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Functions of Art

This lesson explores the functions of art, highlighting personal, social, and physical functions, as well as its roles in culture, history, and religion. It also discusses philosophical perspectives on art, including views from Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Tolstoy, emphasizing art's nature as imitation, representation, and a means of emotional communication. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify these functions and apply philosophical perspectives to real-life scenarios.

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Functions of Art

This lesson explores the functions of art, highlighting personal, social, and physical functions, as well as its roles in culture, history, and religion. It also discusses philosophical perspectives on art, including views from Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Tolstoy, emphasizing art's nature as imitation, representation, and a means of emotional communication. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify these functions and apply philosophical perspectives to real-life scenarios.

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Lesson 2 Functions of Art and Philosophy

I. Topic: Functions of Art and Philosophy

II. Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:
a) Identify the functions of art;
b) Explain and discuss the basic philosophical perspective on the art;
c) Apply philosophical perspective real life scenarios;

III. Content:

FUNCTIONS OF ART

Functions of art is an inquiry on what art is for. When it comes to functions,


different art form come with distinctive functions, some may be functional more than
others.
The value of the art lies in the practical benefits from it. One may look at the
value based on its specific purpose or for personal.

Personal Functions of Art

Personal functions of art is highly subjective and depends on the artist who
created the art. An art may be created for expressing self, for entertainment
or for other purposes.

Social Functions of Art

If an art is opposed to personal interest and for collective interest it is


considered to have a social function. Art may convey, message such as to
support, to protest, contestation and other messages an artist intends to carry
at his work.
Political Art is a very common example of an art with a social function.
Art can depict social conditions such as photography of industrialization and
poverty.
Performance art like plays serves social functions as it rouses emotions for a
common situation a society has.

Physical functions of Art


This are artworks that are crafted in order to serve physical purpose such as
jars, plates, and jewelries.
Architecture, jewelry-making, interior design all serves physical functions

Other functions of art may serve culture, history and religion. Music is an artwork
used for different purposes such events for culture, historical and religious
gatherings. Sculpture, poems, spoken poetry, movies and other form of arts are
used for its specific functions.

PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ART

Art as an imitation

In Plato’s The Republic, paints a picture of artists as imitators and art is


mere imitations. In his metaphysics or view of reality, the things in this
world are only copies of the original, the eternal, and the true entities can
be found in the World of Forms.
Art is just an imitation of imitation. A painting is just an imitation of nature,
which is also an imitation of realty in the World of Forms.

Art as a representation

Aristotle, agreed with Plato, however he considered art as an aid


to philosophy in revealing the truth.
Art represents version of reality. In Arestotelian worldview, art serves two
particular purposes: art allows for the experience of pleasure and art has
an ability to be instructive and teach its audience things about life.

Art as a disinterested judgment

Emmanuel Kant, in his Critique of Judgement, considered the judgement


of beauty, the cornerstone of art, as something universal despite its
subjectivity. He recognized that judgement of beauty is subjective.

Art as a communication of Emotion


According to Leo Tolstoy, art plays a huge role in communication to its
audience’s emotions that the artist previously experienced
Art communicates emotions.

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