MODULE 1:
FOUNDATION OF ART
AND BRIEF
INTRODUCTION TO
HUMANITIES
T O P I C 2 : A S S U M P T I O N S , F U N C T I O N S A N D P H I L O S O P H I C A L F O U N D AT I O N S O F A R T
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
Art is Universal
Art has always been timeless and universal, spanning generations and continents through and
through.
Art will never be outdated because man experience enjoyment and find pleasure in it.
Art will play its important worth from generation to generation
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
Art is not Nature
A RT i s m a d e b y m a n u s i n g h i s s k i l l s , c r a f t s m a n s h i p , c r e a t i v i t y a n d i m a g i n a t i o n .
N AT U R E D i v i n e m o d e l , w o r k o f G o d o r G o d m a d e .
Man may consider nature as inspiration to create an artwork
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
Art involves Experience
Experience is the actual doing.
The perfection of art appreciation will never be possible without experiencing art.
All art forms available to us demands experience.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
EXPERIENCE
Experience of art is subjective
Our judgment of art is highly personal and individual. Any claims that his/her experience with art
is better than others proves to be impossible. Not everybody will agree with our own judgment and
experience with art.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
EXPERIENCE
Art experience is accompanied by emotional response
Initial reaction in such experience of art is inevitable. We m a y e i t h e r l i k e o r d i s l i k e i t . We c a n
s a y t h a t i t ’s b e a u t i f u l o r i t ’s n o t g o o d a t a l l . A l l o f u s a r e p r e - o c c u p i e d w i t h d i ff e r e n t c o n c e r n s
o r h a v e d i ff e r e n t m o o d s ; w e s h o w l a c k o f i n t e r e s t a t t i m e s .
FUNCTIONS OF ART
R o u g h l y a n d b r o a d l y, t h e f u n c t i o n s o f a r t a r e c l a s s i f i e d i n t o t h r e e :
personal (public display or expression),
social (celebration or to affect collective behavior), and
physical (utilitarian).
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Personal or Individual Function
artists have their personal reason as they try to express themselves. An artist may create out of a
need for self-expression or gratification. The artist was trying to provide an aesthetic experience
both for self and viewers.
Fernando Amorsolo painted “Mango Pickers, 1936” (and others) to showcase the life and real
experience of Filipinos working in the field (especially in Bicol) and for more audience to
appreciate the beauty of nature.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Social Function
As a social being, man associates with those around him. Art is an avenue to extend his sense of
b e l o n g i n g n e s s a n d c o n n e c t i o n w i t h p e o p l e . A r t g a t h e r s m a n a s o n e f a m i l y a n d c o m m u n i t y, t h r o u g h
celebration like festivities, choral singing or group dancing in religious rituals.
Examples are architectural structure and churches. Almost all art forms are created to be seen or
used primarily in public situation.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Physical Function
O u r h e a l t h i s p r i o r i t y, a r c h i t e c t u r a l s t r u c t u r e l i k e h o s p i t a l s , p h y s i c a l t h e r a p y c e n t e r a n d
laboratories are there to assist us for health care. Music and dance perform an important role when
our bodies need to rejuvenate and revitalize.
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
Art as an Imitation
For Plato, when one ascribes beauty to another person, he refers to an imperfect beauty that
p a r t i c i p a t e s o n l y i n t h e f o r m o f b e a u t y i n t h e Wo r l d o f F o r m s .
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
Art as a Representation
Aristotle considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing truth. It allows for the experience of
pleasure. art also has an ability to be instructive and teach its audience things about life; thus, it is
cognitive as well.
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
Art as a Disinterested Judgment
K a n t c o n s i d e r e d t h e j u d g m e n t o f b e a u t y, t h e c o r n e r s t o n e o f a r t , a s s o m e t h i n g t h a t c a n b e u n i v e r s a l
d e s p i t e i t s s u b j e c t i v i t y. K a n t m e n t i o n e d t h a t j u d g m e n t o f b e a u t y, a n d t h e r e f o r e , a r t , i s i n n a t e l y
autonomous from specific interests.
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE
OF ART
Art as a Communication of Emotion
A r t p l a y s a h u g e r o l e i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o i t s a u d i e n c e ’s e m o t i o n s t h a t t h e a r t i s t p r e v i o u s l y
experienced.
END OF TOPIC 2
