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 INTRODUCTION
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it's to imagine
what is possible.”
 FUNCTIONS:
● PERSONAL FUNCTION
● SPIRITUAL CONCERN
6 FUNCTIONS ● SOCIAL FUNCTION
● POLITICAL &
IDEOLOGICAL
EXPRESSION
● PHYSICAL FUNCTION
● ARCHITECTURE
PERSONAL FUNCTION OF ART
-communicates life experiences, emotions or
feelings of an individual

EXAMPLE:
Expressive Art/Art Therapy

Through learning in expressive art you will

learn:
 enjoy the energy and excitement
 have opportunities to be creative and
imaginative
 recognize and represent feelings and
emotions
FOUR MAIN TYPES OF CREATIVE
ART ARTS MUSIC
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DANCE WRITING
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 Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper

SPIRITUAL CONCERN
-expresses beliefs about the destiny of life controlled by a
higher power.

-positively uplift consciousness Mark Rothko, Gethsemane,

1944, Collection of Kate
Rothko Prizel
 Social Functions of Art
-addresses aspects of (collective) life, as
opposed to one person's point of view or
experience, enhances the shared sense of
identity of those within a family, community,
or civilization.
-can influence the attitudes of people in groups,
affecting the way they think or
feel and, ultimately, the way they act.
-convey message of protestEXAMPLE:
Activist Art, Political Propaganda,
Ceremonial Art
Political and  freedom to solve special problems

Ideological Expression 
they use art as tools of propaganda
voice out their opinions or ideology
 express their social and political views
Physical Function
of Art
 easiest to spot
 serve some physical purpose
 Architecture
-how we present ourselves across the earth’s
landscape

EXAMPLES:
Courthouse
Government Buildings
ART PROJECT:

Make your own artwork among the following

function:
1. PERSONAL FUNCTION OF ART
2. SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART
3. PHYSICAL FUNCTION OF ART
 EXPLANATION/
REASON
Make your explanation each function

02
why did you made that specific
artwork of yours not less than a stanza
or 5 sentences each artwork. 100
points in total.
SUBMISSION
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TH: FEB 24 UNTIL 11 PM
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