The Functions

of Art
• The grotesque [distorted-absurd] the ugly
and the tragic are legitimate subject.
The Crucified Christ – La Pieta –
Matthias
Grunewald
Romeo and Juliet – Shakespeare
Phantom of the Opera
The Raven – Edgar Allan Poe
My way – Frank Sinatra
LA PIETA
Romeo and Juliet
 Functions
1. It means practical
usefulness/Utilitarian
a. Functional – it serves a purpose.
b. Non-functional- to amuse provide
a pleasant escape from life’s daily
problems.
2. Personal Function/Aesthetic – our
individual needs for expression,
therapeutic.
FUNCTIONAL
NON-FUNCTIONAL
AESTHETIC

Pac man
 Abueva Sailing Ship
[Stainless Steel and Resin
3. Social Functions – need for
display celebration, communication.
a. Influence collective behavior
b. To be seen in public.
c. A collective aspect in opposing
individuals or groups.
4. Cultural –it transmits and
preserves skills and knowledge from
one generation to another.
 3a. Influencing Behavior

• It influences the way we think

and feel.
• It bring about collective behavior
for us to change, correct or
improve human conditions.
 1). Pictorial Form

It is a powerful means of
putting across a message,
humanitarian concerns as well as
ideological or political comments.
Guernica – Picasso
Spolarium – Juan Luna
Landscape in Watercolor by Manansala
Nipa Huts Manansala
2). Satire – it puts people and institution
to ridicule for them to change.

Caricatures
3). Editorial cartoon,
also known as a
political cartoon, is
an illustration or
Comic Strip containing
a political or social
message, that usually
relates to current
events or personalities
usually be found on
the editorial pages of
most newspaper.
4). Propaganda Literature – usually
very moving and persuasive has
swayed people’s minds and feelings
toward certain needs.
The two novels of Rizal presented
the expression that disturbed the
sensibilities
And aroused the indignation of the
leaders of the Philippine Revolution.
 To The Philippine Youth
(Source: Rizal Site)

Unfold, oh timid flower !

Lift up your radiant brow,
This day, Youth of my native strand !
Your abounding talents show
Resplendently and grand,
Fair hope of my Motherland !

Soar high, oh genius great,

And with noble thoughts fill their mind;
The honor's glorious seat,
May their virgin mind fly and find
More rapidly than the wind.
ACTIVITIES 5:
• Cut an editorial cartoon in a latest
Sunday newspaper from the Manila
Bulletin.
• Cut the editorial cartoon and paste it
in a one whole short paper.
• Briefly describe the picture. (Not more
than 10 sentences)
• Give the message being implied in the
editorial cartoon. (not more than 5
sentences)
5). Advertising Art – aims to affect
the buying behavior of people.
[Commercial art, posters, magazine,
billboards, newspaper, radio, TV].
a. Poster Design – artwork
planned clearly to attract attention
, clear and easily understood.
b. Package Design – small size
poster that attracts buyers
immediate attention to the product.
Beer & Brewing
Green Beer
Burger and Chips
Coffee
ACTIVITIES 6:
• Choose, paste and analyse any
commercial or advertisements that
interests you in a ½ crosswise bond
paper.
• Briefly describe the advertisement.
(not more than 5 sentences)
• Give the reason(s) for your choice.
• What benefit(s) can you derived from
the product being advertised? (Not
more than 5 sentences)
3b. Display and Celebration
• It is use to commemorate important
personage in society.
• It is use to record historical events.
• It is use to reveal idealism of heroism
and leadership for society to emulate.
Rituals:
Calvary – Holy Mass
Leonard Bernstein
 Celebrations
Festivals, rituals that
employs the use of arts.
Halloween Smiling and Sad Jack o'-Lanterns
Holiday Decorations House
Decorations
Dog with Christmas Spirit
Christmas Goodies
Holly
Colorful Fireworks
Easter Stuffed Animals and Basket of Easter
Eggs
PHILIPPIN
E
FESTIVALS
Misa De
Galo
Maytinis
Festival
FEAST
OF THE
STO.
NINO
Bangus
Festival
Box of Chocolates
Fruits and vegetables
Bawang
Festival
Pineapple
Festival
Lechon
Festival
Fruits Festival
Sagingan
Festival
Putong-Pulo
Festival
Ati-Atihan
Festival
Dinagyang
Festival
Feast of the
Immaculate
Conception
Coconut
Festival
Luces Festival
Manggahan
Festival
Maytinis
Festival
Misa De
Galo
Moriones
Festival
Feast of the Black
Nazarene
Tinagbaba
Festival
Tinapayan
Festival
Panagbengan
Festival
Panagbenga
Benguet
Patores
Festival
Salakayan
Festival
Semana
Santa
Santacruzan
Pahiyas 2006: Colorful Decor 3"
"
Place Taken: Lucban, Quezon
Sinulog
Festival
 C. Social Description
• It focuses on the facets of daily
life, they inform us of what the
kind of societies that produced
them.
Portraits – artworks that are
informative.
Twentieth Century

Arrangement in Grey and Black by James

Abbott McNeill Whistler
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre
Auguste Renoir
Monet Madame Monet and Child
by Claude Monet