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B. Historical background of Arts in Daily

Living
1. History of Arts in Daily Living
2. Evolution of Arts
3. Kinds of Arts
4. Arts in the Philippines
 Learning Objectives
1. Demonstrate a deep understanding on the historical
background of arts in daily living.
2. Discuss the origin and evolution of arts.
3. Familiarize with the different kinds of arts.
4. Familiarize with the different arts in the Philippines.
History of Arts
in Daily Living
• People want to learn
the skills their
grandmothers,
grandfathers, dads and
mothers never had the
time to teach them.
They also want to
connect socially
through these art-
making processes.
 History of Arts in Daily Living
• Artists Frank Lloyd Wright, William Morris, and the architect
Charles Voysey were influential in establishing and
spreading their values through their art. Simultaneously,
the growth of magazines like “The Craftsman,” “Ladies
Home Journal,” “House Beautiful,” and “Better Homes and
Gardens” spread these aesthetic values and encouraged
people to participate in their own crafts, sewing, and home
decorations.
 History of Arts in Daily Living
• Looking back at the history of art, a few other
noteworthy movements began in America between
1910s and 1930s that linked art to daily life,
specifically the Ashcan School of Painters, Dadaism,
and Documentary Photography. Each of these
movements sought to challenge the authority of the
academic art-world.
 • Archeologists have identified 4
basic types of Stone Age art, as
follows: 
a. Petroglyphs (cupules, rock carvings
and engravings); 

Evolution b. Pictographs  (pictorial imagery,

ideomorphs, ideograms or symbols), a
category that includes cave painting

of Arts :
 and drawing;
c. Prehistoric sculpture (including
small totemic statuettes known

Pre-
as Venus Figurines, various forms of
zoomorphic and therianthropic 
ivory carving, and relief sculptures);

Historic Art
d. Megalithic art (petroforms or any
other works associated with
arrangements of stones).
e. Artworks that are applied to an
immoveable rock surface are classified
as parietal art;
f. works that are portable are classified
as mobiliary art.
 Abstract art is an art in which the artwork is
based on general ideas rather than having any physical
existence. In other words, we can say that an abstract
art is based on an internal form instead of having any
pictorial representation of things.
The idea behind abstract art is to bring forth
one’s feelings and sensations instead of portraying a
Type real image.
Abstract art is a genre of art which emphasize
s of on the use of colors, shapes, or lines than mere
Art pictorial representation. Abstract art was developed in
response to classicism and impressionism.
This nonobjective and nonrepresentational art
was introduced in between 19th and 20th century. Pablo
Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky and
Jackson Pollock are considered as some of the major
names in promoting abstract art.
Pablo Picasso Art
Piet Mondrian
Wassily Kandinsky Art
 Impressionism is a genre of art that became
popular in the late 19th century in a response to the
needs of the French Academie des Beaux-Arts,
commonly called The Academie.
In impressionism a picture or image is
portrayed by thick strokes of unmixed paints (Impasto)
to give the impression of reflected light. The thick
Type layer of paints used by the artists is prominent enough
which are placed alongside each other and represents
s of some sort of stylized imagery. The main idea behind
Art this genre of art is centered on a fact that how the real
light reflect the art content in different time of the day
and seasons. To achieve this, majority of the
impressionists used to paint outdoors in order to
obtain the natural effects of light. Monet, Sisley,
Renoir and Pissaro are some renowned
impressionists.
Expressionism
Expressionism is a genre of art which deals
with the subjective feelings of an artist. This
genre of art flourished in the 20th century in
a response to the impressionism. The main
purpose of expressionism is to depict
emotions by means of art. Unlike abstract
genre of art in which the emphasis is put on
the ideas or feelings other than reality,
expressionism depicts real or existing ideas
or images but in consent with the artist’s
emotive nature. You may find the section of
the colors and composition of the work
hasty but they portray the artist’s feelings.
Some of the popular expressionists are
Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch and Marc
Chagall.
Romanticism
• Romanticism is a genre of art which was
originated in Europe somewhere in the
18th century against the Age of
Enlightenment. Romanticism was an artistic
and intellectual movement which is describes
by an elevated interest in nature, importance
given to the individual’s expression of
thoughts and feelings, and to reject the
norms of classicism. Romanticism is a genre
of art which is picturesque and characterize
an emotional outlook. Colors and feelings are
the two major factors that heightened the
artistic contents. Thomas Cole, Henry Fuseli
and William Blake are some of the renowned
romanticist painters.
Pointillism

• It is a genre of art which was

developed by George Seurat and his
followers in late 19th century in the
France. This genre of art based on a
technique of painting with tiny dots of
pure colors that are arranged in
certain patterns which give a
distinguished image. Mostly, this sort
of art genre centers around the
portraiture, however, this technique
may used to portray landscapes and
abstract artwork as well. Some of the
popular pointillist painters are
George-Pierre Seurat, Vincent van
Gogh and Chuck Close.
 Folk Art

• Folk art is a genre of art whose origin

is yet not clear and it depicts the
traditional values or norms of a
society or culture. Some of the
popular folk art comes from China,
Africa, Latin America and North
America. Art is equally popular in
almost all the cultures. The mediums
and materials utilized in folk art
include fabric, paper, metal and clay.
Folk art can be seen in the form of
carved shapes, masks, puppetry,
signs and textiles. Naïve, primitive
and tribal art are often covered in folk
art.
Art
Nouveau
• Art Nouveau is a term which is derived
from French language which literally
means ‘new art’. This genre of art
developed in France from where it
extended to different European
countries such as Belgium, Germany,
Italy, etc. It also reached United
Kingdom and United States
somewhere between late 19th and
early 20th century. Art nouveau is an art
that focused on curvilinear facets of
line which are applied to draw a
flowing, especially liquid appearance.
Art nouveau developed as a reaction
to the Victorian art.
Cubism

• Cubism is a genre of art that

developed in France in early
20th century with an inspiration
taken from the then non-
industrialized cultures like
African, Native American and
Micronesian. Cubism is an art
which focus on the use of
geometrical shapes to depict an
object or image in artwork.
Some of the famous cubist
painters whose work got some
appreciation are Pablo Picasso,
Juan Gris and Georges Braque.
Realism

• Realism is a genre of art which is based on practical matters or

real things rather than imaginary or visionary representations.
Realism developed as a reaction to the romanticism in the
19th century. All the representations are based on facts which
are not influenced by the emotional aspects of an artist. An
artist presents the things prior to any emotions and feelings.
Some of the famous painters include John Singer Sargent,
Thomas Eakins, Gustave Courbet and James Abbot McNeill
Whistler.
Arts in the Philippines

• Arts in the Philippines refer to all the various forms of the arts

 that have developed and accumulated in the Philippines from
the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era.
• They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's
culture, including indigenous forms of the arts, and how these
influences have honed the country's arts.
• These arts are divided into two distinct branches, namely,
traditional arts and non-traditional arts.
B. Non-Traditional Arts
• Dance – including, but not limited to, dance choreography, dance direction, and dance performance
• Music – including, but not limited to, musical composition, musical direction, and musical
performance
• Theater – including, but not limited to, theatrical direction, theatrical performance, theatrical
production design, theatrical light and sound design, and theatrical playwriting
• Visual arts – including, but not limited to painting, non-folk sculpture, printmaking, photography,
installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art, and imaging
• Literature – including, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, essay, and literary/art criticism
• Film and broadcast arts – including, but not limited to, film and broadcast direction, film and
broadcast writing, film and broadcast production design, film and broadcast cinematography, film and
broadcast editing, film and broadcast animation, film and broadcast performance, and film and
broadcast new media
• Architecture and allied arts – including, but not limited to, non-folk architecture, interior design,
landscape architecture, and urban design
• Design – including, but not limited to, industrial design, and fashion design
A. Traditional Arts
•  Traditional arts[1]Folk architecture – including, but not limited to, stilt houses, land houses, and aerial
houses
• Maritime transport – boat houses, boat-making, and maritime traditions
• Weaving – including, but not limited to, basket weaving, back-strap loom weaving, headgear weaving,
fishnet weaving, and other forms of weaving
• Carving – including, but not limited to, woodcarving and folk non-clay sculpture
• Folk performing arts – including, but not limited to, dances, plays, and dramas
• Folk (oral) literature – including, but not limited to, epics, songs, and myths
• Folk graphic and plastic arts – including, but not limited to, calligraphy, tattooing, folk writing, folk
drawing, and folk painting
• Ornament, textile, or fiber art – hat-making, mask-making, accessory-making, ornamental metal crafts
• Pottery – including, but not limited to, ceramic making, clay pot-making, and folk clay sculpture
• Other artistic expressions of traditional culture – including, but not limited to, non-ornamental metal
crafts, martial arts, supernatural healing arts, medicinal arts, and constellation traditions
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