Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
appreciation
Outline
Humanities Art
Etymology
Etymology
Definition
Definition
Why do we need to study
Humanities? Work of Art
History Importance of Art
Other related fields in humanities Functions of Art
Categories
Different classifications
Other Classification
Elements
Principles
Different subject of work of art
Different ways of presenting the
subject
Artist and his medium
Artist and his technique
Outline
Definition
- The expression of ourselves without using of words (painting,
sculptures, dancing, mosaic, cross stitch, collage, paper and
folding)
- The study of man’s expression feelings, thought, intuition,
values, and ideas
- The study of man’s experience, goals, and aspirations
- It is used to dramatize individual expressions
Why do we need to study
humanities?
• Anthropology
• History
• Literature
• Philosophy
• Religion
• Sociology
• Visual and Performing Arts
Art
Etymology
Definition
Example:
Spolarium The Last Supper
Mona Lisa Madonna and child
• To express beauty
• It gives man moment of relaxation and spiritual
happiness
• It serves as a channel of man’s passion
• Arts reformed man
• Overcomes the feelings of restlessness and
loneliness
Categories of work of art
considered to be great
• Best selling - it is very popular in its day, or is produced by an
artist who has done other very popular piece.
a. Pure Art- created and performed for other sake and to satisfies the
audience
Example: Watching movie
1. Sight art- something that you can see, imagine, and create
Example: painting, drawing, mosaic, drafting design, stage
design, light displays and graphic design
Classification of colors
a. Primary colors- colors that cannot be formed from mixtures
because they are pure colors.
Example: red, blue and yellow.
b. Secondary colors- colors form out of combination of two
primary colors.
Example:
Blue + Yellow = Green
Red + Blue = Violet
Red + Yellow = Orange
c. Intermediate colors- colors form out of mixing one primary and
one secondary.
Example:
Example:
Orange + purple = russet
Orange + green = citron
Purple + green = olives
II. Line - one or two dimensional art that indicates direction,
orientation, movement, and energy. It is considered as the oldest,
simplest, universal element.
Direction of Line
a. Vertical line- basic framework of all forms, power &
delimination, strength, stability, simplicity, and efficiency.
b. Horizontal line- creates an impression of serenity and perfect
stability. Rest, calmness, peace, and reposed.
c. Diagonal line- it shows movement and instability. Portrays
movement action.
d. Jog line- it shows violence, zigzag, confusion, and conflict.
e. Curve line- it shows a gradual change of direction and
fluidity. It signifies subtle form.
III. Medium - it denotes the means of artists to express his ideas, it
pertains to materials used to express feelings through art.
1. Nature 8. churches
2. Woman 9. Child
3. Emotion 10. Fruits
4. Places 11. Toys
5. Animals 12. Landscapes
6. Events 13. Seascapes
7. Saints 14. Religion
Different ways of presenting
the subject
– Paintings may have for their support such surfaces as walls, paper,
canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, clay or concrete.
www.webexhibitts.org/pigments/
Paints
Binder: holds the pigment together and
adheres the paint to a surface, egg yolks,
oil and wax.
www.webexhibitts.org/binder/
Paints
Solvent: can be added to thin or thicken
paint, slow or speed up its drying time
with oil or water.
www.webexhibitts.org/solvent/
Painting Styles
Fresco
•mixing pigments with plaster (walls,
ceilings)
•Buon “true” Fresco: paint is bound in the
wet plaster
•Fresco secco: paint is applied to dry
plaster.
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/f/fresco.html
Tempera
•water based, egg binder, used prior to
1400’s, colors cannot be mixed, narrow
range, fast-drying
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/t/tempera.html
Oil
sunset sunrise
nature
2. Surealism - invented from the word super naturalism.
It is used to emphasize the unconscious creative
activity of the mind.
Example:
dream
deja’vu
3. Cubism - initiated by Cezanne, the father of cubism.
It shows
the flatness of the picture and rejects traditional
perspectives.
Definition
– It is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or
combining hard and/or plastic material, sound, and/or
text and or light, commonly stone (either rock or
marble), metal, glass, or wood.
– Aesthetic art of modeling shaping single block or mash
materials into a 3 dimensional form out of rock, wood,
and metal.
Example: Statue of David and U.P Oblation
Statue of David U.P Oblation
History
• The sculpture prowess of the Philippines occurred
during Spanish regime.
• The sculpture started when people begun to worship
statues “anino.”
• People began to do something on clays, loams then it
evolves through technology.
• It is often use to form religious item like catholic
saints.
• It is known to be the oldest art form.
It varied and is illustrative of how sculpture has
changed extensively over the ages. The art of sculpture
continues as a vital art form worldwide.
1. Plastic 1. Form
2. Aluminum 2. Color
3. Bronze 3. Line
4. Rock 4. Volume
5. Wood 5. Perspective
6. Metal 6. Texture
7. Style
Types of Sculpture
Some common forms of sculpture are:
Definition
– Consist of sounds and silences in such a manner
as to convey emotions and feelings of the composer.
– Combination of melodious tones, and sounds
of varying pitch to produce harmony.
Function of Music
4. Therapeutic value
5. For entertainment
Elements of Music
1. Rhythm - the over all movement or swing of music, slow or fast
movements.
2. Melody - emotional motions, sometimes called the memory
element of music. It is what the listener remembers.
3. Harmony - it is the combination of different tones and blending of
voice.
4. Dynamics - the softness and loudness of voice. It is the force of
music.
5. Style - the result of restraining, temperament. Singers’ way of doing
his music.
Vocal classes
a. Soprano - highest register of voice for female
Example: Sylvia dela Torre and Armida
Siguion-Reyna, (coloratura soprano) Charlotte Church
b. Mezzo soprano - medium register of voice for female
Example: Betty Allen (america) and Lea Salonga
c. Alto - lowest register of voice for female
Example: Claire dela Fuente and Isay Alvarez
d. Tenor - highest register of voice for male
Example: Luciano Pavarotti was (this century's most famous
tenor) Carreras, Pavorotti, Placido Domingo, and Eric Caruso
e. Baritone - medium register of voice for male
Example: Nonoy Zuñiga
f. Bass - lowest register of voice for male
Example: Tim Riley (performed in Gold City Quartet)
Solo - singing without accompaniment
Best Composers
Definition
- a sport and art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually
rhythmic and to music used as a form of expression, social interaction or
presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
Definition
- It is the art or process of producing images through the use of a light
sensitive chemical or film.
Commerce
Commercial photography is probably best defined
as any photography for which the photographer is paid
for images rather than works of art. In this light money
could be paid for the subject of the photograph or the
photograph itself. The commercial photographic
world could includes:
• Advertising photography: photographs made to illustrate and usually
sell a service or product. These images, such as pack shots, are
generally done with an advertising agency, design firm or with an
in-house corporate design team.
Choosing the subject- requires the wise judgment and artistic sense
of the photographer.
Chemical one- after the film has been exposed, it is treated with a
series of chemical solutions to develop the film and produce a
permanent negative. A photographic paint is produced from the
negative.
Example of Photographs :
Definition
- It is a term that embraces many types of film or movies: cartoons,
newsreels, commercials, industrial film, educational films, social
documentaries, and even home movies.
- It is an act of presentation in lights made picture possible to appear
in a two dimensional surface
- It is combination of frames and lights
- It is a way of expressing ideas, attitudes, feelings, dreams,
and fantasies to an audience through series of lights and
images.
History
It was the time of Shakespeare when drama became modern of
play. The play came from Shakespeare story. It was Thomas Edison
who made cinema possible through his invention called optic lights
which gives rise to motion pictures. We cannot imagine life without
cinema because through this we appreciate the past.
Elements of Cinema
1. Music - a movie is being remembered by its music and it is
usually came out during the climax of the story
6. Camera shots - gives the definite point of view, the focus, the
angles, and the movement
Submitted by:
Mary Estelita D Landicho
Rachelle T. Prado
Boa iv-i
Thank
you!