Twitter