Who said that the humanities constitute one of the oldest and most important means of expression developed by man?

MODULEARTS APPRECIATIONPage 1CHAPTER 1: Assumptions and Nature of ArtObjectives:a.) Understand the role of humanities and arts in man’s attempt atfully realizing his end;b.) Clarify misconceptions the art;c.) Characterize the assumptions of arts; and;d.) Engage better with personal experiences of an in art.What is Art?Art is something that is perennially around us.Some people may deny having to do with arts but it is indisputable that lifepresents us with many forms of and opportunities for communion with the arts.The word ART comes from the ancient Latin, ars which means a “craft or specializedform of skill, like carpentry or smithying or surgery” (Collingwood, 1938).Ars in Medieval Latin came to mean something different. It meant “any special form ofbook-learning, such as grammar or logic, magic or astrology” (Collingwood, 1983).The fine arts would come to mean “not delicate or highlyskilled arts, but “beautiful arts”(Collingwood, 1983“The humanities constitute one of the oldest and most important means ofexpression developed by man” (Dudley et al., 1960). Human history has witnessed howman evolved not just physically but also culturally, from cave painters to men ofexquisite paintbrush users of the present.Many other definitions emphasize that1. Art is subjective and art is more subjective than objective. ( Art for art itself)2. Art is form and content. ( there is always a concept).3. There is a connection between beauty and art and beauty is the measure of quality ofart.For further reading please refer to the link provided: What is Art?

MODULEARTS APPRECIATIONPage 2Purposes and Functions of ArtLiving with Artthe role of art in human life is to transform man's widest metaphysicalideas, by selective reproduction of reality, into a physical form—awork of art—that he can comprehend and to which he can respondemotionally.Form & MeaningOrder & StructureExploring Aesthetic PossibilitiesFunctions of an artist• Create places for human purpose• Create extraordinary version of ordinary objects• Record & commemorate• Tangible form to the unknown• Form to feeling and ideas•See the world in new waysWhy Study Art?ExpressionSocial ValuesHuman IntelligenceYou might even say "Art is subjective, and means something different to everysingle person on earth.Assumptions of ArtART IS UNIVERSALLiterature has provided key words of art.lliad and the Odyssey are the two Greek Epics that one’s being taught in school.The Sanskrit pieces Mahabharata and Ramanaya are also staples in this fields.In every country and in every generation, there is always art. Often times, peoplefeel that what is considered artistic are only those which have been made long time ago.

What is ART: Introduction and Assumption•Why study the Humanities?

Art: Its Etymology•ART, comes from the ancient Latin, “ARS”which means,craft or specialized form of skill, like carpentry, orsmithying or surgery. Art, then suggested the capacity toproduce an intended result from carefully planned steps ormethod.•The humanitiesconstitute one of the oldest and mostimportant means of expression developed by man”.Human history has witnessed how man evolved not justphysically but also culturally, from cave painters to men ofexquisite paintbrush users of the present. Even if one goesback to the time before written records of man’scivilization has appeared, he can find cases of man’sattempts of not just crafting tools to live and survive butalso expressing his feelings and thoughts.

ASSUMPTION OF ART•ART IS UNIVERSAL•Literature is an art. Two Greek popular epics are theIliadandOdessey.The Sanskrit pieces are theMahabharata and Ramayana.•Art has always been timeless and universal, spanning generations andcontinents through and through.•In every county and in every generation, there is always art.•In the Philippines, a lot of books written by these popular writers andheroes like Jose Rizals’ novels, Noli and E Fili, ; Francisco Balagtas’Florante at Laura. The Ibong Adarna, and in the Bible, we recite thePsalms of King David.•The first assumption about Humanities is that art has been crafted byall people regardless of ORIGIN, TIME, PLACE, and that it stayed onbecause it is liked and enjoyed by people continuously. A great piece ofwork will never be obsolete.

ART is not NATUREOne important characteristic of ART is not nature.Art is man’s expressionof his reception of nature.Art is man’s way of interpreting nature. Art is notnature. Art is made by man, whereas nature is agiven around us. It is this juncture that they canbe considered opposites. What we find in natureshould not be expected to be present in art too.Movies are not meant to be direct representationof reality. They may, according to themoviemakers perception of reality, be areinterpretation or even distortion of nature.

ART involves EXPERIENCE•Art is just experience. By experience, we mean the, “actualdoing of something”. When one says that he has an experience

Who stated that the humanities constitute one of the oldest and most important means of expression developed by man?

Why humanities constitute as one of the oldest and most important means of expression?

Who stated that art came from the ancient Latin ARS which means a craft or specialized form of skill like carpentry or surgery?

Who was the famous French philosopher who described the role of art as a creative work that depicts the world in another perspective?