FUNCTION OF ARTS DEFINITION EXAMPLE
PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL Personal functions of art are not likely to be
the same from person to person. An artist
FUNCTION may create a piece out of a need for self-
expression or gratification. They might also
or instead want to communicate a thought or
point to the viewer.
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Art has a social function when it addresses
aspects of (collective) life as opposed to one
person's point of view or experience.
Viewers can often relate in some way to
social art and are sometimes even
influenced by it.
People say that Da Vinci painted
MONALISA thinkig of her beloved
wife but there are some gossips that
MONALISA was actually Da Cinci
himself. It was a portrait of himself as a
female because he was gay according to
some.
Noli Me Tangere has woken lots of
filipino during Rizal’s Captivation. It
helped people to finally realize how
manipulative the Spaniards and the
wrong doings of the Catholic Church
during that time.
ECONOMIC FUNCTION Artists enhance product design, employee
relations and marketing in many industries.
As human capital investment targets, artists
are also worthy, because their creativity
drives cultural industries—media,
publishing, advertising, music, and tourism
—that are among the most important US
exporters.
POLITICAL FUNCTION Political art can be described as art works
with overtly political subjects or messages
made to express criticism of the existing
state of affairs, whether it's local, national,
or international topics.
HISTORICAL FUNCTION Art has been used throughout history to tell
stories, to help people worship their God,
and to increase personal enjoyment. Many
are familiar with cave paintings of centuries
ago. These paintings help sociologists
understand how ancient peoples understood
the world.
These Baskets made from Rattan Palm
was the primary source of income of
people in most of the people in
Southeast Asia and Africa.
Compared to Noli Me Tangere, El
Filibusterismo mostly tackled about
how ruined the political system in the
Philippines because of the Spaniards
and the Church.
This song narrated how a spaniard
named Ferdinand Magellan discovered
the Philippines and how he was defeated
by Lapu-Lapu of Mactan, Cebu on
1521.
CULTURAL FUNCTION Cultural arts, such as music, art, drama,
creative writing, photography and dance, are
tools that help develop the mind and body,
refine feelings, and thoughts and reflect and
represent our customs and values as a
society. Cultural arts help to explain the
world in which we live through an
exploration of creativity.

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos built lots of Facilities that

focuses on Philippime Culture but this specific Infrastracture
was the most well known for it’s capacity to showcase different
culture of the Philippines.
RELIGIOUS FUNCTION Religious art is artistic imagery using
religious inspiration and motifs and is often
intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual.
Sacred art involves the ritual and cultic
practices and practical and operative aspects
of the path of the spiritual realization within
the artist's religious tradition.

The Last Supper must be one of the most famous paintings for
christians. aIn the Philippines, most of the christians households
has this specific painting inside their houses along with small
figurines of Little Jesus Christ called Sto. Niño as a sign of
their devotion.
PHYSICAL FUNCTION Physical. The physical functions of art are Burj Khalifa also known as the
often the easiest to understand. Works of art tallest building ever built by man.
that are created to perform some service
have physical functions. If you see a Fijian
war club, you may assume that, however
wonderful the craftsmanship may be, it was
 created to perform the physical function of
smashing skulls.

AESTHETIC FUNCTION Aesthetics is a discipline concerned with the

perception, appreciation, and production of
art. Aesthetic experiences, such as looking
at paintings, listening to music or reading
poems, are linked to the perception of
external objects, but not to any apparent
functional use the objects might have.

Mural Painting are the best example of arts made for Aesthetic.
It was made for the publics eyes and to make a plain wall more
exciting to look at.