Reason for Making Art

Spiritual
http://theartedge.faso.com/blog/73876/the-spiritual-significance-of-art

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Utilitarian Art
Literally speaking utilitarian art would be art that prioritises function over other values such as formal aesthetics.

Crafts of various kinds could clearly be called utilitarian arts. The Bauhaus School might be a good historical example of this way of thinking.

• • However, the term is incredibly broad and is broken up into numerous sub-categories that lead to utilitarian, decorative, therapeutic, communicative, and intellectual ends.
  • The decorative arts add aesthetic and design values to everyday objects, such as a glass or a chair, transforming them from a mere utilitarian object to something aesthetically beautiful.
  • Examine the communication, utilitarian, aesthetic, therapeutic, and intellectual purposes of art

• Using Art

  • The decorative arts are widely used and utilitarian by their very nature.
  • Typically, their purposes are obvious, and their aesthetic value is often secondary to their utilitarian function.
  • While these art objects often have no specific utilitarian purpose, anthropologists have proven they hold very specific cultural importance.
  • https://www.google.com/search?q=utilitarian+art&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikutj__bTkAhUQbawKHZOBDAMQ_AUIESgB&biw=1195&bih=515
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