art app lesson 4 Flashcards
visual focus or the image that may be extracted from examining the artwork;
subject (what)
that is communicated by the artist or the artwork;
meaning (why)
-development and configuration of the art work; how the elements and the medium or material are put together;
form (how)
2 types of subjects
representational art
non-representational art
also called figurative art
representational art
ex of representational art
mona lisa by leonardo da vinci
do not make a reference to the real world
non-representational art
ex. of non-representational art
abstract art
head of a woman,mougins by pablo picasso
-meaning or message that is expressed or communicated by the artwork.
content in art
types of content in art
factual meaning
conventional meaning
subjective meaning
-most rudimentary level; may be extracted from the identifiable or
recognizable forms in the artwork and understanding how these elements relate to one another.
factual meaning
- acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using motifs, signs, and symbols and other cyphers as bases of its meaning
Conventional meaning
stem from the viewer’s or audience’s circumstances that come into play when engaging with art (what we know, what we learned, what we experienced
Subjective meaning -
basic components of a work of art
subject
meaning
form