ART APP 2.

Functions of ARTS
ART
- an expression that can be conceived through
a form
- at its root, is an expression and the artist is
the expresser, translating in order to create
meaning.
- word “art” comes from the ancient Latin, ars,
which means a craft or a specialized form of
skill.
- Art then proposed the capacity to produce
an intended result from carefully planned
steps or methods (Caslib et al, 2018).
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
1. Art is universal - Art is a universal
phenomenon and is as old as human beings.
2. Art is not nature - Art is man’s expression of
his reception and interpretation of nature.
- is a product of the artist's imagination.
ART NATURE
imitation is only a creation by
human beings.
It tries to replicate nature will always remain
things natural supreme (original).
3. Art involves experience - experience – actual
doing of something
 The Personal Function - An artist may create
out of a need for self-expression, or
gratification.
- It may serve the personal functions of
control.
- Can also be therapeutic for both the artist
and the viewer.
- Another personal function of art is that of
religious service.
 The Social Function - Arts communicates.
- it enriches, informs, and questions our
world.
- it can have powerful transformative and
restorative effectives within a society as
well.
- It perform a social function when:
1. Influences Social Behavior (Political
Function)
2. Display and Celebration
 The Physical Function
- Form and function
- Architecture
- Function and beauty
- Community Planning
Community planning takes into consideration
the assignment of areas for proper land use.
These are:

– it implies that art is an avenue to express a) Residential districts

one’s feelings, emotions, or ideas which b) Industrial and commercial areas
came from one’s experiences. c) Civic enters
d) Park, Plazas, and malls
IMAGINATION CREATIVITY e) Streets and roads
Thinking of something Doing something with our
(not present) imagination Relevance of Art Appreciation
Seeing the impossible Unleash the potential of
- Art meant to stimulate thought.
or unreal existing ideas.
- It develops critical and innovative thinking
Focus on things that Focus on things that skills.
are impossible might be possible - It teaches important qualities such as
listening, observing and responding to
multiple perspectives.
1. Nature of Art
Importance of studying Art Appreciation &
 Art is a diverse range of human activities.
Philosophy
 Art represents reality.
 Art is an expression. - Art helps us make sense of our world, and it
 Art serves as a means of communication of broadens our experience and
emotions. understanding. The arts enable us to
 Art matters. imagine the unimaginable, and to connect
 Art is universal. us to the past, the present, and the future,
 Art is creation. sometimes simultaneously.
 - Philosophy uses the tools of logic and reason
to analyze the ways in which humans
experience the world. It teaches critical
thinking, close reading, clear writing, and
logical analysis; it uses these to understand
the language we use to describe the world,
and our place within it.

ETYMOLOGY - Latin word “humanus” which means

refined, culture and humane.

Refined - adhering to norms, being civilized, and able

to socialize.

Cultured - Adaptation to environment (social

interaction, norms).

Humane - Having the nature of people, being a

person.

Humanities - The expression of ourselves without

using of words (painting, sculptures, dancing, mosaic,
cross stitch, collage, paper and folding).

- study of man’s expression feelings, thought,

intuition, values, and ideas.
- study of man’s experience, goals, and
aspirations
- used to dramatize individual expressions.