Module 2

Question 1

Functions of Art

Answer 1

1. PHYSICAL
2. SOCIAL
3. PERSONAL

Question 2

DETERMINING THE FUNCTION OF ART

Answer 2

1. Context
2. Personal
3. Social
4. Physical functions

Question 3

PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE OF ART

Answer 3

1. Integrity - ability to omit an acceptable level of opposing, disrupting, and corrupting values
2. Proportion - refers to a the relative size of objects , a ratio between parts or entities in some visual representation
3. Radiance -signifies the luminosity that emanates from a beautiful object, which initially seizes the attention of the beholder.

Question 4

refers to any person, object, scene or event described or represented in a work of art.

Answer 4

Subject

Question 5

Arts that have subject

Answer 5

Representational or Objective

Question 6

Arts that do not have subject.

Answer 6

Non-Representational or Non-
objective

Question 7

SOURCES OF SUBJECTS

Answer 7

1. Nature
2. History
3. Greek and Roman Mythology
4. Judeo-Christian Tradition
5. Sacred Oriental Texts
6. Other Works of Art

Question 8

KINDS OF SUBJECT

Answer 8

1.Landscapes, Seascapes and Cityscapes
2.Still Life
3.Animals
4.Portrait
5.Figures
6.Everyday Life
7.History and Legend
8.Religion and Mythology
9.Dreams and Fantasies

Question 9

Content in Art (Levels of Meaning)

Answer 9

1. Factual Meaning- the literal statement or the narrative content in the work which can be directly apprehended because the
   objects presented are easily
   recognized
2. Conventional Meaning- refers to the special meaning that a certain object or color has a particular culture or group of people.
3. Subjective Meaning- any personal meaning consciously or unconsciously conveyed by the artist using a private symbolism which stems from his own association of certain objects, actions or colors with past experiences.

Question 10

representations of rice threshers, cockfighters, candle vendors, street musicians and children at play.

Answer 10

Genre Painting