Art Assumption, Functions and Philosophical Perspective

Question 1

The Latin word “ars” which means Art in our modern dictionary means
“craft or specialized form of skill.” -Collingwood, 1938

Answer 1

Assumptions of art

Question 2

Ars in Medieval Latin meant “Any special form of book-learning, such
as grammar, logic, magic or astrology.

Answer 2

Assumptions of art

Question 3

The Assumptions of Art

Answer 3

1. ART IS UNIVERSAL
2. ART IS NOT NATURE
3. ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE

Question 4

Art is a TIMELESS, spanning generations and
continents through and through.

Answer 4

art is universal

Question 5

In every country and generation, art is
consistently present

Answer 5

art is universal

Question 6

Philippines is not the only country that creates artworks and houses.
Oftentimes, people feel that what is considered artistic are only those
have been made long time ago. However, it is important to note that this
is a misconception because age is not a factor in determining art,

Answer 6

art is universal

Question 7

Dudley et al, 1960

Answer 7

ART IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE IT IS OLD, BUT OLD BECAUSE IT IS GOOD.

Question 8

It is not nature because it is made by humans as expression of their
reception or interpretation about nature.

Answer 8

ART IS NOT NATURE

Question 9

ART IS NOT NATURE
One’s reception about nature may include ______, ________,
or _________of the reality to satisfy his creative imagination that is
influenced by nature.

Answer 9

DISTORTION, MODIFICATION,
or ALTERATION

Question 10

depicts the actual doing of something.

Answer 10

ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE

Question 11

ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE examples

Answer 11

choreographer
sculptor

Question 12

art is not nature example

Answer 12

encantadia
darna

Question 13

art is universal example

Answer 13

spoliarium
the scream
monalisa
THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA

Question 14

defined as the role or purpose of which something is
designed or created.

Answer 14

function

Question 15

an inquiry on what art is for?

Answer 15

function of art

Question 16

When it comes to function, different art forms come with
distinctive functions.
Some art forms are more functional than other.

Answer 16

functions of art

Question 17

The value of the art
in question lies in
the practical
benefits one gains
from it.

Answer 17

functions of art

ARCHITECTURE AND APPLIED ARTS

Question 18

One can look at the
value of the product
of art in and for itself

Answer 18

functions of art

PAINTING and LITERATURE

Question 19

DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF ART

Answer 19

1. PHYSICAL
2. SOCIAL
3. PERSONAL

Question 20

Works of art that are created to perform some service that
have physical functions.

Answer 20

FUNCTIONS OF ART: PHYSICAL

Question 21

FUNCTIONS OF ART: PHYSICAL

Answer 21

● ARCHITECTURE
● INDUSTRIAL DESIGNING
● GRAPHIC DESIGNING

Question 22

Address a particular collective interest.

Answer 22

FUNCTIONS OF ART: SOCIAL

Question 23

Convey message of protest, contestation or any message the
artist intends to carry

Answer 23

FUNCTIONS OF ART: SOCIAL

Question 24

when it addresses aspects of (collective)
life as opposed to one person’s point of
view or experience.

Answer 24

FUNCTIONS OF ART: SOCIAL

Question 25

Viewers can often relate in some way to social art and are sometimes
even influenced by it.

Answer 25

FUNCTIONS OF ART: SOCIAL

Question 26

FUNCTIONS OF ART: SOCIAL examples

Answer 26

noli me tangere
el filibusterismo

Question 27

FUNCTIONS OF ART: PERSONAL

Answer 27

● Varied and highly subjective
● need for self-expression
● Entertainment for intended audience
● therapeutic for the artist and audience

Question 28

Art is done out of need for ______ to channel his/her
emotions.

Answer 28

self-expression

Question 28

often the most difficult to explain.
● There are many types of personal functions and these are
highly subjective.
● Personal functions of art are not likely to be the same from
person to person

Answer 28

FUNCTIONS OF ART: PERSONAL

Question 29

But for the audience some people who are listening to music
uplifts the emotions, relieving us from whatever emotions we
feel.

Answer 29

self-expression

Question 30

Originally made and used for dance and religion and was seen
traditionally as an instrument to facilitate worship and
invocation to gods.

Answer 30

music

Question 31

a specific attitude or manner
through which person thinks about something.

Answer 31

Philosophical Perspectives

Question 32

plato

Answer 32

Art is an Imitation”

Question 33

He claimed that every particular
substance in the world has an end or
telos in Greek, which translates into
“purpose”
.
● In his view, man is bound to achieve a
life of fulfillment and happiness or in
Greek, eudaimonia.
● However, this happiness is linked with
his function, which is being rational

Answer 33

plato

Question 34

IMMANUEL KANT :

Answer 34

“Art is a Disintegrated
Judgement”

Question 35

He recognized the judgment of beauty
is subjective.
● He believed that there is something in
the work of art that makes it capable of
inciting the same feeling of pleasure
and satisfaction from any perceiver,
regardless of his condition.
● For Kant, every human being, after
perception and the free play of his
faculties, should recognize the beauty
that is inherent in a work of art.

Answer 35

IMMANUEL KANT

Question 36

LEO TOLSTOY:

Answer 36

“Art is a Communication of
Emotion”

Question 37

In his book, What is Art (2016) he defended the
production of the sometimes truly extravagant
art, like operas, despite extreme poverty in the
world.
● For him, art plays a huge role in communication
to audience’s emotions that the artist previously
experienced.
● Art, then serves as a language, a
communication device that articulates feelings
and emotions that are otherwise unavailable to
the audience.

Answer 37

LEO TOLSTOY