ART APPRE:3rd lesson

• Motivated art or Directly Functional Art refers to the intentional objectives of the artist in creating a piece of art
• It serves an obvious purpose, which can bring about changes at the personal or societal level
• Functions of Motivated Art:

  • Communication: art is a form of communication used to convey emotions, moods, and feelings
  • Entertainment: art seeks to bring about a particular emotion or mood for relaxation or entertainment purposes
  • Avant-Garde: expresses an unorthodox way of advocating social or political revolution
  • Psychological Healing Tool: art therapy is used for therapeutic recovery
  • Social Inquiry: graffiti or street art for public view
  • Propaganda or Commercialism: art used to influence popular conceptions or sell products
• Non-Motivated art or Indirectly Functional Art do not serve utilitarian purposes but incorporate functional objectives
• Ancient Chinese vases are an example of non-motivated art appreciated for historic or aesthetic value
• Other Functions of Art:

  • Personal Function: artists create art for personal expression, economic reasons, spiritual concern, and social and intellectual inquiry
  • Social Function: influences collective behavior, enriches material and non-material culture
  • Physical Function: art can serve a physical purpose, like a Caryatid sculpture used as a column or pillar
• Art as Mimesis:

  • Mimesis is the basic theoretical principle in the creation of art, reflecting and reinterpreting the world around it
  • Visual arts portray real-life images through imitation or representation
• Plato's View on Mimesis:

  • Art gives the likeness of a thing but is always less than real
  • Art does not inspire virtue or teach morality as it portrays imaginary events
• Aristotle's View on Art as Representation:

  • Art does not necessarily reflect reality like a mirror
  • Teaching ethics is not a function of art or poetry
• Art for Art's Sake:

  • Beauty can be universal and independent of specific interests
  • Judgment of art is based on the perception of beauty
• Art as an Escape:

  • Some use art as a coping mechanism to escape from reality