Co Art
Co Art
Co Art
Henceforth, it cannot be
measured by its significance or the level of skill with
BASIC ASSUMPTION OF ARTS (Leano, R. and Agtani, which it is created. It's subjective nature makes art's
J., 2018) only measurable quality is whether or not it exists.
Assumption is a thing that is accepted as true Example "beauty is the eye of the beholder"
or as certain to happen, without proof. It is meaning, every individual has his/her own perception
something that you accept as true without question and/or interpretation about the subject. It would
or proof. Many assumption has been written about never be the same for every individual.
arts and some of these are: APPENDIX B
A. Art has been created by all people at all times, in THE NATURE OF ART
all countries and it lives because its well-liked and
enjoyed. Naturally, arts linger on particularly if it is 1. Art is a diverse range of human activities in
popular and loved by the people. Example, the works creating visual, auditory or performing art works
and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal and the movie, The Ten expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill,
Commandments. intended to be appreciated for their beauty or
expressional power. In their most general form these
B. Art involves experience. In order to experience activities include the production of works of art, the
something, you have to make use of your five senses. criticism of art, the study of history of art, and
There can never be appreciation of art without having aesthetic written dissemination of art.
experienced it.
2. Art represents reality. Representation is the use of
C. Art is not nature. Nature is not art. Art is made by signs that stand in for and take the place of
man and nature by God. However, nature can be something else. It is through representation that
enhanced by man. The enhanced beauty and artistry people organize the world and reality through the act
of nature, then, can be classified as an art. of naming its elements. Signs are arranged in order to
D. Art is cultural. Art is a work of humans and form semantic constructions and expressed relations.
anything that has been created by humans is part of Art represents reality, since it is often depicting
culture. Art becomes cultural when it depicts people's objects or scenes from the world. An artwork can
way of life, religious practices, mores and traditions, depict a scene such as cafe or restaurant, or a park or
etc. garden. So, there is a sense in which art represents
the mind the mind's eye or what the imagination
E. Art is a form of creation. Art is something that is perceives.
created with imagination and skill that is beautiful or
that expresses important ideas or feelings (Meriam 3. Art is an expression. The expression containing the
Webster). As it is said, human is the creator of art. No form is an attempt to translate the unnamed and the
art can be created without human which, in turn, unknown. Intrinsic to our existence as humans is our
uses his/her imagination and creativity to produce quest to create meaning, and art allows the process
art. According to the world's most basic definition, an to take place. Making meaning involves
artist is simply a person who creates art. understanding our its surroundings and marking our
experiences.
4. Art serves as the means of communication of new thing in response to a sense of need. The very
emotion. The purpose of works of art may be need itself creates, working through man as its agent.
communicate political, spiritual, or philosophical
APPENDIX C
ideas, to create a sense of beauty, to explore the
nature of perception, for pleasure, or to generate THE FUNCTIONS OF ART (Yagyagan, Daniel, et. al.,
strong emotions. Art is an act of expressing feelings, 1986
thoughts, and observation of human conditions. A
fundamental purpose common to most art forms is Art has a great number of different functions
the underlying intention to appeal to, and connect throughout its history, making its purpose difficult to
with, human emotion. abstract or quantify to a single concept. This does not
imply that the purpose of art is "vague" but that is
5. Art matters. the arts matter because they allow us has had many unique, different reasons for being
to express ourselves and illustrate the world around created. Some of the functions of art maybe grouped
us in a different light, helping us to gain according to those which are non-motivated and
understanding of people and society, and give hope those which are motivated.
while living in this world. Art matters because it
illustrates the human experiences. Non-motivated Functions of Art