The document outlines the essence of art appreciation, highlighting the distinction between art and nature, and the importance of creativity, imagination, and expression in art. It discusses various art forms such as visual arts, film, performance art, poetry, architecture, dance, literary arts, and theater, emphasizing how they reflect personal and cultural experiences. Ultimately, the document argues that developing an appreciation for art enriches life by fostering a deeper understanding of creativity and emotional expression.

1. ART APPRECIATION:
CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION,
AND EXPRESSION
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2. By the end of this lesson, you
should be able to:
1. Differentiate art from nature,
2. Characterize artistic expression based on
personal experiences with art,
3. Discuss the nature of art’s preliminary
expression, and
4. Categorize works of art by citing personal
experiences.

3. O It takes an artist to make art. One may
perceive beauty on a daily basis.
O However, not every beautiful thing that
can be seen or experienced may truly be
called a work of art.
OArt is a product of man’s creativity,
imagination, and expression.

4. O Not everyone can be considered an artist,
but all are spectators of art.
O We are able to distinguish what is fine
and beautiful from what is not and what is
good quality and from poor.
OThis gives us a role in the field of art
appreciation.

5. Answer briefly.
O In one of your encounters with art through
museum visits, musicals, and plays
among others, have you ever felt
disconnected from an artwork? Was there
a point in time when you did not
understand what message the art was
trying to convey? Explain why you think you
did or did not understand the art.

6. ART APPRECIATION AS A WAY
OF LIFE
O “The role of art as a creative work is to depict
the world in a completely different light and
perspective” – Jean-Paul Sartre
O Each artwork beholds beauty in its own
kind, the kind that the artist sees and
wants the viewers to perceive.

7. O More often than not, people are blind to
this beauty and only those who have
developed a fine sense of appreciation
can experience and see the art the way
the artist did.
O Hence, refining one’s ability to appreciate arts
allows him to deeply understand the purpose of
an artwork and recognize the beauty it
possesses.

8. O In cultivating an appreciation of art, one
should also exercise and develop his taste
for things that are fine and beautiful.
O This allows individuals to make intelligent
choices and decisions in acquiring
necessities and luxuries, knowing what
gives better value for time or money while
taking into consideration the aesthetic
and practical value.

9. OLearning to appreciate art no
matter what vocation or
profession you have, will lead
to a fuller and more
meaningful life.

10. THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN
ART MAKING
O Creativity requires thinking outside the
box.
O In art, creativity is what sets apart one
artwork from another.

11. When can we say that
something is creative?
O When we have not seen anything like it
O When it is out of the ordinary
O When it is not just a copy or imitation of
someone’s work
…THERE IS ORIGINALITY!

12. O Nowadays, being creative can be quite challenging.

13. ART AS A PRODUCT OF
IMAGINATION, IMAGINATION AS A
PRODUCT OF ART
O “Imagination is more important than
knowledge. For knowledge is limited
to all we now know and understand,
while imagination embraces the entire
world, and all there ever will be to
know and understand.” – Albert
Einstein

14. O Imagination is not constrained by the
walls of the norm, but goes beyond that.
O Through imagination, one is able to craft
something bold, something new, and
something better in the hopes of creating
something that will stimulate change.

15. O In artist’s mind sits a vast gallery of
artworks
O An artwork does not need to be a real
thing, but can be something that is
imaginary.
O However, something imaginary does not
necessarily mean it cannot be called art.
Artists use their imagination that gives
birth to reality through creation.

16. OIn the same way that imagination
produces art, art also inspires
imagination.
IMAGINATION ART

17. ART AS EXPRESSION
O “What an artist does to an emotion is not
to induce it, but express it. Through
expression, he is able to explore his own
emotions and at the same time, create
something beautiful out of them.” –
Robin George Collingwood

18. OExpressing emotions is different from
describing emotions.
OThis makes people’s art not a
reflection of what is outside or
external to them, but a reflection of
their inner selves.

19. VISUAL ARTS
O Creations that fall under this category are those
that appeals to the sense of sight and are
mainly visual in nature.
O Artists produce visual arts driven by their desire
to reproduce things that they have seen in the
way that they perceived them.

20. VISUAL ARTS
O There are also other artistic disciplines that also
involve a visual aspect, such as performance
arts, theater, and applied arts.
O Some mediums of visual arts include paintings,
drawings, letterings, printing, sculpture, digital
imaging.

21. FILM
O Film refers to the art of putting together
successions of still images in order to create an
illusion of movement.
O Filmmaking focuses on its aesthetic, cultural,
and social value and is considered both an art
and an industry.

22. FILM
O Techniques in film-making process:
O Motion-picture camera (also known as movie
camera)
O Animation techniques
O Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

23. FILM
O Filmmaking simulates experiences or
creates one that is beyond the scope of
our imagination as it aims to deliver
ideas, feelings, or beauty to its viewers.

24. PERFORMANCE ART
O Performance art is a live art and the
artist’s medium is mainly the human
body which he or she uses to perform,
but also employs other kind of art such
as visual art, props, or sound.

25. PERFORMANCE ART
O Elements of performance arts:
O Time
O Where the performance took place
O The performer’s body
Relationship between the audience and the
performer(s)

26. PERFORMANCE ART
O The fact that performance art is live
makes it intangible, which means it
cannot be bought or traded as a
commodity.

27. POETRY PERFORMANCE
O Poetry is an art form where the artist expresses
his emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or
camera, but expresses them through words.
O These words are carefully selected to exhibit
clarity and beauty and to stimulate strong
emotions of joy, anger, love, sorrow among
others.

28. POETRY PERFORMANCE
O It uses a word’s emotional, musical, and
spatial values that go beyond its literal
meaning to narrate emphasize, argue, or
convince.
O These words combined with movements,
tone, volume, and intensity of the delivery
add to the artistic, value of the poem

29. ARCHITECTURE
O Art is the pursuit and creation of beautiful
things while architecture is the making of
beautiful buildings.
O However, not all building are beautiful because
some only embody the functionality they need,
but the structure, lines, forms, and colors are
not beautifully expressed.

30. ARCHITECTURE
O Important elements:
O Plan
O Construction
O Design
O Buildings should embody these three important
elements if they wish to merit the title
architecture.

31. DANCE
O Dance is series of movements that
follows the rhythm of the music
accompaniment.
O Dancing is a creative art form that
allows people to freely express
themselves.
O IT HAS NO RULES.

32. DANCE
O Choreography may seem not to allow
this, but in art expression, dancers are
not confined to set steps and rules but
are free to create and invent their own
movements as longs as they deem them
graceful and beautiful.

33. LITERARY ART
O Artists who practice literary arts use words to
express themselves and communicate
emotions to the readers.
O Simply becoming a writer does not make one a
literary artist.
O Literary art goes beyond the usual professional,
academic, journalistic and other technical
forms of writing.

34. LITERARY ART
O It focuses on writing using a unique style, not
following a specific format or norm.
O It may include both fiction and non-fiction such
as novels, biographies, and poems.
O Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare
O The Little Prince – Antoine de Sain-Exupery

35. THEATER
O Theater uses live performers to present
accounts or imaginary events before a live
audience.
O Theater art performance usually follows follow a
script, though they should not be confused with
literary arts.

36. THEATER
O Like in filmmaking, theater also considers
several elements such as acting, gesture,
lighting, sound effects, musical score, scenery
and props.
O Like performance art, theater also is a live
performance.
O Genres: drama, musical, tragedy, comedy and
improvisation

37. APPLIED ARTS
O Applied arts is incorporating elements of style
and design to everyday items with the aim of
increasing their aesthetic value.
O Artists in this field bring beauty, charm, and
comfort into many things that were useful in
everyday life.
O Industrial design, interior design, fashion
design, graphic design

38. Answer the following questions as
precisely yet as thoroughly as possible.
1. What art field will you explore? Why?
2. How can you utilize the arts to express
yourself, your community, and your
relation to others?

40. Using the table below, write down
examples of the different art
forms studied in this lesson.
Provide ways on how these art
forms express and unmask
creativity from the artist.

41. Types of Art
Expression
Example
How Does This
Express?
How Does This
Unmask the Artist’s
Creativity?
Visual Arts
Film
Performance Art
Poetry Performance
Architecture
Dance
Literary Art
Theater
Applied Arts