A & H 100 - UNDERSTANDING THE ART

1. WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
IPIL EXTERNAL STUDIES UNIT
Purok Corazon, Ipil Heights, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
A & H 100
ART APPRECIATION
JOEMAR A. BAYUTAS
Instructor

3. What is Art?
- is a process of a product of creative skill
and imagination.
- The expression or application of human creative skill and
imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or
sculpture, music, literature, and dance producing works to
be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional
power.

4. ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
 Art is universal
 Art is cultural
 Art is not natural

5. NATURE OF ART
A. Art is
Everywhere
 The popular feeling about art is that it exist only in
concert halls, museums and art galleries in a world
by itself, accessible only to those who can afford to
pay for its enjoyment of to the critics and scholars
who take time to study the art objects. On the
contrary, art is found everywhere. It is very much a
part of our lives. We cannot ignore its presence even
if we try to.

6. We find art in the clothes and
accessories we wear, in the design of our
furniture and furnishings, in the style of
the houses we build and the vehicles we
use. We find art objects in the home
and in the community, in religion, in
trade, and in the industry.

7. B. Art as Expression and
Communication
 We express our emotional state by some visible
signs and activities. We burst into song when we
are happy or sad, or we dance, for it is pleasant to
express joy through rhythmic body movement.
We likewise sing out our love or our despair, or
try to convey our deep emotions in poetic
language.

8. C. Art as
Creation
 Man has also been led by an innate craving for order to
create objects that are delightful to perceive. The word
“creation” in this sense refers to the act of combining or re-
ordering already existing materials so that a new object is
formed.
 As a creative activity, art involves skill or expertness in
handling materials and organizing into new, structurally
pleasing and significant units. The skill does not just
happen. It is acquired through long training and constant
practice.

9. Art and Experience
Three major kinds of Experience involved in the artistic
activity:
 An experience which the artist wants to
communicate.
 The act of expressing this experience, that of
creating the art object or form
 Artist’s gratifying experience of having accomplished
something significant.

11. Art and Nature
Art is not nature. A work of art is man-made, although it may
closely resemble nature, it can never duplicate nature. The
closest that we can get to doing this is with the camera. But,
even a photograph is only a record of the subject or the scene.
The plastic flowers that grace many of our shop windows and
living rooms may be so much like real flowers as to fool
people into thinking they are real, but they will always be
what the actually are – artificial not natural.
Nature has been a constant source of models for art, and great artists have drawn
their subjects from nature, but they have never tried to make an exact copy of a
natural thing. Their concern has not been to describe the actual appearance of
objects but to tell us what they felt or thought about these objects.

13. Art and Beauty
The desire for beauty and order around us is another basic
human wants. Somehow these provide the much needed
comfort and balance to our lives.
We may find beauty in nature, as in the loveliness of volcano
rising majestically to the skies, or we may find it in man-made
objects like an impressive bridge, a ceramic vase or even in a
tender love song.
A thing of beauty is one which gives us pleasure when we perceive it.
The delight that we experience is called aesthetic pleasure,
“aesthetic” coming from a Greek word which means “to perceive
with the senses.”

15. Why do
we need
art?
Art reflects cultural values,
beliefs and identity and helps to
preserve the many different
communities that make up our
world. Art chronicles our own
lives and experiences over
time. We need art to understand
and to share our individual and
shared history.

16. What is the Purpose of Art? The purpose of works of art
may be to communicate
ideas, such as in politically,
spiritually, or philosophically
motivated art; to create a
sense of beauty;
to explore the nature of
perception; for pleasure; or
to generate strong emotions.

17. What is the function
of the Art?
The physical functions of
art are often the most easy to
understand. Works of art that
are created to perform some
service have physical functions.
... Architecture, any of the crafts,
and industrial design are all
types of art that have physical
functions.

18. How does art play a role in
our society?
Art can be used as a means of entertainment,
learning, advertising, and showing ones
personality or talent. Without art, our world
would be very dull, boring, and uninteresting
if you think about it. So it plays a
significant role in many ways. Art plays a very
important role in modern society.

19. ACTIVIT
Y
SINGING OF
WMSU HYMN

20. WMSU HYMN
I - Western Mindanao State University
Beautiful emblem of the southern seas
Meant to mould the youth
for human dignity
The Pillar of peace and unity
II - Firm she stands and
stalwart she looks
With its crimson and white
in the silv’ry light
As she glides to guide
the beaming faces upright
She whispers the tune of
The OLD NORMAL SCHOOL
III - Hail, oh, Alma Mater dear
The beacon light of a million folds
Praise be to them the nurtured thee
Who fought and died - let
their laurels be
IV - Shout aloud in triumph we
For God has granted His decree
Born the State University
Long envisioned for eternity.
(Repeat 1st and 2nd stanzas)

21. RUBRICS
INDICATOR 3 2 1
VOICE If the voice is loud and
clear that all students can
hear
If the voice is not too loud
and not too low
If the voice is too low
CONFIDENCE If the student is very
much confident
If the student is a little bit
shy and nervous
If the student has no
confidence
MASTERY If the student never
forgets the lyrics
If the student sometimes
forgets the lyrics
If the student forgets
most of the lyrics
CLARITY OF THE LYRICS If the student pronounce
the lyrics correctly and
clearly
If the student sometimes
mispronounce the lyrics
If the student
mispronounce the lyrics
most of the time
OVER-ALL
PERFORMANCE
If the student provides
excellent performance
If the student provides
satisfactory performance
If the student provides
poor performance
TOTAL