PRELIM 03 - Functions and Philosophical Perspectives on Arts

Question 1

3 functions of art

Answer 1

Personal function, Social function, Physical function

Question 2

This function of art is varied and highly subjective. This means that its functions depend on the person who created the art.

Answer 2

Personal function

Question 3

This function of art addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest

Answer 3

Social function

Question 4

Is a very common example of an art with a social function

Answer 4

Political art

Question 5

Art made in 2009 by Ai Weiwei which includes childrens’ backpacks in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

Answer 5

“Remembering”

Question 6

Artist who created the art “Remembering”

Answer 6

Ai Weiwei

Question 7

This function of art is created to serve some physical purpose

Answer 7

Physical function

Question 8

Another function of art that was principally functional, and was used for dance and religion

Answer 8

Music

Question 9

4 philosophical perspectives on art

Answer 9

Art as an imitation, Art as a reflection of society, Art as a disinterested judgement, Art as a communication of emotion

Question 10

In Plato’s metaphysics, the things in this world are only copies of the original, the eternal, and the true entities that can only be found in the World of Forms

Answer 10

Art as an imitation

Question 11

According to his metaphysics, the things in this world are only copies of the original, the eternal, and the true entities that can only be found in the World of Forms

Answer 11

Plato

Question 12

Aristotle defends art by saying that in the appreciation of art, the viewer received a certain “cognitive value”

Answer 12

Art as a reflection of society

Question 13

Defended art by saying that in the appreciation of art, the viewer received a certain “cognitive value”

Answer 13

Aristotle

Question 14

Immanuel Kant, in his “Critique of Judgement”, considered the judgement of beauty as something that can be universal despite its subjectivity

Answer 14

Art as a disinterested judgement

Question 15

According to his “Critique of Judgement,” the judgement of beauty is something that can be universal despite its subjectivity

Answer 15

Immanuel Kant

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Art as a communication of emotion

Question 17

According to him, art plays a huge role in communication with its audience’s emotions that the artist previously experienced

Answer 17

Leo Tolstoy

Question 18

Focuses on creating aesthetically pleasing works

Answer 18

Artists

Question 19

3 forms of arts that have physical function

Answer 19

Architecture, Jewelry making, Interior design

Question 20

Plato was deeply suspicious of arts and artists for 2 reasons:

Answer 20

They appeal to the emotion rather to the rational faculty of man, They imitate rather than lead one to reality