ASSUMPTION OF ART

ART IS UNIVERSAL
• Skill • Rhythmic Movement
• Creativity • Story telling
• Spontaneity • Role Playing
• Pleasure, Pain, Disgust, Satisfaction • Decorating
• Tension and Release • Tool Making
• Color • Language
• Sound • Rational Thought
• Shape • Meaning
• Texture • Symbolic Activity
• Speed • Emotional Expression
• Image Making
• Singing
• Musical Instruments
 ART IS CULTURAL

• Art reflects beliefs, practices, ideals, and societal temperament.

Art is not Nature

• Art, by definition, is man-made.
 ARTIST, ARTISAN, AND THE FUNCTIONS OF
ART
• Uriel Dana (2017)
• ARTIST: creates something whose only value is aesthetic. The artist is
into fine arts- painting, sculpture, illustration, including those into film
making, poetry, and short stories.

• ARTISAN: skilled worker that uses his hands to make something that is
functional or that will enhance something else: furniture, gold,
decorative arts, potters, weavers
 FUNCTIONS OF ART

1. Personal Function
- The impact of an artwork may be individualized and personal. Through the
artist’s ability, a shared theme or experience could be felt and
appreciated by an individual.
2. Social Function
- Feldman ( 1967) states that art performs a social function when it influences
the collective behavior of people, it is created to be seen and experienced
by the public which can lead to global understanding and peace
3. Spiritual Function
- Statues of saints, Jesus, and Mary were all created to enhance one’s spiritual
connection. Through these works, man feels connected with the Higher
Being.
4. Cultural Function
- Art’s cultural footprints can reveal much about the culture in which it is
created.
5. Utilitarian Function
- Some forms of art were and are created to be used.