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Foundation of Art and Brief Introduction To Humanities

This document discusses the assumptions, functions, and philosophical foundations of art. It covers several key points: - Art is assumed to be universal and timeless across generations. It involves human creativity and imagination rather than being a product of nature. Art also requires experience to be fully appreciated. - The functions of art include personal expression, social roles like celebration and community, and physical purposes like architecture that supports health. - Philosophically, Plato viewed art as an imitation of beauty in the ideal world. Aristotle saw art as representing truth and being instructive. Kant believed beauty judgments in art could be universal despite their subjectivity. Art also communicates emotions from artists to audiences.

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Foundation of Art and Brief Introduction To Humanities

This document discusses the assumptions, functions, and philosophical foundations of art. It covers several key points: - Art is assumed to be universal and timeless across generations. It involves human creativity and imagination rather than being a product of nature. Art also requires experience to be fully appreciated. - The functions of art include personal expression, social roles like celebration and community, and physical purposes like architecture that supports health. - Philosophically, Plato viewed art as an imitation of beauty in the ideal world. Aristotle saw art as representing truth and being instructive. Kant believed beauty judgments in art could be universal despite their subjectivity. Art also communicates emotions from artists to audiences.

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MODULE 1:

FOUNDATION OF ART
AND BRIEF
INTRODUCTION TO
HUMANITIES
T O P I C 2 : A S S U M P T I O N S , F U N C T I O N S A N D P H I L O S O P H I C A L F O U N D AT I O N S O F A R T
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

 Art is Universal

 Art has always been timeless and universal, spanning generations and continents through and
through. 
 Art will never be outdated because man experience enjoyment and find pleasure in it.

 Art will play its important worth from generation to generation


ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

 Art is not Nature

 A RT i s   m a d e b y m a n u s i n g h i s s k i l l s , c r a f t s m a n s h i p , c r e a t i v i t y a n d i m a g i n a t i o n .
 N AT U R E D i v i n e m o d e l , w o r k o f G o d o r G o d m a d e .

 Man may consider nature as inspiration to create an artwork


ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

 Art involves Experience

 Experience is the actual doing.


 The perfection of art appreciation will never be possible without experiencing art.
 All art forms available to us demands experience.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
EXPERIENCE
 Experience of art is subjective  

 Our judgment of art is highly personal and individual. Any claims that his/her experience with art
is better than others proves to be impossible. Not everybody will agree with our own judgment and
experience with art.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
EXPERIENCE
 Art experience is accompanied by emotional response

 Initial reaction in such experience of art is inevitable. We m a y e i t h e r l i k e o r d i s l i k e i t . We c a n


s a y t h a t i t ’s b e a u t i f u l o r i t ’s n o t g o o d a t a l l . A l l o f u s a r e p r e - o c c u p i e d w i t h d i ff e r e n t c o n c e r n s
o r h a v e d i ff e r e n t m o o d s ; w e s h o w l a c k o f i n t e r e s t a t t i m e s .
FUNCTIONS OF ART

 R o u g h l y a n d b r o a d l y, t h e f u n c t i o n s o f a r t a r e c l a s s i f i e d i n t o t h r e e :  

 personal (public display or expression),  


 social (celebration or to affect collective behavior), and  
 physical (utilitarian).  
FUNCTIONS OF ART

 Personal or Individual Function  


 artists have their personal reason as they try to express themselves. An artist may create out of a
need for self-expression or gratification. The artist was trying to provide an aesthetic experience
both for self and viewers.

 Fernando Amorsolo painted “Mango Pickers, 1936” (and others) to showcase the life and real
experience of Filipinos working in the field (especially in Bicol) and for more audience to
appreciate the beauty of nature.
FUNCTIONS OF ART

 Social Function
 As a social being, man associates with those around him. Art is an avenue to extend his sense of
b e l o n g i n g n e s s a n d c o n n e c t i o n w i t h p e o p l e . A r t g a t h e r s m a n a s o n e f a m i l y a n d c o m m u n i t y, t h r o u g h
celebration like festivities, choral singing or group dancing in religious rituals.

 Examples are architectural structure and churches. Almost all art forms are created to be seen or
used primarily in public situation.
FUNCTIONS OF ART

 Physical Function  

 O u r h e a l t h i s p r i o r i t y, a r c h i t e c t u r a l s t r u c t u r e l i k e h o s p i t a l s , p h y s i c a l t h e r a p y c e n t e r a n d
laboratories are there to assist us for health care. Music and dance perform an important role when
our bodies need to rejuvenate and revitalize.  
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
 Art as an Imitation

 For Plato, when one ascribes beauty to another person, he refers to an imperfect beauty that
p a r t i c i p a t e s o n l y i n t h e f o r m o f b e a u t y i n t h e Wo r l d o f F o r m s .  
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
 Art as a Representation  

 Aristotle considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing truth. It allows for the experience of
pleasure. art also has an ability to be instructive and teach its audience things about life; thus, it is
cognitive as well.
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
 Art as a Disinterested Judgment

 K a n t c o n s i d e r e d t h e j u d g m e n t o f b e a u t y, t h e c o r n e r s t o n e o f a r t , a s s o m e t h i n g t h a t c a n b e u n i v e r s a l
d e s p i t e i t s s u b j e c t i v i t y. K a n t m e n t i o n e d t h a t j u d g m e n t o f b e a u t y, a n d t h e r e f o r e , a r t , i s i n n a t e l y
autonomous from specific interests.  
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
 Art as a Communication of Emotion

 A r t p l a y s a h u g e r o l e i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o i t s a u d i e n c e ’s e m o t i o n s t h a t t h e a r t i s t p r e v i o u s l y
experienced. 
END OF TOPIC 2

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