Author(s)

Patrick Neil M. Santiago

University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.

History reveals how the production and function of art have been progressively changed. This paper will investigate the emancipation of a work of art derived from historical accounts that are grounded in Marx and Engels’ theory of communism concerning the abolition of private property. This inquiry encompassed three phases: In the first phase, nature rules over man; in the second, private property develops and nature is reduced to a simple object for man; and in the third phase, man revolutionizes and eliminates everything. This study will tackle the historical development of art, including 1) on ritual activity, 2) on commodification and exploitation, and 3) on revolution and distribution, to describe the present condition of art. Finally, surpassing modernity and moving into a new condition, the work of art arrives at its final point of departure—maturity. Upon entering the information age, the attitudes of art emancipate from ritual representations to economic commodification into technological expression. Nevertheless, the emancipation of the fine arts into mass art is expected to take place.

Art Production, Economical Commodification, Ritual Representation, Technological Expression

Santiago, P. (2022) The Transition of Art Production: From Ritual Representation to Economical Commodification to Technological Expression. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 175-184. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.1010011.