LESSON 1 Happiness and Hope

What is Art and Humanities? There is something about art that mirrors the
soul of those willing to confront it. In a societal
Humanities: Its Meaning, Importance and Scope tone, artworks tend to echo the hopes and
Humanities- Latin “Humus” anxieties of an age. There is a wide range of
properties of art why it gives a sense of joy and
-ground hope to its audience. These are examples:

“Humanus” When paintings are placed in a daunting

environment such as hospitals; The experience
-human
and process of creating art itself;
-cultured
The bliss of looking at a piece of imagery
-refined evoking a happy memory: e.g. the painting of a
do; Direct words from typography and graphic
Arts messages that are so relatable as if the author
has read your mind and feelings; And identifying
Art- Italian “artis”
oneself with the properties of an artwork: an
-human creative skills (e.g. artisans) homage to something; works addressing
diaspora, displacement, and other social issues.
Importance: It is indeed important in our lives.
Identify and understanding the self
Art, like love, is not easy to define.
Today’s generation, being the “me” generation,
It is an activity that provides the beauty and is also sometimes tagged as the “anxious
pleasure. It is also made out of one’s skill as well generation”. A lot of social issues evidently
as one’s feelings and emotions. reflect this struggle for identity: gender issues,
disconnectedness brought on by social media,
Beauty
regionalism, and even mental health issues.
One of the innate qualities that “pretty art” can Sometimes we see ourselves in an artwork.
give is that it makes our dull, lifeless wall come Sometimes we see ourselves in the process.
to life. The contrast of having something “alive”
How art can be a way to
and dynamic to look at on something ordinary
and common, let us say a pristine white wall, express and get to know
evokes in us an affinity toward its beauty.
Though we have different, notions of beauty, our real identity?
still it is common denominator when we are
talking about appreciating forms of art. Beauty
makes sense to most of us. Art can serve as a powerful tool to help us
communicate and relay our confusion. Even
psychological interventions use art as therapy
to aid in processing some sensitive experiences.
 Raising Awareness

How art can express someone’s loss due to In the Philippines, many socially-concerned
COVID? artists have emerged in the age od modernism
portraying politicians and the governments
How art can help people who loss someone due system in their most hateful actions. A more
to COVID? subtle type of in inducing awareness can be
Grief and Healing observed in architecture such as the stained-
glass windows of Gothic churches and even
Many of the most poignant and humanistic their illuminated manuscripts.
products of art were made after the World War
II. Twentieth-century art mostly expressed How can art be a medium to raise awareness
human suffering and darkness in its themes. to the current situation of the world?

Throughout the years, artists have interpreted Example Current Issues:

these shared human experiences in different Myanmar’s Military Coup
ways, which also help us process our grief.
Some may use art as a tool to express pain and Rising Cases of COVID-19
process it in therapy. Nonetheless, it play an
Famine and loss of job amidst the Pandemic
important role in making grieving somehow
dignified. PH gov’t in handling the Pandemic

Culture and Togetherness

Remembering and mark-making Lastly, forms of art are often localized so that
they bring identity also to certain regions. This is
The monument of Rizal in Luneta Park is one
example of a type of art that helps us very evident here in the Philippines, which
isgeographically separated by thousands of
remember.
islands – we are very regionalized.
Without the tangible characteristic of art, we
What does art portray?
will not able to sustain our nationalistic values
well enough.  Beauty
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 Identity and understanding one self
Mourners start drawing almost 150,000 hearts  Grief and healing
in London to  Remembering and mark-marking
 Raising awareness
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 Culture and togetherness
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LESSON 2  Curve line- it shows a gradual change of
direction and fluidity. It signifies subtle
HOW DO I
form. Also, the curve of a line can
STUDY ART? convey energy. Soft, shallow curves
recall the curves of the human body and
often have a pleasing, sensual quality
and a softening effect on the
What are the Elements of Art?
composition.

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-COLORS
WHAT COULD BE THE OTHER
- LINES
PURPOSE/IMPORTANCE OF LINES IN

OUR SOCIETY?
 VERTICAL LINES – basic framework of
THIRD ELEMENT: MEDIUM
all forms, power & delimitation,
strength, stability, simplicity, and - it denotes the means of artists to express his
efficiency. Moreover, vertical lines often ideas, it pertains to materials used to express
communicate a sense of height because feelings through art.
they are perpendicular to the earth,
extending upwards toward the sky.
Kinds of Art Medium

Direction of Line  Painting- is an image (artwork) created

using pigments (color) on a surface such
Horizontal line- creates an impression of as paper or canvas.
serenity and perfect stability. Rest, calmness,  Drawing- the art or technique of
peace, and reposed. producing images on a surface, usually
paper, by means of marks, usually of
 Diagonal line- convey a feeling of
ink, graphite, chalk, charcoal, or crayon.
movement. Objects in a diagonal
 Sculpture- an artistic form in which
position are unstable. Because they are
hard or plastic materials are worked
neither vertical nor horizontal, they are
into three-dimensional art objects. The
either about to fall or are already in
designs may be embodied in
motion.
freestanding objects, in reliefs on
 Jog line- it shows violence, zigzag,
surfaces, or in environments ranging
confusion, and conflict.
from tableaux to context that envelop
PHOTO CREDIT: [Link] the spectator. An enormous variety of
media may be used, including clay, wax,
stone, metal, fabric, glass, wood,
plaster, rubber, and random “found”
 objects. Materials may be carved, PRINCIPLES OF ART
modeled, molded, cast, wrought,
welded, sewn, assembled, or otherwise  Emphasis – the composition refers to
developing points of interest to pull the
shaped and combined.
viewer's eye to important parts of the
Textile, any filament, fiber, or yarn that can be body of the work.
made into fabric or cloth, and the resulting  Balance – it is a sense of stability in the
material itself. The term is derived from the body of work. It can be created by
Latin textilis and the French texere, meaning “to repeating same shapes and by creating
weave,” and it originally referred only to woven a feeling of equal weight.
fabrics.  Harmony – achieved in a body of work
by using similar elements throughout
the work, harmony gives an
Photography, method of recording the image of uncomplicated look to your work.
an object through the action of light, or related  Variety – refers to the differences in the
radiation, on a light-sensitive material. The work, you can achieve variety by using
word, derived from the Greek photos (“light”) difference shapes, textures, colors and
and graphein (“to draw”), was first used in the values in your work.
1830s  Movement – adds excitement to your
work by showing action and directing
Everyone is unique in his own ways. the viewers eye throughout the picture
plane.
FOURTH ELEMENT: RHYTHM
 Proportion or scale – refers to the
pattern, arrangement of lines, color, relationships of the size of objects in a
synchronization or connection of path that body of work. Proportions give a sense
suggest gracefulness. of size seen as a relationship of objects.
such as smallness or largeness.
FIFTH ELEMENT: STYLE  Unity – is seen in a painting or drawing
when all the parts equal a whole. Your
- the typical expressing and training of artist and
work should not appear disjointed or
outlook in life.
confusing.
SIXTH ELEMENT: STRUCTURE  Rhythm – a type of movement in
drawing and painting. It is seen in
-surface and quality of object either real or repeating of shapes and colors.
made to be appeared real. Alternating lights and darks also give a
sense of rhythm.
It gives variety and beauty on art.

SEVENTH ELEMENT: SHAPE

-the enclosed space defined by other elements

of art. shapes may take on the appearance of
two-d or three- objects.
DIFFERENT SUBJECTS Color Theory

OF WORK OF ART Colors are one of the first things we learn in

school. Understanding the basic primary colors
 Nature and how they blend is an activity found in most
 Women elementary school classrooms, but that’s just
 Men one piece of a much larger field known as color
 Emotion theory.
 Places
 Animals
 Events
Used by painters, graphic designers, interior
 Saints
decorators, and anyone working in visual
 Religion
culture, color theory is an essential part of any
 Churches
artist’s toolkit. By understanding the principles
 Child
of color and the science behind how we
 Fruits perceive different hues, Artists are able to mix,
 Toys match, and blend a wide range of colors to
 Landscapes please the eye.
 Seascapes

PSYCHOLOGY OF COLORS
While it may seem like standard theories about
How Do I color have always existed, that’s not the case.
Of course, colors like blue have been around
study Art?
since ancient times, when the Egyptians learned
What are the how to create permanent pigments from
minerals. However, it wasn’t until the 18th
Elements of Art? century that color theory began to formally take
The elements of art are sort of like ATOMS in shape.
that both serve as "building blocks" for creating Initial explorations in color werefrom a scientific
something. point ofview. Isaac Newton, in his 1704book
1. COLORS Opticks made abreakthrough in proving that
lightwas made of different [Link]
-gives meaning, value, intensity and saturation at the time—as itwas thought that pure light
to an object. It has series of wave lengths which wascolorless—his experiments
strikes our retina. becameimportant stepping stones for
colortheory. He even organized an earlycolor
wheel based off of the colorcombinations he
saw whenrefracting light through a prism.
Color Theory  RED has been linked to President

Duterte’s War on Drugs.

Later publications, The Theory of Colors by

Germanpoet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and
The Law ofSimultaneous Color Contrast by
French chemist Michel Eugene Chevreul, are
considered the founding documents of color
theory. Published in the early 19th century, they
deal with color psychology and chromatic
aberration, and they further refined the color
wheel.

Color Theory

How colors affect

our society?/ What

could be the other

purpose of colors?

Discrimination against LGBTQ plus/Raising

Awareness for LGBTQ plus rights

 RACISM
Psychology of Colors
It has been all over the internet about
 Red
ASIAN HATE.
Is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated
People uses color to determine superiority. with energy, war, danger, strength, power,
determination as well as passion, desire and
Colors in Government love.

 White can be used to describe the Very emotionally intense color

transparency of other politicians Used to stimulate people to make quick

decisions, “BUY NOW” “CLICK HERE”

 associated with food, attention getter. This

 LIGHT RED color is seen when placed against black. Is

represents joy, sexuality, passion, sensitivity, unstable and spontaneous color.

and love.

 PINK  DULL (DINGY) YELLOW – represent

caution,
Signifies romance, love and friendship Denotes
feminine qualities and passiveness decay, sickness, and jealousy.

 DARK RED  LIGHT YELLOW – associated with

intellect,
associated with vigor, willpower, rage, anger,
leadership, courage, longing, malice and wrath freshness and joy.

 BROWN  Green

suggests stability and denotes masculine The color of nature. This symbolizes growth,
qualities
harmony, freshness and fertility. Dark green is
 REDDISH BROWN
associated with money. Green is a restful
associated with harvest and fall
color for the human eye. It is the color of free
 Orange
passage in road traffic as opposed to red.
Combines the energy of red and the happiness
 Blue
of yellow. It represents enthusiasm, fascination,
happiness, creativity, attraction, success, The color of the sky and the sea. It is often
encouragement, and stimulation. To the human
eye, orange is a very hot color. associated with depth and stability. It

 RED ORANGE – desire, pleasure, symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence,

domination
intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. It is
 GOLD – evokes the feeling of prestige,
strongly associated with calmness and
illumination, wisdom, wealth, symbolizes high
tranquility. Masculine Color. Light Blue is
quality.
associated with health, healing, softness, and
 Yellow
understanding. Dark Blue represents
Color of sunshine. Associated with joy,
knowledge, power, integrity and seriousness.
happiness, intellect and energy. Often
  Purple Primary colors

This color is associated with royalty, it -colors that cannot be formed from
symbolizes power, nobility, luxury and
ambition. This is also associated with dignity, mixtures because they are pure colors.
creativity, mystery and magic. Light Purple  RED
evokes romantic and nostalgic feelings. Dark  YELLOW
Purple evokes gloom and sad feelings.  BLUE
 White Secondary colors
This is associated with light, goodness -colors form out of combination of two
innocence, purity and virginity. It is considered
to be the color of perfection. primary colors.

 Black  Blue+Yellow=Green
 Red+Blue=Violet
This is associated with power, elegance,  Red+Yellow=Orange
formality, death, evil, and mystery. Mysterious
color associated with fear and the unknown. Intermediate Colors
This denotes strength and authority. It is
-colors form out of mixing one primary and one
considered very formal, elegant and prestigious.
secondary.
Black is the symbol of grief.
 Yellow+Green=Yellow Green
Properties of Color
 Red+Violet=Red Violet
 Value- lightness, brightness, darkness of  Red+Orange=Red Orange
color.
Tertiary Colors
 Saturation- degree of quality, purity,
and -form out of combination of two

strength such as scarlet and indigo. 2 to 3 secondary colors.

colors in things.  Orange+Purple=Russet

 Orange+Green=Citron
Classifications of
 Purple+Green=Olives
Colors
    
 Primary
  
 Secondary
 Intermediate
 Tertiary
LESSON 3 STYLES OF POSTMODERN ART

How do I study 21. Installation Art

22. Environmental Art or
art:Reading/Styles of Art Earthwork
PSTYLE Styles of classical art
Mood orTemper of the Artwork [Link]
It is determined by history (time and place), by  
the personality of the artists as well as by the
theory of art This is the style found in the ancient Greek and
Roman sculptures.
 CLASSICAL ART
 MODERN ART It is an idealist imitation of the
 POSTMODERN
beauty and perfection of the human body.
STYLES OF CLASSICAL ART
The sculptors were Praxiteles, Polycritus and
1. Classicism Myron.
2. Medieval Art
DORIC
3. Renaissance Art
4. Mannerism IONIC
5. Baroque
6. Neoclassicism CORINTHIAN
7. Impressionism
TUSCAN
8. Expressionism
9. Fauvism COMPOSITE
10. Pointillism
11. Art Nouveau In architecture, classicism is found in the 3
12. Surrealism Greek Orders, and the additional 2 Roman
13. Cubism Orders, indicated by the designs of columns.
14. Concretism
CLASSICISM
15. Suprematism
16. Dadaism This style has religious subjects, and
17. Ready Made Art
18. Abstract Expressionism applies flat projection. The church is the
19. Color Field Painting
patron of art. The art forms are mosaic,
20. Pop Art
stained glass paintings, illuminated

manuscripts and calligraphy.

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The noted paintings are the frescoes by Giotto Academic art and the Salon
de Bondone
Strict adherence to rules of painting
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 Jacques Louis David
Revival of ancient Greek and Roman Art  Jean Auguste Ingres
Discovery and application of perspective  Juan Luna
Application of chiaroscuro and sfumato  Guillermo Tolentino
Triangular Composition
Styles of modern art
Religious and secular subjects Patrons of art:
The church and wealthy families [Link]

Early Renaissance: Boticelli Flemish School of Beginning of Modern Art Subjects taken from
Painting: Van Eyck High Renaissance: Florentine everyday ordinary life Surface filled with
School of Painting: Donatello, Leonardo bursting light of the sun.
Michelangelo, Raphael
Pale colors and blur outlines indicate movement
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This is an alternativeN style to Renaissance Art.  Claude Monet

Representations are stylized with elongated  Paul Cezanne
figures and usually religious subjects  Auguste Renoir

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Dominikos Theotokopolus.
Art is an expression of the artist’s
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emotion. Unnatural representation
Various subjects presented in highly realistic Symbolic use of color Dominance of
way. Application of deep chiaroscuro. curve lines for emotional effect Heavy
Dominance of curve lines to suggest motion. impasto paints
 Vincent Van Gogh
Rembrant van Rijn Giorgione Castelfranco Peter  Edvard Munch
Paul Reubens Jan Vermeer
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6. NEOCLASSICISM
The name is from the French fauve that
Revival of Renaissance & Classical Style means “beast”. It uses unnatural colors
for exciting visual effect. Subjects are
Subject: Ancient Western society taken from everyday, ordinary objects.
Highly Realistic Representation Paintings by Henry Matisse

Technique: Deep chiaroscuro

 10. POINTILISM (Divisionism)
 Ang Kiokuk
Uses points or dots as the main visual
element. Based on the principle of 14. CONCRETISM (De Stijl or Plastic Art)
visual mixing. Subjects taken from the This is a purely non-objective painting.
everyday, ordinary experiences.
Structurally formal and visually It represents subjectivity not objects,
representational. The main proponent and uses rectilinear shapes and primary
is George Seurat colors

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Poster-like paintings for advertisement.
Subjects are women in sensual Purely non-objective Represents pure
postures. subjectivity not objects. Reduction into
Linear composition and flat projection. most basic shapes and colors.,Painting
Paintings by Alphonse Ma. Mucha becomes true to itself, finally seen as
what it is—a painting
12. SURREALISM
Art is a revelation of the artist’s Suprematist paintings
subconscious mind (Psychoanalysis) by Kasimir Malevich
Reaction to rationalism & romanticism
Emphasizes passion and imagination, [Link]
weird, fantastic and dream-like
presented in highly realistic way From dada, a baby-talk word

It is an “anti-art” movement
 Salvador Dali
 Marc Chagall The purpose is to “shock”.
 Giorgio de Chirico
 Rene Magritte
Creates art by “destroying” art
 Prudencio Lamaroza
Seeks to “destroy” established
traditions and past histories to
13. CUBISM
bring about new social order
This has flat projection, and uses geometrical
shapes. The subjects are in multiview to suggest Marcel Duchamp
motion.

 Pablo Picasso
 George Braque
 Fernand Leger
 Vicente Manansala
 Mauro Malang Santos 17. READY-MADE ART
 (Optical Art)
Based on the
Institutional Theory.
Creates optical
Anything may be art.
Ordinary objects are put illusion. The illusion
itself becomes the
in the context of art by
the artist’s authority reality in art
and power play.
 Bridget Riley
 Marcel Duchamp  Victor Vasarely
 Judy Sibayan Styles of Postmodern art

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Postmodern style in
Based on Action Theory of which exhibition space
Painting Purely non-objective is transformed into work
Sense of freedom in the act of of art. Use of limitless
painting range of materials
 Jackson Pollock arranged in place.
 William de Kooning
 Jose Joya  Tracy Emin
 Damien Hirst
[Link] FIELD PAINTING  Medio Cruz

Branch of Action Painting Mass of colors on the 23. ENVIRONMENTAL ART OR

flat surface EARTHWORK
 Mark Rothko Postmodern style of art which uses natural
 Gus Albor environment as its medium. Based on
Institutional Theory of Art.
20. POP ART

Art taken from images  Robert

in popular culture such Smithson
as commercial labels  Christo
and mass products, Javacheff
comics and cartoons

 Roy Liechtenstein
 Andy Warhol
EVOLUTION
21. OP ART OF
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