Introduction to Humanities
Prepared by: Ms.Jannet C.Broas
• Define the following:
1. Humanities 4.Artist
2. Arts 5. Medium (Arts)
3. Art Appreciation
• Give the following and give a brief definition:
1. 3 importance of humanities
2. 2 Legitimate forms of Arts
3. 3 Classification of Arts
4. 5 Elements of Arts
5. 5 Principle of Arts
What is Humanities?
Why study Humanities?
What is Arts?
• Legitimate forms of Art
• Classifications of Art.
• Nature of Art
• Humanities came from the
Latin word “Humanus”, it is
the study of how humans
have expressed themselves
through the arts
throughout the history.
( Dr. Daniel Yagyagan)
• Humanities also means human, cultured
and refined. (Van de Bogart, 1970)
• Humanities emphasize the dignity of man
and recognize creative
expressions.(Estolas , 1995)
• Humanities are records of
Man’s experiences, his
values, his sentiments, his
ideals and his goals.
• They are ultimately the
expression of man’s
feelings and thoughts.
( Zulueta,1994)
1. It helps us recognize fundamental values
and principles such as beauty, truth,
love, and faith.
2. It develops our capacity for critical
thinking and appreciation for cultural
heritage.
3. It fosters understanding across barriers
of race, class, gender, or ethnicity.
4. It introduces us to people we have never
met, places we have never visited, and
ideas that never crossed our minds.
5. To appraise the value of creativity.
Arts
• The word “art” comes from the ancient Latin
ars which means a “craft or specialized form of
skill, like carpentry or surgery” (Collingwood,
1938).
• “ars” meaning ability or skill
• Arts may also be defined as the process and
product of a skillful making.
• It is the capacity to produce an
intended result from carefully
planned steps or method.
• It is the result of man’s manipulation
of talents and materials.
1. Art is Universal – Art has always been timeless and
universal, spanning generations and continents
through and through.
2. Art is not nature – Art is man’s expression of his
reception of nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting
nature.
3. Art involves experience – Unlike fields of knowledge
that involve data, art is known by experiencing. 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, and see AND hear it.
The arts are generally grouped into:
1. Major Arts. These include architecture,
painting, sculpture, music, dance, theater,
literature and cinema.
The arts are generally grouped into:
2. Minor Arts. These include decorative arts,
popular arts, graphic arts, plastic arts and
industrial arts.
1. Visual Arts- Artworks that are perceived
by our eyes, which may be classified
into graphic and plastic arts.
a. Graphic arts- have two-flat dimensional
surface, such as painting, drawing,
photography and other products of
printing industry.
b. Plastic Arts - have three- dimensional forms.
Examples are architectural designs and
construction of buildings and other structures:
landscape of gardens, furnishing designs etc.
2. Performing Arts- These include the
theater, play, dance, and music. It involves
movement, speaking and gestures.
3. Literary Arts- These include the short
stories, novels, poetry, drama and
essays.
4. Popular Arts- This group is characterized
as gay and lively. It includes film,
newspaper, magazine, radio and
television.
5. Gustatory Art of the Cuisine. - This
involves skill in food preparation.
6. Decorative Arts – They are visual objects
produces for beautifying houses, offices,
offices, cars, and other structures.
Art Appreciation:
Creativity, Imagination,
and Expression
• Art as a creative work that depicts the
world in a completely different light and
perspective, and the source is due to
human freedom (Jean Paul Sartre as
cited in Greene, 1995)
• Hence, refining one’s ability to appreciate
art allows him to deeply understand the
purpose of an artwork and recognize the
beauty it possesses (Collins & Riley, 1931).
The Role of Creativity in Art Making:
• In art, creativity is what sets apart one
artwork from another.
• An artist embraces originality, puts his
own flavor into his work, and calls it his
own creative piece.
• Imagination is not constrained by the walls of the
norm, but goes beyond that.
• An artwork does not need to be a real thing, but
can be something that is imaginary (Collingwood,
1938).
• Artists use their imagination that gives birth to
reality through creation.
• In the same way that imagination produces art,
art also inspires imagination.
I. Art as an Imitation.
- For Plato, when one ascribes beauty to
another person, he refers to an imperfect
beauty that participates only in the form
of beauty in the World of Forms.
II. Art as a Representation
- Aristotle considered art as an aid to
philosophy in revealing truth. It allows
for the experience of pleasure. art also
has an ability to be instructive and teach
its audience things about life; thus, it is
cognitive as well .
Philosophical Perspectives
on Art:
III. Art as a Disinterested Judgment
- Kant considered the judgment of beauty, the
cornerstone of art, as something that can be
universal despite its subjectivity. Kant
mentioned that judgment of beauty, and
therefore, art, is innately autonomous from
specific interests.
IV. Art as a Communication of Emotion
- According Leo Tolstoy,art plays a huge role in
communication to its audience’s emotions
that the artist previously experienced.
Subject of art
It is varied
It may refer to any person, object, scene
or event represented in work of art.
Types of Subjects of Art :
1. Representational (objective arts) – arts
that have subjects.
2. Non-representational (non-objective
arts) – those that do not have subjects. It
does not present descriptions, stories, or
references to identifiable objects or
symbols.
Ways of presenting the Subject
1. Realism – the manner
or presenting the
subject depends to a
large extent on the
interest, imagination,
creativity, and purpose
of the artist.
Sorrow (Van Gogh)
2. Abstraction – is a
technique of
simplifying and
reorganizing objects
and elements
according to the
artist’s creative
expressions.
3. Distortion – is a
technique
employed by the
artist to
dramatize the
shape of a figure
to create an
emotional effect.
1. Landscapes – observing the beauty of physical
environment.
2. Still-life – to illustrate their beauty when touched by
the painters.
3. Animals – the vigor and grace of animals in motion
have captured painters’ imagination and sculptors’
imagination, too.
4. Legends and Life of the Saints – many stories about
them have been told w/c have found their way into
the arts.
5. Church Rituals & Religious Activities – have great
influence on language and speech patterns.
Content is the meaning of a work of
art. The content of a work of art not
only refers its subject matter and its
underlining meanings or themes
Content in Art:
• To recognize and grasp the message
of the artwork, the viewer may
sometimes need to go beyond what is
visible.
• There are various levels of meaning –
factual, conventional, and the
possibility of a variety of meanings.
The Artisan and the Guilds:
Artisan – refers to worker in a
skilled trade, especially one
that involves making things by
hand (Oxford dictionary)
Guild - an association of
people with similar interests
or pursuits especially a
medieval association of
merchants or craftsmen
The Artist and His Studio:
• The site that saw the shift from a craftsman to
an independent artist was a very personal
space for the artist himself, which is the
studio.
Medium and Technique:
• Medium is the mode of expression in which the
concept, idea, or message is conveyed.
• Denotes the means by which an artists
communicates his ideas
• Something that translates his feelings or thoughts
into a beautiful reality
• The technique of the artwork shows the level of
familiarity with the medium being manipulated.
• Means, a process, or a method of using the medium
in a manner that he wishes to finish an art work
Activity #3
Make/draw/paint an example of Arts showing the Subject and
Content of Arts using illustration board,poster paint or water
color. You can use realism or distortion
