The document discusses the function of art and whether art requires a function. It provides two student responses: 1) Art can have varying functions depending on context but is not defined by any single function. 2) Art does not require a function - if it serves a function it is no longer considered art based on the definition. The document then provides background on the traditional T-shape of the Christian cross, though some scholars in the late 19th century believed it was simply a stake.
The document discusses the function of art and whether art requires a function. It provides two student responses: 1) Art can have varying functions depending on context but is not defined by any single function. 2) Art does not require a function - if it serves a function it is no longer considered art based on the definition. The document then provides background on the traditional T-shape of the Christian cross, though some scholars in the late 19th century believed it was simply a stake.
The document discusses the function of art and whether art requires a function. It provides two student responses: 1) Art can have varying functions depending on context but is not defined by any single function. 2) Art does not require a function - if it serves a function it is no longer considered art based on the definition. The document then provides background on the traditional T-shape of the Christian cross, though some scholars in the late 19th century believed it was simply a stake.
- Yes but they cannot be assigned since the function of an art form depends on its context. The function of arts usually vary based on how they have been perceived by the one viewing them.
2. If artwork did not have any function, will it remain art?
- Yes, art has no function, and based on the definition of art, when it starts to have a function, it ceases to be art. The Instrument of Jesus crucifixion (known in Latin as Crux, in Greek as stauros) is generally taken to have been composed of an upright wooden beam to which was added a transom, thus forming a cruciform or T-shaped structure. Most Christian denominations present the Christian cross in this cross in this form and the tradition of the T-shape can be traced to early Christianity and the church fathers. Nonetheless, some late-19 th century scholars maintained that it was a simple stake.