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Art Appreciation Lesson 3 Functions and Philosophical Perspectives of ❑ Biological functions obviously include fertility symbols (in any culture), but there are many ways Art FUNCTION OF ART...

Art Appreciation Lesson 3 Functions and Philosophical Perspectives of ❑ Biological functions obviously include fertility symbols (in any culture), but there are many ways Art FUNCTION OF ART humans adorn their bodies with art in order to be attractive to others and eventually mate. Functions of Art is an inquiry on what art is for. When it comes to functions, different art form come with 2. Social distinctive functions, some may be functional more than ❑ Art has a social function when it addresses aspects of others. (collective) life as opposed to one person’s point of The value of the art lies in the practical benefits from it. view or experience. Viewers can often relate in some way to social art and are sometimes even influenced One may look at the value on its specific purpose or for by it. personal. ❑ If an art is opposed to personal interest and for Ideally, one can look at a piece of art and guess with collective interest it is considered to have a social some accuracy where it came from and when. function. Art may convey, message such as to support, to protest, contestation and other messages This best-case scenario also includes identifying the artist an artist intends to carry at his work. because they are in no small way part of the contextual ❑ Examples: equation. Advertisement Political and Ideological Expression You might wonder, “What was the artist thinking when Performance art like plays serves social functions as they created this?” when you see a piece of art. You the it rouses emotions for a common situation a society viewer, are the other half of this equation; you might ask has. yourself how the same piece of art makes you feel as you Artistic Expressions of Humanitarian Concern look at it. Graphic Communication (ex. Sign board) Art has been used to attempt to exert magical control, 3. Physical change the seasons, and even acquire food. Some art ❑ This are artworks that are crafted in order to serve brings order and peace, some create chaos. The physical purpose such as jars, plates, and jewelries. functions of art normally fall into three categories: Architecture, jewelry-making, interior design all physical, social, and personal. These categories can and serves physical functions. often do overlap in any given piece of art. ❑ Other functions of art may serve culture, history and religion. Music is an artwork used for different Functions of Art purposes such events for culture, historical and 1. Personal religious gatherings. Sculpture, poems, spoken ❑ Highly subjective poetry, movies and other form of arts aroused for its ❑ An artist may create an art out of the need for self specific functions. expression, for entertainment, or for other purposes. Philosophical Perspectives of Art ❑ Examples: 1. Art as Mimesis (Imitation) Psychological Expression, Death or Illness, Aesthetic ❑ In the Republic, Plato says that art imitates the Expression, Love/Sex/Marriage, Spiritual Concern objects and events of ordinary life. In his and Intellectual Inquiry metaphysics or view of reality, the things in this ❑ Personal function is vague for a reason. From artist to world are only copies of the original, the eternal, artist and viewer to viewer, one’s experience with art and the true entities that can be found in the World is different. Knowing the background and behaviors of Forms. of an artist helps when interpreting the personal ❑ Art is just an imitation of an imitation. A painting is function of their pieces. just an imitation of nature, which is also an imitation ❑ Sometimes art is used to maintain a species. ❑ This of reality in the World of Forms. can be seen in rituals of the animal kingdom and in ❑ Art is good when it imitates reality. An Imitationalist humans themselves. artist focuses on mimicking and representing real  life. In a successful piece of art, the textures, light, shadows, human proportions, and perspective are all Art Appreciation Lesson 3 highly realistic, as if you could reach out and touch them. 2. Art as a Representation ❑ Aristotle, agreed with Plato, however he considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing the truth. Art represents version of reality. In Aristotelian worldview, art serves two particular purposes: art allows for the experience of pleasure and art has an ability to be instructive and teach its audience things about life. 3. Art for Art’s Sake ❑ Immanuel Kant, in his Critique of Judgement, considered the judgement of beauty, the cornerstone of art, as something universal despite its subjectivity. He recognized that judgement of beauty is subjective. 4. Art as an Escape ❑ According to Allen Weinstein, without mental escape, we build up a lot of anxiety within ourselves. ❑ Artists have to get rid of this anxiety and pressure because if we keep those worries and anxieties within our mind, they will come out in the form of anger and even hatred. ❑ The only way to take out such tension is through painting, dancing, music or other art forms. 5. Art as Functional ❑ To bring creativity, beauty, and usefulness into people’s everyday lives. Whether it is a curvy chair made of cardboard, a banca made of paper, functional art makes us rethink and re assess the way we look at ordinary things, sometimes by using unusual materials in their construction.