Functions & Classifications Of Art

• Aesthetic functions of art are for visual enjoyment and for decorative purposes.
• Utilitarian functions of art are for man to live comfortably.
• Cultural functions of art are to preserve knowledge and broaden man’s cultural background.
• Social functions of art are to foster cooperation within and among nations.
• Fine arts, also called aesthetic arts, are made for aesthetic enjoyment through the senses (visual and auditory).
• Forms of fine arts include music, painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, dancing, and drama.
• Practical arts are intended for practical use or utility.
• Forms of practical arts include industrial art, applied or household art, civic art, commercial art, graphic art, agricultural art, distributive art, and fishery art.
• Music

  Harmonious combination of sounds
• Painting

  Visual art expressed by the elements of art
• Sculpture

  Also called plastic art
• Architecture

  Sometimes called "frozen music" because of rhythimic features
• Literature

  Poems, novels, etc.
• Dancing

  Coordinated movement based on sound
• Drama

  Acting, directing, stage setting
• Industrial art

  Changing of raw materials into some significant product
• Applied or Household art

  Cooking, flower arrangement, dressmaking, etc.
• Civic art

  City or town planning, parks, roads, farms beautification
• Commercial art

  Business propaganda
• Graphic art

  e.g. silk-screen printing
• Agricultural art

  Agronomy, horticulture, husbandry, and farming
• Distributive art

  Deals with marketing , packaging, shipping of goods
• Fishery art

  Fishing, fish culture, etc.