Art Appreciation

Kirsten C. Sazon
BA English Language 2B
 Human interaction with the physical
world.
 Early childhood.
 Getting to know not just the body and
what it can do, but also getting
accustomed to a multitude of sensory
prompts around the artist.
 It is based on the artist’s environment.
 Diverse ways of representing nature:
 Plants and animals
 The qualities of bodies of water
 The terrain of landmasses
 The perceivable cycles and changing
of seasons.

Often, these depictions are seen as

expressions of the sacred or the profane,
sired by reality or supplemented by the artist
imagination.
Vincent van Gogh, “Die Ebene von Auvers”
(Wheat Fields Near Auvers) 1890
Oil on canvas.
Osterreichische Galerie
Belvedre Collection.
Afternoon Meal of the Rice Workers, Fernando
Amorsolo, 1958
awarded the 1st prize at the New York
Worlds’ Fair.
Jan van Kessel, The Elder (1950s)
 Heroic encounters of Achilles and Aeneas.
 Warnings about man’s folly like the vanity of
Icarus.
 The wit and cunning of Odysseaus
 The beauty of Aphrodite and the athleticism of
Myron.
Literature:
 Gave faces to Greek and Roman deities or the
gods and goddesses who’s fates are seemingly
as tragic as those men.
- wall paintings or frescos and sculptural
works; busts, statuaries, and ceramics and
pottery, among others.
 “Discobulus”
Roman, 2nd Century AD, after a Greek original by the sculpture Myron of
450-440 BC.
Themis – Goddess of Justice in Greek Mythology
- Another integral aspect of human life is the
distinct relationship with a higher controlling
power.
- Greeks and Romans- polytheism- with a multitude
of gods and goddesses.
- Judeo-Christian- monotheism- lone creator of the
universe.
- This tradition had an immerse influence in Western
civilization especially in art.
- Paintings, frescos, church architecture (over-all
plan of the space, stained glass windows,
tabernacles, and altars), sarcophagus, icons, and
other carvings, vestments, tapestry, illuminated
manuscripts, and other sacred scriptures among
others.
Michelangelo, “Sistine Chapel”
1508-1512
- Practicing Jews and Christians were allowed to
depict their God and other important biblical
figures: laying visual foundations in including
the faith.
- Architectural marvels that are spread out all
over the world.
- Church architecture
Gothic churches- characterized by three
things: soaring heights (ceilings), volume
(flying buttresses and ribbed vaults), and light
(bright stained glass windows, airy and
pleasant interiors).
- Gothic style architecture- brainchild of Abbot
Suger.
- Feeling of awe on the part of the believer and
the perceived majesty and power of God.
- “Art was the central to religious experience”.-
Abbot Suger.
- India’s miniature paintings (Central India),
the kind of art that was produced was
deeply rooted in Vedic texts: Upanishads,
Puranas, and other important texts like the
Sanskrit epics Mahabrata and Ramayana.
- The ability to foster devotion and
observance of a code of ethics through the
visualizations of heroic narratives.
- Some artists also included verse from the
epics as part of the cartouche which added
interest and meaning to the paintings.
 Madhubani
One of the most popular Indian folk arts.
- Historically significant events particularly in the
affairs of humanity are abundant references for
art production.
- As a resource for artists in search of subjects,
brings into consideration events that are
familiar and sometimes even common or
shared in world context: the establishment of
nations and states (discovery, conquests, and
colonization) and the resulting ideologies that
they breed (democracy, liberty, freedom, and
the rights).
- Serves us documentary and commemorative
artworks that illustrate subjects such as
important leaders and figures; events as they
were recorded to have happened; and
representations of ideologies or values.
 Francisco de Goya, El Tres de Mayo (1814 )
Captures the death of Madrilenes, the local insurgents during the Peninsula War.
 In the history of art, it is important to
remember that the source and kinds of
subjects were not merely a productive of
the artist’s inclination and choice. A closer
examination of the various art movements
and artworks created within those
movements will indicate that notions of
freedom and independence, which are
presumed to be enjoyed by artists, were
not without limits or restrictions.
 Favored artistic style and canons, and
more importantly, the norms and trends
prevailing the artist’s milieu.
 Art was predominantly representational.
 First century of their dominance- art- aid of
communication.
 Communication- a means of propagating
religion to locals who spoke a different
language.
 Visual arts (paintings to early sculptures) such
as santos and other votive figures and icons,
we’re created to assist Catholic ministry.
 Non-religious art later gained in the nineteenth
century.
 The middle class develops.
 Commissioned portraits of individual or an entire
family of the wealthy ilustrado families.

 This artistic trend cemented the distinction of

artists such as Simon Flores, Justiniano
Ascuncion, and Antonio Malantic who became
the foremost portraitists of the time.
 Hence it is evident how during the Spanish
colonial period, the subjects of artworks, even
the manner in which they are translated, were
mostly dictated by the patrons who commission
them for religious and secular art.
 It commands many people's attention for several hours each day.
 family, friends, church, and school.
 Values
 For entertainment.
 Reality and imaginations
 Many drama series started to focus on characters' emotional
lives.

 What is needed by an individual or the society.

13 Reasons Why (2017)
Kadenang Ginto (2018)
MMK (1991)
Avengers: End Game
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 https://www.thebetterindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Madhubani-
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1. This source of subject talks about the
significant events particularly in the affairs of
humanity.
2. During the Spanish colonization in the
Philippines, art is considered as aid of
________.
3. It is based on the artist’s environment.
4. According to Abbot Suger, art was the central
to ___________.
5. Give one diverse way of representing nature.
6. Judeo-Christian is practicing polytheism.
7. History serves as documentary to show that it
really happened.
8. 8- 10 Give 3 sources of subject
1. History
2. Communication
3. Nature
4. Religious experiences
5. Plants and animals, The qualities of bodies of water,
The terrain of land masses, The perceivable cycles and
changing of seasons.
6. False
7. True
8. 8-10. Nature, Greek and Roman Mythology, Vedas,
Judeo Christian Tradition, History, Advertisements, TV
programs.