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ARTS 1100 MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION AND ASSUMPTIONS  OBJECTIVES 1. Define art; 2. Determine misconceptions about art; and, 3. Differentiate art from nature.  ART: AN INTRODUCTION Art is like love. incomprehensible profound complex ...

ARTS 1100 MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION AND ASSUMPTIONS  OBJECTIVES 1. Define art; 2. Determine misconceptions about art; and, 3. Differentiate art from nature.  ART: AN INTRODUCTION Art is like love. incomprehensible profound complex Art is more powerful than words. Something that speaks to us but in a different language.  Art sets our imagination free.  ART: AN INTRODUCTION “all definitions of art are reconciled through culture, history and language.” Pooke and Newall (2008) History, culture and language are, therefore, all connected to art.  WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT ART? “Art is not a thing — it is a way.” - Elbert Hubbard in a 1908 volume of Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” - Oscar Wilde in The Soul of Man Under Socialism “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton in No Man Is An Island  WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT ART? “Above all, artists must not be only in art galleries or museums — they must be present in all possible activities. The artist must be the sponsor of thought in whatever endeavor people take on, at every level.” – Michelangelo Pistoletto in Art’s Responsibility “Let each man exercise the art he knows.”- Oscar Wilde in The Soul of Man Under Socialism WHAT IS ART? THE ART AROUND US.  “ARS” “a craft or specialized form of skill” “skilled work” a craftsmanship  Art then suggested the capacity to produce an intended result from carefully planned steps or method. In ancient times, the meaning of art had something to do with building objects solely for necessity or daily use.  Arts in Medieval Latin It meant “any special form of book- learning, such as grammar or logic, magic or astrology” (Collingwood, 1938 as cited in Caslib et. al., 2018).  Renaissance Period Early renaissance artists saw their activities merely as craftsmanship, devoid of a whole lot of intonations that are attached to the word now.  17th Century It was during the seventeenth century when the problem and idea of aesthetics, the study of beauty, began to unfold distinctly from the notion of technical workmanship, which was the original conception of the word “art”.  18th Century It was finally in the eighteenth century when the word has evolved to distinguish between the fine arts and the useful arts. The fine arts would come to mean “not delicate or highly skilled arts, but ‘beautiful’ arts” (Collingwood, 1938 as cited in Caslib et. al., 2018). ASSUMPTIONS OF ART 1. Art is universal. “An art is not good because it is old but old because it is good” (Dudley et. al., 1960 as cited in Caslib et. al., 2018). 2. Art is not nature Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature. Art is man’s way of interpreting nature. 3. Art involves experience. “All art depends on experience and if one is to know ART, he must know it not as a fact or information but as EXPERIENCE” (Dudley et. al., 1960 as cited in Caslib et. al., 2018). The Role of Creativity in Art Making Art is a product of man’s creativity, imagination, and expression. CREATIVITY & ORIGINALITY often used to solve problems that have never occurred before, conflate function and style and simply make life a more unique and enjoyable experience. THANK YOU! Any Questions?  02 Functions and Philosophical Perspectives of Art MODULE 2  OBJECTIVES 1 2 3 Identify the different Explain and discuss Recognize the functions of art; the basic functions of some art philosophical forms in daily life. perspectives of art; and EVERYTHING EXISTS FOR A PURPOSE. As Aristotle stated, every substance has an end or purpose, which is called TELOS in Greek, and its nature pushes it towards reaching this end (Aristotle as cited in Caslib et. al, 2018). “Art for art’s sake” By French philosopher Victor Cousin art does not need to serve any purpose nor justification for its existence (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2021) FUNCTIONS OF ART “An inquiry on the function of art is an inquiry on what art is for” (Caslib et. al, 2018).  PERSONAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL celebration or to utilitarian public display or affect collective expression behavior PERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF ART highly subjective depends on the artist SELF EXPRESSION It is the ability to convey one's personality, opinions, or emotions through a creative means Dancing, music, poetry, painting, etc ENTERTAINMENT ex. Visual arts Some artworks aim to entertain the viewer through interesting or amusing images or as a captivating visual story. The intent of other artwork may be to shock or disturb the viewer to provoke thought and discussion on an important topic or pressing issue.  THERAPEUTIC VALUE Lessen stress, improve happiness, or overcome a traumatic experience Paintings SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF ART Beyond the personal interest of the artist Tool to address collective interest or issue “all works of art perform a social function since they are created for an audience.” In Art as Image and Idea, Feldman (1967, p. 36) 1. It seeks or tends to influence the collective behavior of people; 2. It is created to be seen or used primarily in public situations; and 3. It expresses or describes collective aspects of existence as opposed to individual and personal kinds of experience.  It may also contain social issues such as poverty, corruption, gender inequality, and racial discrimination. political art, photography, satirical Pablo Picasso - Massacre in Korea from 1950 plays, films, and songs. PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS OF ART created to serve a physical or utilitarian purpose objects are created to become containers and tools (Feldman, 1967) Architecture, industrial design, ceramic art, fashion design Designer: Kenneth Cobonpue,  Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health by Frank Gehry, Las Vegas, NV, United States Photograph by Matthew Carbone Grayson Perry, Mad Kid's Bedroom Wall Pot, 1996  Kim Kardashian, MET gala 2021, Balenciaga Designer: Jersey Virago PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ART  PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES 1 2 3 4 Art is an imitation Art as a Art as a Disinterested Art as a representation judgement Communication of Emotion  ART AS AN IMITATION Plato, The Republic According to Plato, artists are imitators and art is a mere imitation of reality. Arts appeal to emotion rather than to rationality poets are liars and should be banned from the society  ART AS REPRESENTATION Aristotle, Poetics believes in the notion that art is a form of imitation like Plato, however, Art as an aid to philosophy to reveal the truth Literary representation of What things might be, “what if’s” 2 purposes of art (entertainment & cognitive)  ART AS DISINTERESTED JUDGEMENT Immanuel Kant, Critique of Judgment Judgement of beauty “we take pleasure in something because we judge it beautiful, rather than judging it beautiful because we find it pleasurable” (Burnham, n.d) elicits a feeling of satisfaction from its audience because of its own beauty  ART AS COMMUNICATION OF EMOTION Leo Tolstoy, What is Art? art plays a huge role in communicating to its audience emotions that the artist previously experienced argues that “Good art can communicate its meaning to most people, because it expresses its meaning in a way which can be understood by everyone” (Scott, 2002). Social dimension- mechanism for social unity