function and philosophical

of art
lesson 3

Rakim D. Tan
BSC
ARISTOTLE CLAIMED THAT EVERY PARTICULAR
SUBSTANCE IN THE WORLD HAS AND END OR
TELOS IN GREEK, WHICH INTO “PURPOSE”

EVERY SUBSTANCE, DEFINED AS FORMED MATTER,

MOVES ACCORDING TO A FIXED PATH TOWARD ITS
AIM .
THIS TELOS, ACCORDING TO ARTISTOLE, IS
INTRICATELY LINKED WITH FUNCTION .
FOR A THING TO REACH ITS PURPOSE , IT ALSO HAS
TO FULFILL ITS FUNCTION
FUNCTIONS OF ART
• AN INQUIRY ON THE FUNCTION OF ART IS AN
INQUIRY ON WHAT ART IS FOR .
• EXAMPLE: WHAT IS THE RIZAL MONUMENT
FOR ?
WHEN IT COME TO FUNCTION , DIFFERENT ART FORM COME
WITH DISTINCTIVE FUNCTIONS.
SOME ART FORM ARE MORE FUNCTION THAN OTHER .
ARCHITETURE AND APPLIED
ARTS PAINTING AND LITERATURE
• THE VALUE OF THE ART IN • ONE CAN LOOK AT THE
QUESTION LIES IN THE VALUE OF THE
PRATICAL BENEFITS ONE PRODUCT OF ART IN
GAINS FROM IT.
AND FOR ITSSELF.
• OBVIOUSLY MADE FOR A
SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
DOEST IT MEAN THAT PAINTING AND LITERARY
WORKS CAN NEVER HAVE ANY FUNCTION

• DR. JOSE RIZAL'S NOLI MAE TANGERE AND EI

FILIBUSTRISMO.
• THE NOVELS ACCRUED VALUE AND AS CONSEQUENCE.
FUNCTION.
• THEY ARE FUNCTION IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE DESIGNED
TO AVVOMPLISH DEFINITE END.
PERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF ART
• THE PERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF ART ARE VARIED AND HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE.
• FUNCTIONS DEPENDS ON THE ARTIST WHO CREATED THE ART.
• AN ARTIST MAY CREATE AN ART OUT OF SELFT EXPRESSION,
ENTERTAINMENT , OR THERAPEUTIE PURPOSE
THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART
• ART IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE SOCIAL FUNCTION IF AND WHEN IT
ADDRESSED A PARTICULAR COLLECTION INTERST AS OPPOSED TO A
PRSONAL INTEREST .
• ART MAY CONVEY MESSAGE OF PROTEST, CONTESTATION , OR WHATEVER
MESSAGE THE ARTIST INTENDS HIS WORK TO CARRY