This document discusses the functions of art. It distinguishes between functional and non-functional art, with functional art being directly useful items like furniture, pottery, and architecture, while non-functional art includes paintings, sculptures, and photography. The document then examines how art serves people on personal, social, and physical levels, with personal functions including self-expression, identity, and connection, social functions encompassing cultural understanding and promotion of heritage, and physical functions relating to aesthetic pleasure and engagement with materials.

1. Functions of Arts
GEN ED 6 – ARTS APPRECIATION

2. Functional VS Non - Functional
Functional Arts
Directly useful
 Furniture
 Ceramics and Pottery
 Architectural Design
Non-Functional Arts
Indirectly useful
 Paintings
 Sculptures
 Photography

3. How does art serve us?
Personal
Art educates our senses and sharpens our
perception of color, forms, textures, designs,
sounds, rhythms, and harmonies in our
environment. It offers us fresh insights into
nature and human nature so that we gain a
better understanding of ourselves and the
world around us.

4. Some ways in which art is personal
Self-Expression
Identity and Individuality
Personal Connection

5. How does art serve us?
 Social
The social function of the arts refers to the various
ways in which art, whether visual, performing, literary,
or otherwise, interacts with and serves society. It
encompasses the roles that art plays in shaping,
reflecting, and influencing social norms, values, and
dynamics. The social function of the arts extends
beyond the individual aesthetic experience to include
broader cultural, political, and societal impacts.

6. Some ways in which art appreciation
serves social functions
 Cultural Understanding
 Social Connection
 Promotion of Cultural Heritage
 Social Connection

7. How does art serve us?
Physical
Tools and container are objects which function
to make our lives physically comfortable.
Designing objects involves the consideration
of how it will be used and its aesthetic look.
Physical function encompasses the aesthetic
function through which art becomes
influential for man to be aware of the beauty
of nature.

8. Some of the key physical functions of art
 Aesthetic Pleasure
 Tactile Engagement
 Artistic Techniques
 Artistic Materials