Pre-Discussion: Lesson 3 Assumption of Art/Nature of Art

LESSON 3
ASSUMPTION OF ART/NATURE OF ART
PRE-DISCUSSION
“What makes any work of art great?”.This is a legitimate question but the answer
is not easy. It involves aesthetics, a discipline which has engaged great minds through
the centuries. The simplest answer is to say that art stood the test of time and still
remains meaningfully. What is in art that makes it stood the test of time?
What to expect:
1. Discuss the different nature of art.
2. Analyze an artwork.
3. Appreciate the work of art
LESSON OUTLINE
Art is derived from the Latin term “l’ars”, meaning” ability or skill”. Art is used in
many varied ways. Art embraces the visual arts, music, literature and dance.
Art is an individual accomplishment. The individual statement in art is rare and

wonderful. It is something to be valued. Creating art is a process of searching, finding
and telling. You search by looking at everything and experimenting with materials and
subjects. By looking and searching, we are already dealing with the nature of art. So,
what is the nature of art?
1. Art is universal
It is not confined in cities or towns alone nor in the concert halls or galleries but
also among ethnic groups. We find arts at all times. The prehistoric cave dwellers would
find art as an integral part of their communal lives. It exists in all forms of human society
and in every generation because it serves some fundamental human needs. It is
everywhere. It caters all ages. It is for everybody regardless of its age.
2. Art as an expression and communication
Art has a particular significance in our lives. No one can contain an intense
emotion within himself for too long. The tension that results would compel him or share
the feeling with others. We express our emotional state by some visible signs and
activities such as we compose songs when we are sad or happy; we dance to express
joy through rhythmic body movements or convey our deep emotions in poetic language.
Art has grown out of man’s need to express himself. Expression in the art is not limited
only to the revelation of emotions alone but the personal and social values of the artists
and his penetrating psychological insights into human reality are also conveyed through
the arts. Art can also be called as a representation. It represents our feelings and
emotion.
.Art may also be used as an escape. Through art, we were able to express what
we felt such as anger, anxiety, and depression, joy through songs or poem or even in
dance. By making an artwork, we were able to escape from our problems .Art make us
travel without leaving our room through our imagination.
As in other systems of communication, the artist uses symbols which he

organizes into some comprehensible equivalent of the experience that he is trying to
convey. Sometimes, it is not the artist’s main intention to communicate but it is enough
for him to express himself, vent his spleen, so to speak to relieve himself of tension. The
work of an artist is evidently the expression of an artist’s personal viewpoint.
3. Art as a creation/Imitation
Man has been led by an intimate craving for order to create objects that are
delightful to perceive. The word “creation” in this sense refers to the act of combining or
re-ordering already existing materials to form a new object.
The word art came from Latin “ars: which means “skill” and it is equivalent to the
Greek ”techne” from which our modern word technology is derived. In early days, the
term is applied not only to craftsmanship but also to proficiency in performing any
activity because art is a planned activity.
4 .Art and Experience
Art has been created by all people at all times; it lives because it is liked and
enjoyed. Art involves personal experiences of an individual accompanied by some
intensity of emotion. Each work of art is evidently an expression of an artist’s personal
thoughts and feelings.
But there still another kind of experience associated with art. This refers to what
an onlooker or listener undergoes when he perceives the work of art. The perception
may kindle an experience which is similar or related to what which the artist tried to
express. Our reaction to art is personal and individual. We tend to respond to works of
art according to the level of our expectation. Appreciating a work of art does not just
mean responding emotionally to it but it implies intellectual involvement with what is to
be appreciated.
5.Art and Nature
Art is not nature. A work of art is man-made, and although it may closely
resemble nature, it can never duplicate nature. Nature has been the constant source of
models of art, and great artist have drawn their subjects from nature, but they have
never tried to make an exact copy of a natural thing.
6.Art and Beauty
A thing of beauty is one which gives us pleasure when we perceive it. The delight
that we experience is called “aesthetic pleasure”. “Aesthetic” comes from a Greek word
which means “to perceive with senses”.
Concept of beauty change as time passes .An artist’s own concept may change
as he grows older. This accounts for differences in an artist’s own style and artistic
expression.
Concepts of beauty vary between cultures too. Beauty in art may be the result of
the successful organization of lines, colors, shapes and spaces in order to convey an
idea or emotion.
7. Art for Art’s sake

The term art for art’s sake is translated from the French l”art pour l’art,
which was coined in the early 19th century by French philosopher Victor Cousin.
The phrase expresses the belief held by many writers and artists, especially
those associated with Aestheticism, that art need no justification, that it need serve no
political, didactic (intended to teach) or other end.
SUMMARY
Art is any creation of man that is found everywhere .It is universal. It is an outlet
of man’s expression of feelings. It may resemble nature but it can only duplicate nature.
Our reaction to art is personal and individual. It gives us pleasure when we perceive it.
It needs no justification.
ASSESSMENT/ENRICHMENT
A. Research on the examples of the nature of art. Give at least two artwork for each
nature of art.
B .Analyze the following artwork and identify which nature of art is used. Write your
answer on the space below each artwork.
1.____________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________
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C. Explain in paragraph form the phrase “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.
ASSIGNMENT:
Read in advance the classifications of Arts.
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LESSON 3

ASSUMPTION OF ART/NATURE OF ART

1. Discuss the different nature of art.

3. Appreciate the work of art

Art is an individual accomplishment. The individual statement in art is rare and

2. Art as an expression and communication

As in other systems of communication, the artist uses symbols which he

5.Art and Nature

6.Art and Beauty

7. Art for Art’s sake

Read in advance the classifications of Arts.

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