3. Comes from the Latin,
ars which means a
“craft or specialized
form of skill.
Lesson 3:
What is Art
The expression or application of human creative skill and
imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or
sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for
their beauty or emotional power.
4. Lesson 3:
What study the humanities in art
Humanities are the records of man’s experiences, his values, his
sentiments, his ideals, and his goals.
The humanities are ultimately the expressions of man’s feelings
and thoughts.
5. • Art is
universal
• Art is not
nature
• Art involves
experience.
In every country and in every
generation, there is always art.
“…art is not good because it is
old, but old because its good”
6. • Art is
universal
• Art is not
nature
• Art involves
experience.
Art is man’s expression of
his reception of nature.
Art is man’s way of
interpreting nature.
7. • Art is
universal
• Art is not
nature
• Art involves
experience.
Art is just experience.
In order to know what an artwork is, we
have to sense it, see or hear it, and see
and hear it.
