“Ars”

Skill, talent, ability

- a skill in making or doing something
(The World Book Encyclopedia, 1995).

- expression of the creative skill and

imagination in different genres
for appreciation of beauty and emotional power
(Oxford Online Dictionary, 2020).
 “humanus
and humanitas”
- humans
The field of humanities provides human beings
opportunity to think critically and creatively, in
order to understand the values and culture of the
world and to bring clarity to the future
(Stanford Humanities Center, 2015).
 philosophy
y

history literature

Art
religion language

music
It is derived from the Greek words
philos or philein,
which means love
and sophia which means wisdom.

Hence, philosophy is defined as the

love of wisdom.
 It is derived from the Latin word historia,
which means to scribble
and record the events in the past.

These two fields enhance either logical

or sequential thinking, which is essential to
the artist’s imagination and expression in art.
 - is derived from the Latin word
religare or religio, which means
to bind.
It is a form of obligation that binds
the faithful with one Divine Power.
It enhances the art of meditation and reflection for
discernment, good judgment, self-control,
fortitude and sound decision-making process of the
artist.
- is a derivative of the Latin word littera or litteratura,
which means letter or knowledge of books.
It concentrates on the study of fiction like myths, epics,
folktales, short stories, poems and drama.
Non-fiction deals with prose and narratives in essays,
news, research, technical reports and other printed media
that depict cultural implications
of people’s life in the society.
It enhances the art of writing and reading
of an individual.
 - from the Latin word lingua, which means
tongue.
- it provides avenues for better communication
using the art of speaking and listening.
Oration, declamation, story-telling,
news reporting and public
speaking are the techniques
for auditory arts.
- is essential to promote understanding,
peace and harmony in the society
by listening to individual voices
either in print or audio media.
The power of words
in effective communication
can never be underestimated
– it heals or kills.
- from the Greek word mousa, which means muse
and the Latin word Musa,
which denotes the goddess of music,
to represent a song or poetry
for appreciation of beauty
that bring the etymology of music
(Mansfield, 1923).

- is pleasing combination and succession

of sound with or without the use of
musical instruments
(Harper, 2020).
 This auditory art relaxes the soul
and stirs pleasant and happy emotions
by singing, humming, chanting, rapping
and engaging in jingles and tonal rhymes
(Inocian, 2018)
 Art highlights and heightens the importance
of certain events in order to keep them memorable
and pleasurable.
Art enables us to get a glimpse of the thoughts, feelings
and beliefs of the people in their time
and the faces in their environment.
It enables us to value and appreciate beautiful things
as a consequence of our encounter with arts.
Art may influence us to change our ways
and behavior as a result
of the aesthetic experience
we derived from arts.

Arts are valuable sources of inspirations

and aesthetic delightful experience
through the artist works of art.
Swara Swami list the reason why art is important:

Art improves your creativity skill.

Art gives you joy and satisfaction.

Art gives you the opportunity

to showcase your talent.

Art gives you the confidence

in our performance.
Art help you learn visually.

Arts help you to express

your emotions.
Art is a different language
because
it can express things without
words.
1. Through participation in arts – music, dance,
drama, media arts and the visual arts -

Students can develop their creativity

Students learn about their identity
Students develop self-awareness
Students develop self-confidence
Students develop sense of well-being
2. Through intense involvement in artistic activities:
Students experience a sense of wonder
and joy when learning through the arts.

Students can be motivated

to participate more fully in cultural life

Students are able to gain

educational opportunities
which they can use later in their
career life.
Art appreciation is the ability to interpret
and understand man-made arts
and enjoy them through actual work
experience
with art tools and materials.

Art appreciation refers to the knowledge

and understanding of the general
and everlasting qualities
that classify all great arts.
 Art appreciation is the introduction
and exploration of visual
and performing art forms.

Art appreciation is the possession

of the works of art
for one’s admiration and satisfaction.

Art appreciation is the analysis of the form of an art

to general audience to enhance their enjoyment
and satisfaction of the works of art.
Art appreciation is important to our lives. However, people
differ in their appreciation of art.
Their appreciation of art depends on personal preference
on:
1. Aesthetic and form of art
2. Elements and principles of design
3. Social and cultural acceptance

Thus, appreciation of art can be subjective.

 Art appreciation is important to students.

It develops their visual thinking and analytical

skills where they are able to observe closely and
describe what they see around them in details, so
as to provide evidence for their observations.

Small efforts done by the students such as these

can lead to a greater appreciation of art.
 In every country of the world,
art exist because it is important to people’s lives.

It is the oldest and most important means of expression

developed by man in any culture.

In fact, man learned to draw before he could even start to talk

as evidenced by some early paintings in caves and trunks of trees
– shown in prehistoric times.

Art has been created by all people of the world at all times;
it has lived because it is liked and enjoyed.

The elements and forms of art apply to all arts everywhere.

 Art contributes to the understanding
of past and present cultures.
Through art, people learn about their culture’s values
and strengthen their culture’s identity.
Through art, the people feel proud of their customs, traditions
and beliefs because they give a sense of belonging.

The artist's work such as painting, sculpture, music, dances,

ceramics, prints and others are records of their society’s culture.

They create within the person’s sensitivities toward their community,

their country and the world around them.
Art is not nature because it is man-made.

Nature, such as the mountains,

the volcano,
lakes, rivers, land terrain
are made by God and not by man.

Thus, art, and not nature,

is made by man by all times.
Art is a form of expression of the
deepest emotion of the mind.

The egoic mind (conscious mind)

and the echoic mind (unconscious mind)
together making up the totality of thinking.

Artistic expression may be express 100% in conscious mind

but those who are extremely artistic or right-brained individuals,
they may be more creative and are able to recognize the value of
linking seemingly unrelated thoughts or ideas, methods and
concepts because of their frequent practice.
 Art is a product of the imagination
that entertains, pleases and inspire people.

The various artworks of artists reflect

the artist’s power of creativity.

Artists create artwork about anything they want,

imagine or see around them.

They use their imagination to create any artwork

using strange shape and different kinds of links and colors.
 Color expresses the artist’s personal feelings and moods.

Color symbolize ideas.

It brings art a particular meaning, mood and feeling in an artwork.
The artist choice of color expresses the beauty
and elegance of the artist’s work
and also feeling the artist has at that moment.

Therefore, we can say that art is creative, not imitative;

artworks are produced by human creative skill and imagination.
 Artist use their experiences to ventilate their feelings
through the works that they make.
Some artists focus on societal problems,
issues and concerns.
Some of them use expressionism
to communicate strong and intense feelings.
They reflect in their works on the brink of socio-cultural problems
because of their experiences.
The expression of the artists are shown in the way they express
their feelings towards their artwork.
Today’s activity

1. Why is art universal? 5 pts.

2. Why art is not nature? 5 pts.

3. Why does art demand involvement? 5 pts.