ART APPRECIATION:

CREATIVITY,
IMAGINATION, AND
EXPRESSION
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By the end of this lesson, you
should be able to:
1. Differentiate art from nature,
2. Characterize artistic expression based
on personal experiences with art,
3. Discuss the nature of art’s preliminary
expression, and
4. Categorize works of art by citing
personal experiences.
OIt takes an artist to make art. One may
perceive beauty on a daily basis.
OHowever, not every beautiful thing that
can be seen or experienced may truly
be called a work of art.
OArt is a product of man’s
creativity, imagination, and
expression.
ONot everyone can be considered an
artist, but all are spectators of art.
OWe are able to distinguish what is fine
and beautiful from what is not and what
is good quality and from poor.
OThis gives us a role in the field
of art appreciation.
 ART APPRECIATION AS A
WAY OF LIFE
O “The role of art as a creative work is to depict
the world in a completely different light and
perspective” – Jean-Paul Sartre
OEach artwork beholds beauty in its
own kind, the kind that the artist sees
and wants the viewers to perceive.
OMore often than not, people are blind
to this beauty and only those who
have developed a fine sense of
appreciation can experience and see
the art the way the artist did.
O Hence, refining one’s ability to appreciate arts
allows him to deeply understand the purpose
of an artwork and recognize the beauty it
possesses.
OIn cultivating an appreciation of art, one
should also exercise and develop his
taste for things that are fine and
beautiful.
OThis allows individuals to make
intelligent choices and decisions in
acquiring necessities and luxuries,
knowing what gives better value for time
or money while taking into consideration
the aesthetic and practical value.
OLearning to appreciate art
no matter what vocation or
profession you have, will
lead to a fuller and more
meaningful life.
 THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY
IN ART MAKING
OCreativity requires thinking outside the
box.
OIn art, creativity is what sets apart one
artwork from another.
When can we say that
something is creative?
O When we have not seen anything like it
O When it is out of the ordinary
O When it is not just a copy or imitation of
someone’s work

…THERE IS ORIGINALITY!
O Nowadays, being creative can be quite challenging.
ART AS A PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION,
IMAGINATION AS A PRODUCT OF ART

O “Imagination is more important than

knowledge. For knowledge is limited
to all we now know and understand,
while imagination embraces the
entire world, and all there ever will
be to know and understand.” –
Albert Einstein
OImagination is not constrained by the
walls of the norm, but goes beyond that.
OThrough imagination, one is able to
craft something bold, something new,
and something better in the hopes of
creating something that will stimulate
change.
OIn artist’s mind sits a vast gallery of
artworks
OAn artwork does not need to be a real
thing, but can be something that is
imaginary.
OHowever, something imaginary does not
necessarily mean it cannot be called
art. Artists use their imagination that
gives birth to reality through creation.
OIn the same way that
imagination produces art, art
also inspires imagination.

IMAGINATI
ART
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 ART AS EXPRESSION
O“What an artist does to an emotion is
not to induce it, but express it. Through
expression, he is able to explore his
own emotions and at the same time,
create something beautiful out of them.”
– Robin George Collingwood
PRINCIPLES OF ART
The “principles of design” are
mechanisms of arrangement and
organization for the various elements
of design in artwork.

-Harmony –Balance –Proportion

-Dominance/Emphasis –Variety
-Movement -Rhythm
3 types of balance

Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Radial
Symmetrical Balance
Symmetrical balance is when both sides of a
piece are equal; that is, they are identical or
almost identical. Symmetrical balance can be
established by drawing an imaginary line
through the center of the work, either
horizontally or vertically, and making each half
identically or very visually similar.
Example of Symmetrical
Radial Symmetry
Radial symmetry is a variation of symmetrical balance in which
the elements are arranged equally around a central point
Example of Radial
Asymmetrical Balance
In asymmetrical balance, the two sides of a composition are
not the same but appear to have an equal visual weight
nonetheless.
OExpressing emotions is different
from describing emotions.
OThis makes people’s art not a
reflection of what is outside or
external to them, but a reflection of
their inner selves.
 VISUAL ARTS
O Creations that fall under this category are
those that appeals to the sense of sight
and are mainly visual in nature.
O Artists produce visual arts driven by their
desire to reproduce things that they have
seen in the way that they perceived them.
 VISUAL ARTS
O There are also other artistic disciplines that
also involve a visual aspect, such as
performance arts, theater, and applied arts.
O Some mediums of visual arts include
paintings, drawings, letterings, printing,
sculpture, digital imaging.
 FILM
O Film refers to the art of putting together
successions of still images in order to create
an illusion of movement.
O Filmmaking focuses on its aesthetic, cultural,
and social value and is considered both an
art and an industry.
 FILM
O Techniques in film-making process:
O Motion-picture camera (also known as movie
camera)
O Animation techniques
O Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
 FILM
OFilmmaking simulates experiences or
creates one that is beyond the scope of
our imagination as it aims to deliver
ideas, feelings, or beauty to its viewers.
 Type of Film
Action
Comedies
Romantic film
Rom-com
Adventure film
Musical film
Drama
Period films
Real life film
War film
Horror films
Scientific fiction
 PERFORMANCE ART
OPerformance art is a live art and the
artist’s medium is mainly the human
body which he or she uses to perform,
but also employs other kind of art such
as visual art, props, or sound.
 PERFORMANCE ART
OElements of performance arts:
OTime
OWhere the performance took place
OThe performer’s body
Relationship between the audience and
the performer(s)
 PERFORMANCE ART
OThe fact that performance art is live
makes it intangible, which means it
cannot be bought or traded as a
commodity.
 POETRY PERFORMANCE
O Poetry is an art form where the artist
expresses his emotions not by using paint,
charcoal, or camera, but expresses them
through words.
O These words are carefully selected to exhibit
clarity and beauty and to stimulate strong
emotions of joy, anger, love, sorrow among
others.
 POETRY PERFORMANCE
OIt uses a word’s emotional, musical,
and spatial values that go beyond its
literal meaning to narrate emphasize,
argue, or convince.
OThese words combined with
movements, tone, volume, and intensity
of the delivery add to the artistic, value
of the poem
 Religion
Discrimination
Depression
Magdalena
Kasarian
Pamahalaan
 ARCHITECTURE
O Art is the pursuit and creation of beautiful
things while architecture is the making of
beautiful buildings.
O However, not all building are beautiful
because some only embody the functionality
they need, but the structure, lines, forms, and
colors are not beautifully expressed.
 ARCHITECTURE
O Important elements:
O Plan
O Construction
O Design
O Buildings should embody these three
important elements if they wish to merit the
title architecture.
 DANCE
ODance is series of movements that
follows the rhythm of the music
accompaniment.
ODancing is a creative art form that
allows people to freely express
themselves.
OIT HAS NO RULES.
 DANCE
OChoreography may seem not to allow
this, but in art expression, dancers are
not confined to set steps and rules but
are free to create and invent their own
movements as longs as they deem
them graceful and beautiful.
 LITERARY ART
O Artists who practice literary arts use words to
express themselves and communicate
emotions to the readers.
O Simply becoming a writer does not make one
a literary artist.
O Literary art goes beyond the usual
professional, academic, journalistic and other
technical forms of writing.
 LITERARY ART
O It focuses on writing using a unique style, not
following a specific format or norm.
O It may include both fiction and non-fiction
such as novels, biographies, and poems.
O Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare
O The Little Prince – Antoine de Sain-Exupery
 THEATER
O Theater uses live performers to present
accounts or imaginary events before a live
audience.
O Theater art performance usually follows
follow a script, though they should not be
confused with literary arts.
 THEATER
O Like in filmmaking, theater also considers
several elements such as acting, gesture,
lighting, sound effects, musical score,
scenery and props.
O Like performance art, theater also is a live
performance.
O Genres: drama, musical, tragedy, comedy
and improvisation
 APPLIED ARTS
O Applied arts is incorporating elements of
style and design to everyday items with the
aim of increasing their aesthetic value.
O Artists in this field bring beauty, charm, and
comfort into many things that were useful in
everyday life.
O Industrial design, interior design, fashion
design, graphic design
Answer the following questions as precisely
yet as thoroughly as possible.
1. What art field will you explore? Why?
2. How can you utilize the arts to
express yourself, your community,
and your relation to others?
 Answer briefly.
OIn one of your encounters with art
through museum visits, musicals, and
plays among others, have you ever felt
disconnected from an artwork? Was
there a point in time when you did not
understand what message the art was
trying to convey? Explain why you think
you did or did not understand the art.
Using the table below, write down
examples of the different art forms
studied in this lesson. Provide ways
on how these art forms express and
unmask creativity from the artist.
 How Does This
Types of Art How Does This
Example Unmask the
Expression Express?
Artist’s Creativity?

Visual Arts

Film

Performance Art
Poetry
Performance
Architecture
Dance

Literary Art

Theater

Applied Arts