Art is an essential aspect of human existence, reflecting personal and cultural identities while serving as a means of communication. Art appreciation involves understanding and analyzing artworks, fostering a deeper connection with various art forms, including visual arts, performance, music, and architecture. The significance of art lies in its ability to evoke emotions and stimulate conversations about diverse interpretations and experiences.

1. ART APPRECIATION

2. WHAT IS ART?
• Art is a necessary component of our existence. It
pervades every part of our lives and selves.
• Art is derived from the Latin word ars, which means
"trade or specialized type of skill, such as carpentry,
smithy, or surgery."
• Art encompasses varied genre and color. Its basic goal
is to present a message and inflict a thought from its
audience.

3. WHAT IS ART APPRECIATION?
•The phrase "art appreciation" refers to the
understanding of the universal and timeless
elements that distinguish all great art. It's
commonly used to describe the study of
visual art forms or the introduction of basic
visual literacy principles.

4. • It refers to the analysis of an artwork's form for public audiences in hopes of
improving their appreciation of such works of art. It can be studied independently
from its subject matter, symbolism, or historical background.
• Art appreciation can be personal and influenced by personal inclinations for
aesthetics and form, or it can be objective and based on a number of design
features and principles, as well as cultural and social acceptance.
• Paintings, sculptures, architecture, design, and, more recently, digital art, all fall
under the umbrella of art among others. Art can be enjoyed by everybody, and
because it is subjective, different art forms appeal to different people.
WHAT IS ART APPRECIATION?

5. • An artist’s ultimate goal is to produce an art that can
speak and connect to its audience on an intimate level
and is to be interpreted in various ways. Given that
there is an influx of styles and trends at a rapid pace in
the dynamic world of art, an artist absolutely needs to
connect to its target audience in the most effective
way. An artwork aims to tap the subconscious of any
person who sees and experience it. There are various
reasons why art appreciation is so significant in one’s
life.

6. • Art appreciation enables a conversation and
understanding that there are several approaches in
the interpretation of art by listening to the various
ideas and opinions about it. Art has been an avenue
for people to convey and express things that seems
impossible to say or describe ourselves. Through its
visual medium, we are able to feel joy, sadness, rage,
and grief. That is why our interpretation is so crucial as
a final piece in art appreciation.

8. ASSUMPTIONS AND NATURE OF
ART
• Art is Universal
- People and their social backgrounds mirror art. Art also bring forth awareness
and unity among our cultural and individual differences. Countries all around the
world makes use of art in order to foster mutual understanding and for cultural
exchange between people.
- Regardless of form, all artistic creations have the same capacity to connect with
anybody. We lose sight of its possibility to communicate with us when we
disregard its mere existence.
- This reflects our political, social, and cultural processes which is why art is the
most important form of communication. People, tradition, culture, unity, freedom,
harmony, and understanding should all be represented through art.

9. • Art is Not Nature
- Art is not art unless someone thinks about it and comprehends it, just as nature
requires the lack of thinking to be nature. The sight from the summit of a
mountain isn't art until you've seen it or taken pictures of it. Nature and Art, on
the other hand, are both incredibly special and unique things that may borrow
elements from one other but can never be the equivalent.
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ART

10. • Art Involves Experience
- Art is nothing more than a personal experience.
- When we speak of experience, (Dudley et.al., 1960) we mean the “actual
doing of something” and it is confirmed that experience is contingent to
art. So, if a person is truly aware and understand art, a person must know
it as an experience not as a fact.
- Art is highly personal, individual, and subjective. Our own judgement is a
fundamental component of perceiving it. Understanding of art is always a
value judgment in philosophical terms.
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ART

11. NATURE OF ART
• Art is fundamentally a non-symbolic mode of communication
that serves as a key counterbalance to language. While
practically any language necessitates extensive training in the
way the information is encoded into the symbols it utilizes, art
can be communicated with little or no prior indoctrination. The
ability to communicate without using words allows you to
experiment with visual-emotional correlations. Certain colors,
especially when combined or contrasted with other colors, can
elicit specific feelings.

12. THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ART MAKING
• Creativity necessitates a willingness to think outside the
box. Creativity is what distinguishes one work of art from
another.
• When can we say that something is creative?
When it is out of the ordinary
When there is originality
When we have not seen anything like it
When it is not just a copy or imitation of someone’s work

13. ART FORMS
• Emotions can be expressed in various ways through art. As a result, people’s work is a
representation of their inner selves rather than what is observed based on the outside
- Visual Arts
- Film
- Performance Art
- Music
- Architecture
- Dance
- Literary Art
- Theater
- Applied Arts

14. VISUAL ARTS
• Visual arts are works of art that are primarily visual in
nature and appeal to the sense of sight. Artists create
visual arts because they want to recreate what they've
seen in the same way they saw it. Performance arts,
applied arts, and theater are examples of other artistic
disciplines that include a visual component. Paintings,
drawings, lettering, printing, sculpting, and digital
imaging are some examples of visual arts mediums.

15. FILM
• The skill of piecing together sequences of static images to
create the appearance of movement is known as filmmaking.
Filmmaking is both an art and a business that concentrates on
its cultural, aesthetic, and social value. The following are the
techniques in film-making process: a. motion picture camera,
b. animation techniques, c. computer generated imagery (CGI).
• It intends to bring feelings, ideas, and beauty to its viewers,
filmmaking stimulates or creates experiences that are beyond
our imagination.

16. PERFORMANCE ART
• Performance art is live art in which the artist's medium
is primarily the human body, but he or she may also
incorporate other forms of art such as visual art,
sounds, props, into the performance. The elements of
performance arts: a. setting, b. time, c. performer’s
body, d. relationship between the audience and
performer.
• Performance art is intangible, it cannot be purchased
or traded like a commodity.

17. MUSIC
• Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds.
Making music is the process of putting sounds and
tones in an order, often combining them to create a
unified composition. People who make music
creatively organize sounds for a desired result, like a
Beethoven symphony or one of Duke Ellington's jazz
songs. Music is made of sounds, vibrations, and silent
moments, and it doesn't always have to be pleasant or
pretty. It can be used to convey a whole range of
experiences, environments, and emotions.

18. ARCHITECTURE
• Architecture is the creating of beautiful buildings, whilst
art is the quest and creation of beautiful things.
Nonetheless, not all buildings are attractive because some
only provide the functionality required, that is when the
framework, lines, shapes, and colors are not well-
designed. Important elements of architecture are: a. plan,
b. construction, c. design. Buildings should embody these
three significant elements if they aim to merit the title
architecture.

19. DANCES
• Dance is a set of gestures that are choreographed to
the beat of the music. Dancing is a method of
expression that enables individuals to express
themselves freely. Dancers are not restricted to
defined routines and regulations in art expression, but
they are free to create and design their own routines
as long as they are graceful and beautiful.

20. LITERARY ARTS
• Literary artists utilize language to express themselves and
communicate feelings to their audience. Being a writer is
not the same as being a literary artist. Professional,
journalistic, academic, and other technical kinds of writing
are not the only forms of literary art. It has its own style
and does not adhere to any particular format or standard.
Novels, poems, and biographies are examples of fiction
and nonfiction.

21. THEATER
• Theater art is distinguished from literary art by the fact
that it is usually performed according to a script. Acting,
gestures, scenery, lighting, props, sound effects, and
musical score are all considered in theater, just as they are
in filmmaking. Theater, like performance art, is a live
performance. Musicals, comedies, tragedies, and
improvisation are examples of genres

22. APPLIED ARTS
• The goal of applied arts is to provide aesthetic value to
ordinary objects by blending style and design. Artists in
this discipline infuse beauty, charm, and comfort into a
variety of common objects. Industrial design, fashion
design, interior design, and graphic design are all
examples of this.

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