Lesson 1 2 - Introduction To Art

Lesson 1: What is Art:
Introduction and
Assumptions
Objectives
1. Differentiate art from nature,

2. Characterize artistic expression based on
personal experiences with art,
3. Discuss the nature of art’s preliminary
expression, and
4. Categorize works of art by citing personal
experiences
Topic Outline
Art is UNIVERSAL
Art is not nature
Art involves experience
Art appreciation is a way of life
The role of creativity in art-making
When can we say that something is creative?
Art as a product of imagination; imagination as a product of
art
Topic Outline
Art is a product of man’s creativity, imagination, and
expression
Art as expression
What is ART?
ART comes from the ancient Latin “ars” which

means a “craft or specialized form of skill, like
carpentry or smithing or surgery” (Collingwood,
1938).
What is ART?
In making art, how important is

experience?
What is ART?
The Artist: A Tale from China
There was once a king who loved the graceful curves of the rooster. He
asked the court artist to paint a picture of a rooster for him. For one year
he waited and still this order was not fulfilled. In a rage, he stomped
into the studio and demanded to see the artist.
Quickly the artist brought out paper, paint, and brush. In five minutes a
perfect picture of a rooster emerged from her skillful brush. The king
turned purple with anger, saying, "If you can paint a perfect picture of a
rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?“
"Come with me," begged the artist. She led the king to her storage
room. Paper was piled from the floor to the ceiling. On every sheet was
a painting of a rooster.
"Your Majesty," explained the artist,
"it took me more than one year to learn how to paint a perfect rooster in
five minutes."
What is ART?
Art has the capacity to produce an intended

result from carefully planned steps or methods.
Assumptions
about Art
“Starry Night”
by Vincent
van Gogh
(Dutch)
“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da
Vinci (Italian)
“Weeping Woman” by Pablo
Picasso (Spanish)
Bob Ross
“Spoliarium” by Juan
Luna (Filipino)
Elvis Presley
Celine Dion
Mariah Carey
Beyonce
ART IS UNIVERSAL
Leah Salonga
ART IS UNIVERSAL
In every country and in every generation, there is

always art.
Akiane Kramarik: Child
ART IS UNIVERSAL Artist Prodigy (America)
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
ART IS UNIVERSAL
Age is not a factor in determining art.
“An art is not good because it is old, it is old

because it is good.”
Ex. Ibong Adarna & Florante at Laura

ART IS UNIVERSAL
Art has been crafted by all people regardless of

origin, time, place, and that it stayed on because
it is liked and enjoyed by people continuously.
ART IS UNIVERSAL
Art is universal because it embodies universal

emotions and makes it relatable.
ART IS NOT NATURE
Art is man’s expression of his reception of

nature.
ART IS NOT NATURE
Art is man’s way of interpreting nature.

ART IS NOT NATURE
ART IS NOT NATURE
In making art, the process is basically:
Reception/perception
Interpretation
Expression
ART IS NOT NATURE
Art is made by man, whereas nature is

given around us.
ART IS NOT NATURE
What we find in nature should not be

expected to be present in art, too.
ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE
By experience, we mean the actual doing of
something, (Dudley et al., 1960).
“A painter cannot claim he is one if he has never

held a paint brush, just as a sculptor is not a
sculptor if he does not know what a chisel is.”
A work of art then cannot be abstracted

from actual doing. In order to know what
an artwork is, we have to sense it, see or
hear it.
One should also underscore that every

experience with art is accompanied by
some emotion.
Art Appreciation: Creativity,
Imagination, and Expression
Art appreciation as a way of life
• In cultivating an appreciation of art,
one should also exercise and develop
his taste for things that are fine and
beautiful.
THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ART MAKING
o Creativity requires thinking outside the box.

o In art, creativity is what sets apart one artwork
from another.
When can we say that something is
creative?
o When we have not seen anything like it
o When it is out of the ordinary
o When it is not just a copy or imitation
of someone’s work.
THERE IS
ORIGINALITY!
Art as a Product of imagination, Imagination as a Product of Art
o “Imagination is more important than

knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we
now know and understand, while imagination
embraces the entire world, and all there ever
be to know and understand.” – Albert Einstein
Art as a Product of imagination, Imagination

as a Product of Art
Art is a product of what we perceive and

imagine. At the same time, imagination is a
product of the influences of existing art forms
Old-Creation-New
 Art is a product of man’s creativity,
imagination, and expression
“ The role of art as a creative work is to depict the
world in a completely different light and perspective” –
John-Paul Sartre
ART AS EXPRESSION
“Sometimes when words are not enough,

art takes it place in expressing what we
feel.”
ART AS EXPRESSION
Using art as an expression may come in the

forms of visual art, film, performance art,
poetry performance, architecture, dance,
literary art, theater, and applied arts
ART AS EXPRESSION
ART AS EXPRESSION
ART AS EXPRESSION
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Lesson 1: What is Art:

1. Differentiate art from nature,

ART comes from the ancient Latin “ars” which

In making art, how important is

"Your Majesty," explained the artist,

Art has the capacity to produce an intended

In every country and in every generation, there is

Age is not a factor in determining art.

“An art is not good because it is old, it is old

Ex. Ibong Adarna & Florante at Laura

Art has been crafted by all people regardless of

Art is universal because it embodies universal

Art is man’s expression of his reception of

Art is man’s way of interpreting nature.

In making art, the process is basically:

Art is made by man, whereas nature is

What we find in nature should not be

“A painter cannot claim he is one if he has never

A work of art then cannot be abstracted

One should also underscore that every

o Creativity requires thinking outside the box.

o “Imagination is more important than

Art as a Product of imagination, Imagination

Art is a product of what we perceive and

“Sometimes when words are not enough,

Using art as an expression may come in the

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