ART APPRECIATION Physical – artwork which were created to perform

some service have physical functions

Art – true work of arts is one that is made by man himself-
not imitative but creative Social – art has social function when it addresses
aspects of life
Nature – The mother of all art.
Personal – artists create artwork for the need for self-
Art Appreciation – is the ability to interpret or understand
expression or gratification
man-made arts and enjoy them either through actual work
experiences with art tools and materials. AESTHETIC PLEASURE

Art Education – is the study of the elements and principles
of art
Spolarium by Juan Luna
Adumu Dance | Maasai Tribe
Assumptions of Arts Instinctual
Human create art as a response to our basic instinct for
seeking
Motivational – used to communicate an idea or emotion a
reflection of desire to seek pleasure and entertainment
Dissanayake (2001) explained that art predates even
Art possesses selective – art enhances the survival of a
species whose members possess that behavior
Art is a Phenomenon – art comprises abroad general
phenomenon experienced by the creators of the art
Art manifests itself – human societies will have art even
when these societies do not demonstrate them
 “The value of arts lies in the pleasure that humans
derive from them” (Grahams (2005), Philosophy of
the Arts)
 Pleasure accompanies human’s perception of
beauty
 Natural sight of beauty sensationalizes the senses
AESTHETICS
 Derives from the Greek word aesthesis which
means ‘sense of perception’
 In medieval times, it was defines as the
philosophical study of art’
REASONS WHY PEOPLE PURSUE ART
1. Audiences seek art for aesthetic experience;
they expect artworks to function as such
2. Artist are interested in having audiences
3. Artist inherently work to function as sources of
aesthetic experience
The Scream | Edward Munch 1892

Art is experienced in duality – making art and recognizing MORRIS WEITZ

and responding to it are considered to be separate
 Art can be expansive
experiences
 Art must be open to permanent possibility
Aspects of imagination of radical change, expansion, and novelty
 Art cannot be defined
 Helps provide the ability to think of something that
does not currently exist but may be possible to SUBJECT MATTER
develop
 Artwork may resemble original artwork
 Helps develop mental images
in terms of expression
 Explains events or activities by providing reasons
 Artwork may remind audiences of
rather than causes
another aspect of another existing
 Fosters the ability to create work that would
artwork
explain human life and how to advance it
 Art is art for art’s sake – even if it
Functions of Art and Philosophy mimics existing work

Beauty in Art – beauty is what gives pleasure when seen

(St. Thomas Aquinas)

 Beauty should not be limited to visual appeal alone

Functions of Art
 SUBJECT AND CONTENT

Representational Art

 People or objects look as close as

possible to their real-world
counterpart
 They can be clearly identified

Abstraction – Images are made to look less like the object

they are based although they may still be recognizable

Non-objective Imaging

 Creates objects which are nonrepresentational

images – they do not refer to any existing forms in
real life
 Subjects may be difficult for the observer to
identify since they are based solely on elements of
art rather than real-life objects or people

Deformations | Can Pekdimir