Art appreciation Concept and meaning of art Art subject

1. Arts Appreciation
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2. Concept and Meaning of ART and
Humanities HUMANITIES
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“The humanities constitute one of the oldest and
most important means of expression developed by
man.” (Dudley et.al., 1960)
It is a set of academic disciplines that study
aspects of human society and culture. It includes
ancient/ classical and modern languages, literature,
philosophy, religion, history, geography, arts and
music.
It comes from the Latin word “
humanus ” which
means cultured, refined, or civilized.

3. Fields of Humanities
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Philosophy – Greek wordPhilos or Philein which means love
and Sophia, which means wisdom.
History – Latin word historia, which means to scribble and
record the events in the past.
Religion – Latin word religare or religio, which means to bind.
Literature – Latin word littera or litteratura, which means
letter or knowledge of books.
Language – Latin word lingua, which means tongue.
Music – Greek word mousa, which means muse and the
Latin word Musa, which denotes the goddess of music.
ART – is at the center because this provides the
enhancement of the individual human potential.

4. ART
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Ancient Latin “
ars ” which means a
“craft or specialized form of skill like
carpentry or smiting or surgery”
Aryan root word AR which means to
put together
Art as we understand it today :
“It is the creative expression of people’s
thoughts and feelings towards the
concepts or beauty, truth and goodness.”

5. ART and HUMANITIES
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“Art and the humanities go hand in hand.
Art illustrates the humanities, while the
humanities translate and interpret the
illustration.” – Walter Sava
Humanities is considered to be a record of
man’s quest for the answers to the fundamental
questions he asks about himself and about life.
Art is an example of this record. Humanities is
the study while art constitutes the creative
activities that people do.

6. Art Appreciation :
• The knowledge and understanding of
the universal and timeless qualities
that identify art.

7. Divisions/ Genres of Art
VISUAL ARTS
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Graphic Arts/ 2-Dimensional Arts Feature
Plastic Arts/ 3-Dimensional Arts - These have dimensions of
length, width, and thickness/ base.
a. Architecture
b. Sculpture
b.1.Round/ Free Standing
b.2. Relief (Bass relief and high relief)
b.3.Kinetic
c. Landscaping

8. Divisions/ Genres of Art
PERFORMING ARTS
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Music
Acting (Theater Arts, Radio, and Cinema)
Dance

9. Divisions/ Genres of Art
LITERARY ARTS/ LITERATURE
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Prose
Poetry
Drama (Prose or Poetry in form)Acting (Theater Arts,
Radio, and Cinema)

10. Divisions/ Genres of Art
COMBINED ARTS
• renditions/ presentations combining various forms of arts
like music, visual arts, literature integrated into one
creative presentation

11. Divisions/ Genres of Art
OTHER FORMS of ARTS
• Culinary / Food art, Flower arrangement, Flow arts, etc.

12. another way of classifying art
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Visual arts: arts that are primarily seen and occupy
space like painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Auditory arts: arts that are heard and exist in time like
music and poetry.
Combined/ performing arts: arts that combines visual
and auditory elements like theatrical performances,
dancing, cinema, and opera.