Instruction: Enumerate the following. (15 points possible)
1-5: Assumptions of Art
1. Art is universal 2. Art is not nature 3. Art involves experience 4. Art as an expression 5. Art as a form of creation
6-10: Functions of Art
6. Personal - provide comfort, happiness, and convenience 7. Social - affect collective behavior 8. Cultural - from one generation to another 9. Aesthetic - awareness of beauty of nature 10. Spiritual - reinforce religious/spiritual support
11-15: Basic Philosophical Perspectives of Art
11. Art as mimesis (Plato) - imitation of an imitation 12. Art as representation (Aristotle) - represent their inward significance 13. Art for art's sake (Kant) - has own reason for being\ 14. Art as an escape - touches the deepest realms of mind 15. Art as functional - meant to be used (enrich lives, educate, support/protest, entertain)