Functions of Art and Philosophy

• Is the kind of art form that the population is most likely more exposed to, but its variations are so diverse they range from sculptures that you see in art galleries to the last movie you saw.

  VISUAL ARTS
• refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of movement,


  FILM
• is a live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform, but also employs other kind of art such as visual art, props, or sound.

  PERFORMANCE ART
• an art form where the artist expresses his emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or camera, but expresses them through words

  POETRY
• The art of designing and constructing buildings and other types of structures.

  ARCHITECTURE
• Architecture is often referred to as the ? because it houses, serves as background for, or occurs in relation to other fields of art. Materials


  mother of the arts
• is series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music accompaniment.

  DANCE
• is the art of making dances and the person who does this is called a choreographer.

  Choreography
• It focuses on writing using a unique style, not following a specific form or norm. It may include both fiction and non-fiction such as novels, biographies and poems.

  LITERARY ART
• uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience; usually follows a script, though they

  should not be confused with literary arts.

  THEATER
• incorporate elements of style and design to everyday items with the aim of increasing their aesthetical value.

  APPLIED ARTS
• In its therapeutic function, art can be and is used as ? for individuals with a variety of illnesses, both physical and mental

  therapy
• Art also functions as an ?, A product of a particular time and place, an artwork represents the ideas and technology of that specific time and place.

  artifact
• The personal functions of art are varied and highly subjective. This means that its function depend on the person- the artist who created the art.
• Art is considered to have a ? if and when it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest.

  social function
• The ? functions of art are the easiest to spot and

  understand.

  physical
• refers to the visual focus or the image that may be extracted from examining the artwork.

  Subject
• is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or the artwork.

  Content
• These types of art have subjects that refer to object or event

  occurring in the real world. Often, it is also termed figurative art,

  because as the name suggest, the figures depicted are easy to makes out and decipher.

  REPRESENTATIONAL
• This art does not make a reference to the real world,

  whether it is a person, place, thing, or even a particular event. It

  is stripped down to visual elements such as shapes, lines,

  emotion and even concept

  NON-REPRESENTATIONAL
• Vincent van Gogh "Die Ebene von Auvers”


  Nature
• Battle of Waterloo


  History
• “Discobolus” – Greek original by the sculptor Myron of 450-440 BC


  Greek and Roman Mythology
• "Shah Jahan Receiving Dara Shikoh"


  Sacred Oriental texts
• “Sistine Chapel” 


  Judeo-Christian Tradition
• Vatican City; “Interior of Westminster”


  Michelangelo
• pertains to the most rudimentary level of meaning for it may be extracted from the identifiable or recognizable forms in the artwork and understanding how these elements relate to one

  another.

  FACTUAL
• pertains to the acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using

  motifs, signs, symbols and other cyphers as bases of its

  meaning. These conventions are established through time, strengthened by recurrent use and wide acceptance by its viewers or audience and scholars who study then.

  CONVENTIONAL
• These meanings stem from the viewer’s or audience’s

  circumstances that come into play when engaging with art.

  SUBJECTIVE