Lesson 1 Visual Arts and Sculptures

Mr. Jezer Dean C. BagonaArt Teacher- M1

Points to Consider for Visual Arts:

1. Definition of Visual Arts.2. Types of Visual Arts.3. What is the most popular forms

of visual arts?

Let’s define Art first…oThe expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture,...: oWorks produced by such skill and imagination.

Definition of Visual Arts.

• A variety of forms that can be enjoyed using the eyes.

•Are those creations we can look at.

Difference Between Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional Art (Examples)

Painting/Drawing (2-dimensional medium)

Carving/Weaving (3-dimensional medium)

oil/acryliccharcoal/pastelpencil drawing

watercolorphotograph/poster

lithographsilk-screen

cartoon/comic

engravingwoodcutetching

stained glassmosaic

stage settingtapestry

carved design or picture

An object that has height, width and depth, like any object in the real world.

Painting/Drawing (2-dimensional medium)

Carving/Weaving (3-dimensional medium)

Art that has only the dimensions of height and width, such as found in most paintings and drawings

Types of Visual Arts

1. Sculpture2. Painting3. Film4. Photography5. Fashion design6. Graphic design7. Other related art forms that are in two or three dimension form

What is the most popular forms of visual arts?

1. Sculpture2. Painting

Sculpture and painting will be the topics that we are going to learn for this semester.

Projects will be related to this topics. Project description will be given by the teacher.

Lets have a look at sculptures…Sculpture is a three dimensional art work

(that exists in space) and created by shaping and combining materials.

What is three-dimensional?

An object that has height, width and depth, like any object in the real world.

Example: your body is three-dimensional

Some types of sculptures are:1. Clay Sculpture:

It is all hand built and kiln fired without the use of any molding (frame) techniques. Clay if often used to create beautiful ceramic pieces or portrait busts.

2. Wood Sculpture:

Is a simple technique. Depending on the size and type of wood the artist carves the wood either with knife or with a wooden mallet until the shape is formed.

3. Stone Carving:

This process is more difficult than the wood carving but the artists follow the same technique. He chisels away at the stone piece until he finds the figure he seeks.

4. Metal Sculpture:

It can be created from iron, bronze, brass and aluminum, etc. There are various techniques when creating metal sculptures. The artists may cut the metals, or hammer metals or he may join metals with screw and rivets.

5. Wax Sculpture:

A wax sculpture is a sculpture made in wax. Often these are effigies, usually of a notable individual, but there are also death masks... a sculpture or model

of a person