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Functions And: Philosophical of Art

The document presents an exploration of the functions and philosophical perspectives of art, distinguishing between directly functional and indirectly functional art. It discusses personal, social, and physical functions of art, as well as philosophical views from Plato, Aristotle, and Kant on the nature and purpose of art. The content emphasizes the significance of art in daily life and its role in expressing emotions and influencing social behavior.

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Functions And: Philosophical of Art

The document presents an exploration of the functions and philosophical perspectives of art, distinguishing between directly functional and indirectly functional art. It discusses personal, social, and physical functions of art, as well as philosophical views from Plato, Aristotle, and Kant on the nature and purpose of art. The content emphasizes the significance of art in daily life and its role in expressing emotions and influencing social behavior.

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FUNCTIONS AND

PHILOSOPHICAL
PERSPECTIVE
OF ART
Presented by: Janelle V. Agulo
01 Objectives

02 What is Purpose

03 What is Function

Table of
04 Personal Function

05 Social Function

06 Physical Function

Contents 07

08

09
Art as an Imitation

Art as a Representation

Art as a Disinterested

Judgment

10 Art as a Communication

of Emotion
Objectives
Distinguish between directly
functional and indirectly functional
art.

Explain and discuss the basic


philosophical perspectives on the
art.

Realize the function of some arts


forms in daily life.

Apply concepts and theories on


beauty and aesthetics in real life
scenarios.
Guess the picture?
Answer:

FUNCTION
What is Purpose?
What is Purpose?
What is Function?
In contemporary life, the connection between the end,
the function, and the “whatness” of a thing have
become closer and more interlaced, suggesting
sometimes that the end is the function and vice versa,
and that they determine what kind of a thing a thing
is. When one sees a new kitchen appliance in the
department store, one tries to know first what
functions the appliance has. After knowing these
functions, one can claim to know the purpose of
the appliance and then begins to realize what
appliance one is holding in his arms.
Lets Dig Deeper

Functions of Art
Directly Functional Art Indirectly Functional Art
refers to art that we use in our daily refers to the arts that are "perceived
lives such as tools, architectural through the senses "such as fine
structures, roads, bridges, buildings, arts, painting, music, sculpture,
furniture. Kitchen utensils, coins, bills, dance, literary piece, theatrical
dress, weapons, etc. performances and the like.
Personal Functions of Art
The personal functions of art are
varied and are highly subjective.
Personal Function of Arts are vehicle
for the artists' expression of their
feelings and ideas. The arts also serve
as means of expression for us.
The therapeutic value of music
cannot be ignored. Works of art
make us aware of other ways of
thinking, feeling and imagining that
have never occured to us before.
Social Function of Art
Social Function of Art
Art perform a social function when:

Influences Social Behavior it


seeks or tends to influence
collective behavior of people.

Display and Celebration it is


created to be seen or used in
public situation.
Physical Function of Art
Physical Functions tools and
containers are objects which
functions to make our lives
physically comfortable.
Functional works of art may be
classified as either tools or
containers.
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF ART
MUSIC SCULPTURES ARCHITECTURE

Music as an art is also Sculpture, on the other hand, is Another art from that readily lends itself to
interesting to talk about in another functional art form that multiple functions is architecture. In fact,
has long existed for architecture might be the most prominent
relation to function. Music in
functional art form. Buildings are huge, expensive,
its original form was principally various purposes.
and are not easily constructed and replaced.
functional. Music was used for Unlike other forms of art like pots, furniture,
dance and religion. poetry, or even paintings, buildings take so much
time to erect and also to destroy.
Philosophical
Perspective
Art is an IMITATION
Plato (2000) in his masterpiece, The
Republic, particularly paints a picture of
artists as imitators and art as mere
imitation. In his description of the ideal
republic, Plato advises against the
inclusion of art as a subject in the
curriculum and the banning of artists in
the Republic. In Plato’s metaphysics, or
view of reality, the things in this world
are only copies of the original,
the eternal, and the true entities that can
only be found in the World of Forms.
Art is an IMITATION
Art then is to be banished, alongside
the practitioners, so that the attitudes
and actions of the members of the
Republic will not be corrupted by the
influence of the arts. For Plato, art is
dangerous because it provides a
pretty replacement for the real
entities that can only be attained
through reason.
Art as a REPRESENTATION
Aristotle, Plato’s most important student in
philosophy, agreed with his teacher that art
is a form of imitation. However, in
contrast to the disgust that his master
holds for art. Aristotle considered art as
an aid to philosophy in revealing truth.
The kind of imitation that art does is not
antithetical to the reaching of
fundamental truths in the world.
Art as a REPRESENTATION
Unlike Plato, who thought that
art is an imitation of another
imitation, Aristotle conceived art
as representing possible versions
of reality. For Aristotle, all kinds
of art do not aim to represent
reality as it is, it endeavors to
provide a vision of what might be
or the myriad possibilities in
reality.
Art as a REPRESENTATION
In Aristotelian worldview, art
serves two particular purposes:
Art allows for the experience of
pleasure (horrible experience can
be made an object of humor) Art
also has an ability to be
instructive and teach its audience
things about life, thus it is
cognitive as well. Greek plays are
usually of this nature.
Art as a DISINTERESTED JUDGMENT
In “Critique of Judgment,” Immanuel Kant considered the
judgment of beauty, the cornerstone of art, as something that
can be universal despite its subjectivity.

Kant recognized that judgment of beauty is subjective.


However, Kant advanced the proposition that even subjective
the proposition that event subjective judgments are based
on some criterion for the said judgment. In the process, Kant
responds to the age-old question at how and in what sense
can a judgment of beauty which ordinarily is considered
to be a subjective feeling, be considered objective or
universal.
Art as a COMMUNICATION OF EMOTION
Let's Wrap Up
Thank
You!

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