Art comes from the word, Aryan word_____which means to ______
AR, to put together
Art is derived from the latin word _______ which means_____
ARS, art, skill or craft
defined art as “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination specially in production of aesthetic objects”
Merriam Webster (NOAH WEBSTER JR.)
defined art as an activity by which a person, having an emotion intentionally transmit it to others.
Leo Tolstoy
stated that “art is that which brings harmony with the beauty of the world”
Plato
Art as the whole spirit of man
Ruskin
Generalization about art
- Art is any creative work of human being.
- Art is a form of expressing oneself.
- Art resides in the quality of doing; process is not magic.
- Art is the act of making something visually entertaining.
- Art is that activity which manifests beauty.
- Art is mastery, an ideal way of doing something.
- Art is not a thing-it is a way (Elbert Hubbard)
- Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has ever known
- Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use.( Frank Lloyd Wright)
Importance of Art
Artist do not think like the policymakers or academic people. They think from their hearts-big, revolutionary and visionary ideas.
the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality
Creativity
Creativity, from the root word____ which means unique, distinct, original
Create
Art is a product of
Creativity, Expression, Imagination
Assumptions of art (UNICEF)
- Art is universal
- Art is not nature.
- Art involves experience
- Art is cultural
- Art is an expression
- Art as a form of creation
Categories/Classification of arts
- Visual Arts (2D,3D)
- Performing Arts
- Digital Arts -It is the art that is made with the assistance of electronic device or intended to be displayed on a computer which is the most important element in digital art.
Under Visual Art
a. Painting- the application of pigment on any flat two-dimensional surface.
b. Sculpture- it is the carving, modeling, casting, constructing and assembling of materials and objects into primarily dimensional works of art.
c. Architecture- it is the art and science of planning , designing, and constructing buildings and non building structures for human shelter or use.
Under Performing arts
a. Music- is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time.
b. Dance- is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within the given space for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion.
c. Film- also called movie or motion picture, is a series of still images that when shown on a screen creates an illusion of moving images.
d. Theater is a collaborative form of art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place often a stage.
e. Literary-is concentrating the writing, study or content of literature, specifically of the kind valued for quality of form.
f. Performance poetry-is a poetry specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience rather than on print mostly open to improvisation.
Under Digital Arts
a) Fashion design- it is the art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and accessories.
b) Furniture design- it is a specialized field where functions and fashion collide.
c) Interior design-it is enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using space.
d) Graphic design-it is an artist process of effective communication . Designers combine words, to create a visual represent images and symbols combination of ideas.
