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• Arts are difficult to define but enhance daily experiences.
• Art plays a vital role in developing the intellect of the younger generation
• Art helps with building up a positive character

Art is Universal

• Art exists everywhere humans live.
• Art serves as a language charged with feelings and significance.
• The creation of art is a universal desire that rises across cultures and civilizations.
• Art is timeless and surpasses the boundaries of human existence.

Art is Not Nature

• Art is man-made, involving thoughtful skill and planning.
• Art represents ideas, thoughts, and feelings in creative ways.
• Art by humans can never be natural because it is temporary and constantly changing.
• Divine creations are eternal.

Art Involves Experience

• Art reflects human experiences through various forms such as painting, singing, acting, or dancing.
• Art requires immersion and interaction to be fully appreciated.

Functions of Art

• Personal, e.g. providing comfort, happiness, and convenience
• Social, e.g. used for public display and celebration
• Practical, e.g. everyday life objects with aesthetic appeal.
• Beauty
• Happiness and hope
• Identity and understanding the self
• Grief and healing
• Remembering and mark-making
• Raising Awareness
• Culture and togetherness

Personal Function

• Art provides comfort, happiness, and convenience to human beings.
• Art allows artists to express personal feelings through their work.

Social Function

• Art can be used for public display and celebration.
• Art bridges connections among people and affects collective behavior.
• Art represents family, community, or civilization.

Practical Function

• Art is used in everyday life and objects for functional purposes, maintaining aesthetic appeal.
• Examples include beautifully designed tools, furniture, and architecture that combine utility and artistic value.

Beauty

• Beauty is a contrast of having something "alive" and dynamic to look at on something ordinary and common.
• There are different notions of beauty, but it is a common denominator when appreciating forms of art.
• Beauty generally makes sense.
• It helps to enrich our lifeless walls.

Happiness and Hope

• Art mirrors the soul of those willing to confront it.
• Artworks tend to echo the hopes and anxieties of an age.
• Art provides a sense of joy and hope to its audience.

Identity and Understanding the Self

• Art can address challenges of the anxious generation.
• Art serves as a tool to communicate and relay confusion

Grief and Healing

• Post-World War II, poignant and humanistic art emerged, reflecting themes of human suffering.
• Artists interpret shared human experiences, aiding in grief processing.
• Art is used as a therapeutic expression to dignify the grieving process.
• "Ghost" Library addresses the remembrance of Holocaust victims.

Remembering and Mark-Making

• The Rizal monument in Luneta Park is a type of art that helps with remembrance.
• Without the tangible characteristic of art, it will not be sustainable to have nationalistic values.
• Art includes tangible characteristics to sustain nationalistic values:
• Pictures
• Films
• Paintings
• "Angel of the North" by British sculptor Antony Gormley
• Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate" in Chicago.

Raising Awareness

• Some art can be categorized as activist art.
• Some art is subtle paintings that use satire.
• Art induces awareness through architecture, e.g stained glass.

Culture and Togetherness

• Art can bring identity to certain regions because it is localized.
• Art can provide a sense of redemption for a past weakness where Spaniards strategized a divide and conquer method.
• The national costume of Miss Universe 2018 was an attempt to represent unity as Filipinos,

Art serves various functions, from aiding grief to enhancing daily life. It reflects values, evokes emotions, and preserves culture. Practical applications include architecture and design, while personal expression and social commentary drive artistic creation.