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Humanities Humanus , study of how humans have expressed themselves

through the arts


Throughtout the history
expression of mans feelings and thoughts
serves to provide man with skill and values through arts
appreciation of the arts can be strengthened
Man measure of all things
Humanism believes that man should be humanized
*Science educates our minds and hearts, humanities educates our feelings and
sensitivities
*Social science is concerned with man and its groups and institurion and process of
the society, Humanities is concerned with man as an individual
Aestthetics subfield of philosophy concerning beauty and art (aisthetikos sense of
perception)
Reasons:
-it provides us with the opportunity to examine what it takes and what it means to
be human
-it helps us recognize fundamental values and priciples
-it develops our capacity for critical thinking
-it foster understanding across barriers of race, class, gender, or ethnicity
-it emphasize the dignity and worthiness of every human being
A. The Visual Artist
B. The Performing
1.Essayist one who
1.Architect designs
Artist
writes compositions
and constructs
1.Actor/Actress acts
about any particular
buildings
in dramatic production
subject
2.Designer studies
2.Composer writes an
2.Novelist writes a
fashion, trends,
original composition for
long work of written
sketches designs of
theatre, tv, radio
fiction
clothing and
3.Dancer expresses
3.Poet displays
accessories.
ideas, stories, rhythm,
imaginative power and
3.Painter - applies
and sounds with his
beauty pf thought and
mediums to surfaces
body.
language
C. The Literary Artists

Art- Ars ability or skill


Concerns itself with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means
of sensuous mediums
Nature Of Art
1.Art is Everywhere
2.Art as expression and communication
3.Art as Creation
4.Art and Experience
5.Art and Nature
6.Art and Beauty
Creation act of combining or re-ordering already existing materials
Creativity artist trait developed in the course of his life to solve problems or
express his feelings
Nature Constant Model for art
Aesthetics Pleasure to perceive through senses
Visual Art art that we perceive through our eyes
Graphic arts -2 dimension
Plastic arts 3 dimension
Music art of combining and regulating sounds of varying pitch to produce
compositions, PURE ART
Dance most DIRECT of the arts, mans love for expressive gestures, MIRRORS OF
LIFE AND SOCIETY
Opera drama set to music
Drama stage plays can be comedy , a group of people act out the plot
Cinematography motion pictures, film and television
Gustatory art of Cuisine skill in food preparation
Functional Arts made to perform their function
Non-Functional Arts pleasant to eyes
Representational arts may subject
Non- representational arts- walang subject
Work Of Art activity that involves both imagination and skill in accomplishing it
Record of a particular artist view
Artist person who exhibits exceptional skills in design
Performer brings individual interpretations to his performances
Kinds Of Subject in a work of art:
1.Landscapes, Seascapes, and Cityscapes
2.Still Life inanimate Object; indoor setting
3.Animals earliest known paintings
4.Portraits realistic likeness of a person, Milestone in peoples life
5.Figures
6.Everyday Life Genre Painting, usual ways
7.History and Legend
8.Religion and Mythology worlds religions used art to aid in worship
9.Dreams and fantasies lifelike situation, strange,imaginations, no limits
Dove Holy spirit
Fish and Lamb - Christ
Peacock immortalilty through Christ
Human Face index of the owners character
Hands very expressive in showing emotions
Subject the objects depicited by the artist

Content the artist expresses or communicate in his work


Elements of Visual Arts
1.Lines Mans own invention
2.Shape Can be used to simplify ideas
3.Texture tactile quality
4.Color not a permanent property of things
5.Value tone, tonal relationship bet. Light and dark

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