UNIT 1 -

JASPER
GLENN
KEZIA
MAE
LLOYD
LESSON 1
JINX JOHN

RICHARD
GUTIERREZ
JOHN BASIC PH ILO SO PHICAL PERSPECTIVES O F ART
STEPHEN
ART AS
MIMESIS
(PLATO
) 01
The word “mimesis” is derived from the Ancient
Greek word meaning “imitation” or
“representation.” Acting and dance are imitative
of real actions, much sculpture are pieces of
wood or stone that look like humans, and
photography literally copies nature.
 FOR PLATO,
ART IS
TWICE
REMOVED
FROM REALITY
When a painter creates a picture of
a bed, what he creates is just a
copy of the carpenter’s bed that is
also a copy of the original idea of
a bed.
ART AS
REPRESENTATION
(ARISTOTLE
)
02
To re-create means to bring reality into
existence in a new form. For Aristotle,
representation means something that is
intended to stand for something else
without looking like it and that is
recognized by audiences as such.
 IN THE PAINTINGS
BY BALDWIN AND
MONET, ALTHOUGH THE
COLOR COMBINATION
MAY NOT LOOK
REALISTIC, BUT THE
C L A U D EM
READERS CAN EASILY
ONET IDENTIFY THE SUBJECTS
THEY REPRESENT: A
HORSE AND A GARDEN.
M A R C I AB A L
DWIN
 ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
STRESSES, ‘THE
OBJECT OF ART IS NOT
TO REPRODUCE
REALITY, BUT TO
CREATE A REALITY OF
THE SAME
INTENSITY.’

A L B E R T OG I A C
OMETTI
NEO - REPRESENTIONAL

Theory claims that art is anything

that is about something. Not all
works of art can be a
representation of something. This
is especially true to abstract art.
ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(IMMANUEL KANT)

0
3
“Art for art’s sake” highlights the
intrinsic value of art. To appreciate
and evaluate it is to consider how it
evokes aesthetic pleasure and delight
instead of its socio-political
meanings.
ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(IMMANUEL KANT)

0
some art may ‘mean’
3
This means that although

something, others exist for

the “sole purpose of being art”
(Willette, 2010).
 ART AS AN ESCAPE

04
Art provides a
healthy distraction
for people to break
free temporarily
from routine.

"ESCAPE INTO
REALITY"
ART AS
FUNCTIONAL

05
Non-motivated purposes of art
refer to innate, unconscious artistic
instincts while motivated functions
refer to the conscious intentions of
the artist in art production
NON -
MOTIVATED
FUNCTIONS

Appreciation for
harmony, balance,
rhythm
 NON -
MOTIVATED
FUNCTIONS

Experience of the
mysterious

LISA GHERAR
DINI "MONA L
NON -
MOTIVATED
FUNCTIONS

Expression of the
imagination
 NON -
MOTIVATED
FUNCTIONS

Ritualistic and
symbolic
functions

AZTEC HUMAN
MOTIVATE
D
FUNCTIONS

Art as expression,
communication and
entertainment
 MOTIVATE
D
FUNCTIONS

Art for political change

and social inquiry
MOTIVATE
D
FUNCTIONS

Art as
therapy
MOTIVATE
D
FUNCTIONS

Art for persuasion

THANK
YOU
JASPE KEZIA STEPHEN RICHARD JIN
R X