form of communication from one person to another. it is all about creating something out of nothing. skillful arrangement, composition or transformation of things in nature or imagination. expression of ideas and emotion through the physical medium. may beautify our humanity. arts are called humanities because they bring out the good and noble in people.

seven elements of art (lishafocovates)

anything that has volume. makes up everything you see around you. — used to convey movement and direction through shading and coloring

most basic element. create and enhance artwork

main element of art. can convey direction and motion.

separates art from reality. it's not something that exists in our world.

makes your art come alive. closest thing to reality because it mimics how things look in real life.

light and dark-like shading or coloring. most accessible elements to manipulate.

many artists neglect this element. hard to understand what color works together.

understanding of the visual arts. involves learning about the elements and principles of art, as well as the historical and cultural context. centers on the ability to view art through history, focusing on the cultures and the people, and how art developed in the specific periods. it is difficult to understand art without understanding the culture.

it allows students an opportunity to develop an open mind and understand that there is more than just one solution to a problem. helps us to develop an appreciation for each other and how we are all unique in our own way.

serves as a technical and creative record of human needs achievements. involves skills, creativity, and imagination. in the 18th century in the west, more sophisticated public began to distinguish between art that is purely aesthetic and art that is also practical.

including literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, and architecture — are concerned primarily with aesthetic

such as pottery, metalwork, furniture, tapestry, and enamel, are often useful arts.

functions of arts

(art and the individual) — most difficult to explain in any detail

gives ____ to a messy and disorderly personal world.

gives ____ or disorder when an artist feels life is too boring.

ways to adorn and decorate us to be attractive enough.

religious inspiration and motifs. often intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual.

for both artist and viewer.

(art and society) — address aspects of (collective) life, as opposed to one person's pov or experience.

played important role in people's lives and have influenced the growth of certain arts.

involves rituals of some kind, and these in turn, employ arts.

artworks reveal how people thought, felt, and lived in certain historical period.

person who performs a creative arts. captures all forms of art. not only attributed for those who create art as an occupation, but also for those who are skilled in a particular activity such as drawing, designing, composing, etc.

skilled worker who makes things by hand. includes various objects ranging from jewelry to furniture. can produce something that has functional value, although it should not be limited to its use value alone.

FACTS ABOUT ART

product of an activity that involves both imagination skill in accomplishing. also the product of the artist's unique personality influenced consciously or unconsciously by factors. represents or reflects the individual, the character of the period and the place where it was produced.

characteristics of good artist

connected with practical uses and purposes. ex: interior, decoration

characterized by their actual and potential expressiveness. ex: music, poetry

products of the creative human activity as they express beauty in different ways. ex: painting, sculpture, architecture

the development of man's intellectual reasoning. ex: mathematics, astronomy

those human activities directed to produce artifacts used in doing households and everyday chores. ex: basket weaving, agriculture

based on sounds and words. ex: musuc, aroma, literature

space and perceived by the sense of sight. ex: painting, sculpture

computer is essential medium or tool for this.

use two or more media ex: opera (combination of music, poetry, and drama)

utilize only one medium of expression ex: sound in music, color in painting

rhythmic movement as the element of expression. ex: dance

criteria in analyzing artwork

those that do not have visible subject.

works of art that have visible subject.

an animal painter is an artist who specializes in or is known for their skills in portrayal of animals.

groups of inanimate object arranged in an indoor setting such as flower and fruit arrangement, musical arrangement, dishesof food or dining tables.

primary focus is natural scenery such as mountains, forest, cliffs, trees, rivers, valleys, etc.

people going about their usual ways performing their tasks such as planting, harvesting.

traditional chief subject of artists showing the human body, nude or clothed. main subject is human figure.

human face and character, revealing the person's particular attire and accessories of his time.

depicts biblical themes.

style of painting, developed during the modern art history, which imitated the style of acient Greek and Roman sculpture.

their subject and paint what they felt or imagined, whether is was recognizable to viewers or not.

arts are called _____ because they bring out the good and noble in people.