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FORMS OF ARTS

Visual Arts

are arts perceived with the eyes

Example: painting, sculpture, and

architecture

Literature

is the art of combining spoken or

written words and their meaning into

forms which have artistic and emotional

appeal

Example: Biuag and Malana, Poems

Music

Is the art of arranging sounds in

rhythmic succession and generally in

combination

Drama and Theater

is any composition in prose or poetry

which tells a story through dialogue or

action. Example: Romeo and Juliet, The

Wanted Chaperon

Dance

is the art that involves the movement of

the body and the feet in rhythm

THE SUBJECT OF ART

Refers to any person, object, scene, or event

described or represented in a work of art

Representational or Objective Arts

Are arts that have subject. Painting, sculpture,

the graphic arts, literature and the theater arts

are generally under this category. Some musical

composition have subjects, they are called

Program music.

Non-representational or non-objectives arts

Are arts that do not have subjects. Music,

architecture and many of the functional arts fall

under this type. The kind of music without

subject may imitate natural sounds. Non-

objective arts do not present descriptions,

stories or references to identifiable objects or

symbols. Rather, they appeal directly to the

senses primarily because of the satisfying

organization of their sensuous and expressive

elements.

Kinds of Subject

1. Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes

2. Still-life- groups of inanimate objects arranged

in an indoor setting. Example: sala set, ceramics

3. Animals

4. Portraits- realistic likeness of a person in a

sculpture, painting, drawing or print.

5. Figures- emphasis Is on human body either

nude

6. Everyday life

7. History and legend- legend refers to the story of

a definite place, local custom and haunted

place. Example: Biag-ni-Lam-ang (Ilocano),

Biuag and Malana (Itawes)

8. Dreams and fantasies

9. Religions and myths- myth refers to the story

that deals with supernatural tradition, men,

culture, heroes and beliefs

WAYS/ METHODS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT

1. REALISM

•the attempt to portray the subject as it is

•The artist main function is to describe as

accurately and honestly as possible what is

observed through the senses. In the process of

selection and presentation of his material, he is

influenced by his feelings and thoughts.

2. ABSTRACTION

•it is used when the artist becomes so interested

in one phase of a scene or a situation that he

does not show the subject at all as an objective

reality, but only his idea, or his feeling about it.

Abstract means “to move away or separate”

A. Distortion - it is clearly manifested when the

subject is in misshapen condition or the regular

the shape is twisted out. Examples of these are

Henry Moore’s sculptural works

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 Visual Arts  are arts perceived with the eyes  Example: painting, sculpture, and architecture  Literature  is the art of combining spoken or written words and their meaning into forms which have artistic and emotional appeal  Example: Biuag and Malana, Poems  Music  Is the art of arranging sounds in rhythmic succession and generally in combination  Drama and Theater  is any composition in prose or poetry which tells a story through dialogue or action. Example: Romeo and Juliet, The Wanted Chaperon  Dance  is the art that involves the movement of the body and the feet in rhythm THE SUBJECT OF ART  Refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art  Representational or Objective Arts Are arts that have subject. Painting, sculpture, the graphic arts, literature and the theater arts are generally under this category. Some musical composition have subjects, they are called Program music.  Non-representational or non-objectives arts Are arts that do not have subjects. Music, architecture and many of the functional arts fall under this type. The kind of music without subject may imitate natural sounds. Non- objective arts do not present descriptions, stories or references to identifiable objects or symbols. Rather, they appeal directly to the senses primarily because of the satisfying organization of their sensuous and expressive elements. Kinds of Subject

Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes
Still-life- groups of inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting. Example: sala set, ceramics
Animals
Portraits- realistic likeness of a person in a sculpture, painting, drawing or print.
Figures- emphasis Is on human body either nude
Everyday life
History and legend- legend refers to the story of a definite place, local custom and haunted place. Example: Biag-ni-Lam-ang (Ilocano), Biuag and Malana (Itawes)
Dreams and fantasies
Religions and myths- myth refers to the story that deals with supernatural tradition, men, culture, heroes and beliefs **WAYS/ METHODS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT
REALISM**

the attempt to portray the subject as it is
The artist main function is to describe as accurately and honestly as possible what is observed through the senses. In the process of selection and presentation of his material, he is influenced by his feelings and thoughts. 2. ABSTRACTION
it is used when the artist becomes so interested in one phase of a scene or a situation that he does not show the subject at all as an objective reality, but only his idea, or his feeling about it. Abstract means “to move away or separate” A. Distortion - it is clearly manifested when the subject is in misshapen condition or the regular the shape is twisted out. Examples of these are Henry Moore’s sculptural works

B. Elongation - refers to which is being lengthened, a protraction or an extension C. Mangling - showing subjects which are cut, lacerated, mutilate or hacked with repeated blows D. Cubism - it stresses abstract form through the use of cone, cylinder or a sphere at the expense of other pictorial elements. The cubists want to show form in their basic geometrical shape E. Abstract expressionism - It is characterized by great verve, the use of large canvasses, and a deliberate lack of refinement in the application of the paint. Strong color, heavy impasto, uneven brush strokes, and rough texture are other typical characteristics

3. Symbolism  an emblem that assumes new meaning originating from a highly personal and unique association in the mind of the creator  Examples: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar”, Matthew 18: 2-14, Juan Luna’s “Spolarium” (Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes), Bertel Thornwaldsen’s “The Lion Monument”

Fauvism  It was the first art movement in the 1900’s headed by Henry Martisse and others such as Andre Derain, Raoul Drify, George Rouault. The used of extremely bright colors which symbolizes comfort, joy, and pleasure characterized this method. 5. Dadaism  The Dadaist reached to what they believed were outworn traditions in art, and the evils they saw in the society. They tried to shock and provoke the public with outrageous pieces of writing, poetry recitals, and art exhibitions. It is playful and highly experimental art. The name “dada” a French word means “hobby horse”. The best known Dadaist was the French artist Marcel Duchamp. 6. Futurism  Developed in Italy. Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the speed and force of modern industrial society. Their paintings glorified the mechanical energy of modern life. Subjects include automobiles, motorcycles and railroad trains that express the explosive vitality of a modern city. 7. Surrealism  The surrealists claim to create form and images not primarily by reason but by unthinking impulse and blind feeling or even by accident.  The surrealists declare that a magical world- more beautiful than the real one-can be created art and literature.  Examples: Bolivian painter and Benjamin Mendoza’s paintings 8. Expressionism  The proponents of expressionism believed in the necessity of a spiritual rebirth for man in an age that was fast becoming influenced by materialism.  The emotional expression in expressionistic painting could be described as involving pathos, morbidity, violence or chaos and tragedy. It sometime portrays defeat.  Examples: Amelia Lapena-Bonifacio’s “Sepang Loca” (1958); Paul Dumol’s “Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio” (1969); Revel Aguila’s “Mapait Sa Bao” 9. Impressionism  pictures were executed in bright colors in order to convey the impression of light. Impressionist artists usually work out-of-doors recording landscapes, scenes of leisure and fleeting moments. Impressionists sought to capture the momentary appearance of objects in full light. Some impressionist painters are Monet, Manet , Degas, Pissarro, Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gauguin.

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