Art comes from the Latin word "ars" meaning skill or craft. It refers to human ingenuity and technical proficiency in adapting the natural world for human use. Art serves many functions including personal expression, social interaction, economic benefits, political purposes, recording history, furthering culture and religion, providing shelter, and enhancing aesthetics. The document discusses these various functions of art and provides examples like paintings, buildings, and performances that fulfill different roles for individuals and societies.
13. e.g. The poet, Edwin Markham,
wrote the poem “The Man with the
Hoe” because he was inspired by
the painting of a farmer that he had
seen earlier.
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16. Don McLean Lyrics
"Vincent“
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land
18. Others do their thing because of
their passion for their respective art
forms.
e.g. Gary Valenciano renders
concerts for free because he loves
singing.
38. •Political Function
When Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, a
patroness of the arts became the
Governor of Metro Manila, she
promoted her political programs by
means of the arts.
47. •Religious Function
Almost all, if not all, art forms
evolved from religion. People in
olden times worshipped their Gods
in the form of songs and dances.
Artist uses his genius or his creative mind in transforming God-made things into man-made things that satisfy his needs
Skill- stress technical knowledge and proficiency
Cunning- stresses ingenuity, good in devicing, inventing and executing
Artifice- suggests mechanical skill especially in imitating in nature;
Craft may imply expertness in workmanship or suggest trickery and guile in attaining one’s ends.
technical skills are the knowledge and abilities needed to accomplish mathematical, engineering, scientific or computer-related duties, as well as other specific tasks relating to technology.
Crafty in the used of resources that is available in the environment or in the same.
mechanical
Of or relating to machines or tools: mechanical skill.
Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine: a mechanical toy dog.
Of, relating to, or governed by mechanics.
Performed or performing in an impersonal or machinelike manner; automatic: a droning, mechanical delivery of the speech.
Craft is the quality of work that is done using your hands.
Some do to express their emotions or thoughts, real or imaginary.
A big number of artists do it to self- actualize, for example, a poet writes poems to satisfy his passion for poetry or a sculptor creates icons to satisfy his craving for images.
This association is evidenced by the choral singing and group dancing in religious rites and other practices.
Houses are constructed by groups of men for the smallest groups in the society, the families.
Churches are built for communal worship.
A drama is performed by a group of performers called the cast before a group of viewers known as the audience.
Artists engage in the arts basically to earn money.
Not only commemorate but also celebrate historical greats.
The Our Lady of EDSA shrine is a sterling proof of Filipino’s love of peace and freedom as it reminds those who pass by EDSA of the bloodless revolution in the Philippine history, emulated by other races all over the world.
The first Greek paintings and sculptures were those gods and goddesses.
The first great architectural works were built for religious purposes:
At times, paintings serve to protect the walls and ceilings of some buildings, while sculptures serve as column of some buildings as in Greek and Roman Architecture.