Art Analysis Flashcards
The study of signs and it consists with the “signifier” (its material/physical aspect) and
its “signified” (non-material aspect as concept and value).
Semiotic Plane
The only difference is that that material elements of the work have to do with the particular features, aspects, and qualities of
the image.
Iconic Plane
Resituating the work in its context will bring out the full meaning of the work in terms of its human and social implications. This is where the viewer draws out the dialogic relationship of art and society.
Contextual Plane
The plane of analysis that examines the value of work having a dialogic relationship
with public.
Evaluative Plane
It is concerned with everything that can be taken as a “sign”. The elements of the visual arts derive their meaning-conveying potential
from two large sources: human psychophysical experiences and the socio-cultural conventions of a particular society and period.
Semiotic Plane
It includes the choice of the subject which may bear social and political implications.
Also, part of it is the positioning of the figure (frontal, in profile, three-fourths, etc.) that implies its bearing to the meaning of the work.
Iconic Plane
If one does not view the work in relation to its context, but chooses to confine analysis to
the internal structure of the work then he reduces its meaning. The work’s meaning is a complex that involves concepts, values,
emotions, attitudes, atmospheres, sensory
experiences that arise from the three planes. The experience of a work cannot be reduced.
Contextual Plane
The evaluation of a work necessarily includes the analysis and the examination of its axiological content since values are expressed in the work which holds a dialogic relationship with reality.
Evaluative Plane
This plane is “Material/Aspect-Focused”.
Semiotic Plane
This plane is “Feature-Focused”.
Iconic Plane
This plane is “Analysis-Focused”.
Contextual Plane
This plane is “Value-Focused”.
Evaluative Plane
