understand. Works of art that were primarily made to perform certain functions or service to make our lives comfortable have physical functions. • Obviously, architecture is directly and almost entirely functional because buildings are always built for some special purpose. The applied arts are also functional. Metal works such as gates, grills, lamps, Christian religious objects, armor, weapons, tools, ceramics, glassware, stained glass, mosaic, tile work, textile, and furniture are among the many types of arts or crafts. Pictures (example) • Art that has a physical function usually relates to items that can be used for a practical purpose because of their physical structure, despite their artistic appeal. • Consider the chair: Until we sit on it, a chair is work of abstract sculpture; it is also a complex engineering problem. As sculpture, chairs possess symbolic value, they can look like thrones, beds, couches, swings, saddles, or wire cages-reminding us of kings, queens, bishops, cowboys, or canaries. Chairs are masculine or feminine, juvenile or adult, shy or assertive. Their aesthetic and functional values are impossible to separate. • Functions change according to form, and if there are many functions, there will be many forms. • The problem of the artist in designing a functional object depends, to a large extent, is making the thing specifically adopted to its particular use. • Whenever art has function, this function influences and often determines the form. • Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright's teacher, originated the phrase "Form follows function." It means that the outer shape or appearance of an object results from its inner operation; an object should look like what it is and does. • SCULPTURE – Art of carving, molding, welding or producing works of art in three dimensions. – More functional than painting and literature. • Religion has for ages made great functional use of sculpture. • The church doors with elaborate carvings are magnificent examples. • In the Medieval and Renaissance churches, sculpture was frequently used for instructional purposes. • Another important functions of sculpture is the commemoration of the lives of important people. • One very common functional use of sculpture is seen in the coins. • The work of an artist is not the mechanical reproduction of a picture through a camera, but a translation of the most relevant characteristics of the original model. • It involves the process of selection, interpretation, arrangement, and execution. • Art tends not to imitate but to express nature with clarity and meaning. • Art, therefore, is not a mere copying of a nature but a creative activity. • Anything man conceives in his mind or makes with his hands is a creation. • Art appreciation means more than aesthetic enjoyment. Art appreciation – involves an ability to judge and to appreciate art. Aesthetic Enjoyment – related to the experience derived from the contemplation of artistic works. • According to the impressionists, the criteria to determine the excellence of the works of art depend on individual feelings and opinions. • All men have the capacity to develop aesthetic pleasures and art appreciation but only those who seriously apply themselves to the study of history and evaluation of the arts are qualified to discuss about aesthetic standards and art appreciation. • Once we are awakened to the appreciation of the arts, we can develop a critical attitude and reflection toward them. It is then that we can comment, criticize, pass judgments, write reviews, and make recommendations.