Lesson II

FUNCTIONS OF
ARTS AND ITS
PHILOSOPHICAL
CONCEPTS
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this lesson, the student
should be able to:
a) Identify the functions of art;
b) Explain and discuss the basic
philosophical perspective on the art;
c) Apply philosophical perspective real
life scenarios.
what art is for. When it comes to
functions,
different art form come with
distinctive functions, some may
be functional more than others.
The value of the art lies in the
practical benefits from it. One
may look at the value based on
its specific purpose or for
personal.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
FUNCTIONS OF ART
• This telos, according to
Aristotle, is intricately linked
with function.
• For a thing to reach its
purpose, it also has fulfill its
functions.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
What is Rizal Monument for?
 Commemoration
 Symbolism
 Tourism and education
 Ceremonial and Memorial functions.

Rizal monument has a powerful symbol

of PH history, culture and identity,
serving as a reminder of country’s
struggle for freedom and independce.
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PAINTING AND LITERATURE
What is MONA LISA for?
 Aesthetic appreciation
 Cultural Icon
 Tourism and education
 Representation of reality

Mona Lisa painting serves multiple

functions,
Encompassing artistic, cultural, social, and
Philosophical and economic aspects.
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Architecture and Applied Arts
 The value of the art in questions lies in the
practical benefits one gains from it.
 Obviously made for specific purposes.
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Office buildings
-Housing
- Bridges
-others.
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Personal Functions of
Art
Personal functions of art is
Social Functions of Art
highly subjective and depends
If an art is opposed to
personal interest and for
collective interest it is
on the artist who created the
considered to have a
social function. Art may
convey, message such as
art. An art may be created for
to support, to protest,
contestation and other expressing self, for
messages an artist
intends to carry at his
work. entertainment or for other
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Social Functions of Art
If an art is opposed to
personal interest and for
Political Art
collective interest it is
is a very common example
of an art with a social considered to have a social
function. Art can depict
social conditions such as
photography of
function. Art may convey,
industrialization and poverty.
Performance art like plays message such as to support,
serves social functions as it
rouses emotions for a
common situation a society
to protest, contestation and
other messages an artist
has.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Political Art
is a very common example of an
art with a social function. Art can
Physical functions of Art
depict social conditions such as
These are artworks that are
crafted in order to serve physical
purpose such as jars, plates, and
photography of industrialization
jewelries. Architecture, jewelry-
making, interior design all serves
physical functions Other functions
and poverty. Performance art like
of art may serve culture, history
and religion. Music is an artwork
used for different purposes such
plays serves social functions as it
events for culture, historical and
religious gatherings. Sculpture,
poems, spoken poetry, movies
rouses emotions for a common
and other form of arts are used
for its specific functions situation a society has.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Physical functions of Art
These are artworks that are crafted in order
to serve physical purpose such as jars,
plates, and jewelries. Architecture, jewelry-
making, interior design all serves physical
functions Other functions of art may serve
culture, history and religion. Music is an
Music is an artwork used for
different purposes such events for artwork used for different purposes such
events for culture, historical and religious
culture, historical and religious
gatherings. Sculpture, poems,
spoken poetry, movies and other
form of arts are used for its
specific functions
gatherings. Sculpture, poems, spoken
poetry, movies and other form of arts are
used for its specific functions
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Music is an artwork used for
different purposes such events for
culture, historical and religious
gatherings. Sculpture, poems,
spoken poetry, movies and other
form of arts are used for its
specific functions
PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON
ART
 PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON
ART
Art as an imitation
In Plato’s The Republic, paints a picture of artists as
imitators and art is mere imitations. In his
metaphysics or view of reality, the things in this
world are only copies of the original, the eternal, and
the true entities can be found in the World of Forms.
Art is just an imitation of imitation. A painting is just
an imitation of nature, which is also an imitation of
realty in the World of Forms.
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ART
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 Arestotelian 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.
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ART
Art as a disinterested
judgment Emmanuel 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.
PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON
ART
Art as a communication of
Emotion
According to Leo Tolstoy, art
plays a huge role in
communication to its
audience’s emotions that the
artist previously experienced
Art communicates emotions.
 Like philosophy, art also has
a profoundly communicative
function. Through it, people
communicate to one another their
feelings, their most intimate and
infinitely varied and poignant
thoughts. A common feature of art
and philosophy is the wealth they
both contain of cognitive, moral
and social substance
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Presenter:

Princess Kate Ayso

Erica Albarida

Geziel Amistad

Ivy Queen Agbon

Remark Aliwate