Module 5 Art and Philosophy:

Functionalism, Action Theory, and

Institutional Theory
a presentation by group 5
 INTRODUCTION

The philosophy of art is the study of the nature

of art, including concepts of interpretation,
representation, expression, and form. In any case,
philosophy, and its functions are reflected between
individuals and their interactions with the world.

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Lesson 1: Aesthetic
Functionalism
What is Aesthetic
Functionalism?
 What is Aesthetic Functionalism?

According to the strongest version of aesthetics, aesthetic

functionalism is completely determined by its aesthetic value
and therefore reducible to practical function. It is also the
opposite view, function, and aesthetic value that are completely
independent.
Aesthetic functionalism is purely based on the aesthetic value
that is neither fully reducible to practical function nor
completely independent.
Objects with practical functions are aesthetically appraised
both under descriptions that refer to these practical functions
and under descriptions not doing so.

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 Functional Aesthetic Function

- built many groundbreaking

- a great originator and a
highly productive architect.
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
buildings around the world
and drew up numerous
important urban development
plans. 
Le Corbusier (1887- 1965)

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For Example:

What is ART for?

What is a pencil for? - Art is for the Appreciation of
- For Writing. beauty.

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The Parisian Life
by JUAN LUNA
 Bought by GSIS in 2002 for 46 million pesos.

  known as Interior d'un Cafi, is an oil on

canvas impressionist painting

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The three interpretations of
Parisian Life that are presented in
Xiao Time are  Literal,
Prostitution, and Biographical.

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Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust, 1932
Picasso
 MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTING IN THE
WORLD SOLD IN 2010 106.5 million dollars

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Sistine Chapel Paintings in the Ceiling
and Altar Wall, 1508-1512 Michelangelo

FUNCTION: To teach catechism

to people during the Renaissance
Period

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 Shape
FORM: Purpose or the use of the Size
buildings. Color
Texture
Space
Proportion

Architectural Principles
―Forms follow functions

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Examples:

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 Pyramids of Egypt
Serve as burial tombs for Pharaohs

Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1969

By Leandro Locsin
Serves as a cultural center of the Philippines

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Venus of Willendorf, 35,000 BC

  she is a fertility figure, a

good-luck totem, a
mother goddess
symbol, or an
. aphrodisiac made by
men for the
appreciation of men.

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ADAM AND EVE 1526
BY: Lucas Cranach

 EVE is bulging her stomach

indicates fertility which
symbolizes feminine beauty.

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The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, BY: Masaccio
1425
 - Go! And Multiply‖
  It shows a desperately
distressed Adam and
Eve being cast out from
their home. Weighed
down by guilt, they are
chased from the garden
by a threatening angel.

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The Arnolfini Marriage,
By: Van Eyck
1434
What is the color of the wedding gown?

GREEN – Symbolizes fertility and the capacity for

reproduction.

Is the woman pregnant?

-NO

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 The Birth of Venus,
By: Botticelli
1482
 BULGING STOMACH:
Sign of fertility and
symbol of femininity and
beauty.

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Lesson 2: ACTION
THEORY OF ART
What is Action Theory?
What is Action Theory?

- A theory that is constantly building up and

therefore never finished. It is also the scope of
intentional action, the explanation of action, and
the knowledge of our actions.

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 Action Theory

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LESSON 2

“ACTION PAINTING”

Harold Rosenberg, 1952 ―The canvas began to appear as an arena

in which to act… What was to go on the canvas is not a picture but an
event.‖

ART OF PAINTING
The process of putting, dripping, pouring, and splashing paints on
the canvas.

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Examples:

Painting, 1948 Pollock

Black and White, 1948 Pollock

Lavender Mist
1947 Pollock STYLE: Abstract
Expressionism

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 Jason Pollock 1912-1956
On the floor I am more at
ease, I feel nearer, more part
of the painting, since this way
I can walk around it, work
from the four sides and
literally be ‗in‘ the painting.

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 SAND PAINTING
Native American Navajo

Pollock
ACTION PAINTING

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Examples:

SAND PAINTING NAVAJO SANDPAINTING

Art of pouring colored sand and It is believed to be a portal that attracts
powdered minerals. the spirits that heal the sick.

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COLOR FIELD PAINTING (Branch of Action Painting)
Flat mass of colors on the picture plane
 Mas Rothko
 Gus Albor
Examples: Green and Maroon, 1953
Rothko

Doctrine
Gus Albor

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