The

Roles
of
Artists
 front
The Roles of Artists
Teacher Entertainer
Philosopher Pragmatist
Visionary
Historian flip
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 front The Artist as a
Teacher

 As a teacher, the artist touches the emotion

and the experiences of the audience in
order to reaffirm his beliefs thus, creating
flip a
1
new learning about his own society.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 front The Artist as a
Philosopher
 Every individual is a product of his/her society.
 His experiences are consolidated over time and
developed into a philosophy - that something he
believes in about life, struggle, love, freedom,
flip etc.
 The content of the masterpiece (the message) is the
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

philosophy of the artist itself.

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 front The Artist as a
Visionary
 The artist as a visionary is someone who sees the future
through his present.
 He creatively puts into words his own longing for the
future, his dreams and his desires.
flip to
 He presents the writing or the film to the audience
1 influence their thoughts about the future or of the things
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16
that are unseen.
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 front The Artist as a
Historian
 In a contemporary society, we see history as
painted, carved, drawn and written in a formation
that encrypts messages.

In the Philippines for example, Spanish

flip
colonization, abuses and
suppression
1 2 3 were4 pictured
5 6 out7 in the
8 love
9 story
10 of Florante
11 12 13 at 14
Laura,
15

and
16
in17 the 18cultural
19
scenario
20 21
of22Noli 23Me Tangere
24 25
and
26
El 27Filibusterismo.
28 29 30
 front The Artist as a
Entertainer
 To entertain is to make the audience experience
another state of perspective different from their
reality.
 At times it helps ordinary folks overlooked daily
problems momentarily. flip
In broadcast and radio drama “Ang Manok ni San Pedro” by the veteran dramatorgo Esteban Escudero
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
made every listener laugh of his lines and forgets the tiresome labor in the farms and households. The
dialogue phrases become daily jokes and punch lines in the market, in schools and gatherings bringing
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
hilarity in the Visayan and some Mindanaoan regions.
 front The Artist as a
Pragmatist

- A person who is guided more by practical

considerations than by ideals
flip
- An advocate of the approach that evaluates
1 2
theories or beliefs in terms of the success of
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17
their practical application.
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
 front The Artist as a
Pragmatist
 The artists’ forte (strength) is on the practical applications
of knowledge and idea of new techniques and styles that
create another style which speaks of him and the people
he represents.
 He studies the community where he is in, combines
inspirations, tests his judgment and produce flip pieces
1
relevant to the time being.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

 As a pragmatist, an artist is a combination of different

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

roles.
 back

flip
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30