1. ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
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2. What is ART?
 Latin word ARS meaning ARRANGEMENT
 Forms
 Visual
 Performing
 Language
 Culinary
 Physical
 Many more … …
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3. Visual ARTS
 Painting
 Photography
 Printmaking
 Filmmaking
 Plastic Arts
 Sculpture
 Architecture
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4. Performing ARTS
 Artist’s body, face
& presence as
medium
 Music
 Dance
 Theatre
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5. Language ARTS
 Novels
 Poetry
 Songs
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6. Culinary & Physical ARTS
 Culinary
 ART of Cooking
 Physical
 Sports
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7. Appreciating ARTS
 Visual
 Visual Elements:
Line, Shape, Texture, Value, Colour & Space
 Design Principles: Harmony, Variety &
Contrast, Balance, Movement, Dominance
 Artistic Styles:
Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Surre
alism
 Performing & Language
 Does it move you?
 Do you get the message from the artist(s)?
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8. Appreciating ARTS
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9. Movement & Illusion
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10. Realism
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11. Impressionism
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Claude Monet, 1872, Impression -Sunrise

12. Expressionism
The Scream by Edward
Munch, 1893
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13. Surrealism
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14. Appreciating ARTS
 Culinary
 Colour, Smell, Taste, Theme
 Physical
 Do you enjoy the game?
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15. Appreciating ARTS
 Who
 Well-off
 Educated
 Old
 Why
 Heighten Awareness
 Boredom
 Exposure
 Peer Pressure/Social Class
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16. Appreciating ARTS
 Barriers
 Exclusivity
 Difficult to Comprehend
 Expensive
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17. Appreciating ARTS in SPore
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18. Appreciating ARTS in SPore
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19. Appreciating ARTS in SPore
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20. Appreciating ARTS in SPore
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21. ARTS Supply
 Artists
 Commercial
 Subsidized (e.g. SAF Music & Dance Company)
 Venues
 Commercial or Subsidized
 Receiving or Producing
 www.esplanade.com.sg
 www.vch.org.sg
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22. What is ENTERTAINMENT?
 Event, Performance or
Activity designed to
give PLEASURE or
RELAXATION
 Active or Passive
Participation
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23. ART versus ENTERTAINMENT
 What is ART?
 Act or Product?
 3 Schools of
Thought
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24. ART versus ENTERTAINMENT
 1st School: All ART is entertaining but not
all ENTERTAINMENT is ART
ENTERTAINMENT
ART
 But not all art entertains, what one finds
enjoyable may seem boring to another
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25. ART versus ENTERTAINMENT
 2nd School: ART & ENTERTAINMENT are
not mutually exclusive
ENTERTAINMENT
ART
 Area of overlap pertains to PERFORMING ARTS
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26. ART versus ENTERTAINMENT
 3RD School: ART & ENTERTAINMENT are
mutually exclusive
ENTERTAINMENT ART
Enjoyment Refinement
Public Tastes Novel
Predictable Stimulation
Short-Term Impact Inspirational
Audience Driven
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Artist Driven
Commercialisation Enlightenment

27. Resources & Reading List
 Howard Hughes (2000). Arts, Entertainment and
Tourism. Chapter 1&2. Oxford: Butterworth
Heinemann.
 Mark Getlein (2002). Gilbert’s Living with Art. Chapter
4&5. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
 Howell Jr.,W.J. (1973). Art Versus Entertainment in
the Mass Media: (A Model for Classroom Discussion).
Education, 94(2), 177-181
 National Arts Council. (2008). Arts Statistics.
Retrieved October 18, 2008, from National Arts
Council Website:http://www.nac.gov.sg/sta/sta01.asp
 Wikipedia. (2007). The Arts. Retrieved October 2,
2007 from Wikipedia Website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_arts
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28. Tutorial (Oct 26 to 30)
 In groups of no more than 4:
 Attend a current visual art exhibition. Share
with the class your understanding of the
artist, the visual elements, design principles
and artistic styles he/she has adopted in the
exhibition. Do load up pictures/videos (if
permitted) with short reflections on Facebook
tutorial groups prior to tutorial class; and
 Research on the arts venue available locally
and classify them into
commercial, subsidized, receiving and/or
producing venues.
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