Chapter 3-4 Flashcards
is a term used for whatever is represented in a work of art. It refers to any identifiable object, individual, thing, place or event illustrated in a work of art.
Subject
answers “what is it about?” It tries to analyze the meaning of an artwork. Meanings could be Factual, Conventional, and Subjective.
Content
analyzes an artwork solely on what is presented and seen. It is the literal statement or the narrative content in the work which can be directly apprehended because the objects presented are easily recognized.
Factual meaning
centers on what is already an accepted meaning: a custom or standard. It also refers to the special meaning that a certain object or color has to a particular culture or group of people.
Conventional meaning
comes from the viewer of the art: what the artwork implies; the emotions transmitted and received by the viewer; or a story that an artwork might narrate to the viewer.
Subjective meaning
These are subjects of paintings derived from nature, which is a very rich source of art subjects.
Landscape, seascape, cityscape (Nature)
as a subject of art may be derived from nature, legend or mythology and folklore.
Animal
usually depicts the sitter head-and-shoulders, half-length, or full-body.
Portrait
focuses on the human body, nude or clothed, while emphasis is given on grace and proportion of the human form.
Figure
Also known as “genre”, it is a representation of people going about their usual ways, performing their usual tasks.
Everyday Life
This kind of subject is derived from imaginary accounts. These stories are used in art forms to convey and impart values attached to these stories.
Characters/events from legends
Faith, beliefs, religious icons, gods, and goddesses, all these are utilized as subjects of art.
Mythology and Religion
include memorable and significant events in history.
History
These are inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting like flower and fruits arrangement, dishes on a dining table, pots and pans on a kitchen table, or musical instruments and music sheets.
Still Life
The Birth of Venus
Mythology and Religion
is an art practitioner who produces or creates indirectly-functional arts with aesthetic value using imagination.
Artist
in contrast, creates directly-functional art.
Artisan
Institutionalized 1992 through Republic Act No. 7355, the Manlilikha ng Bayan Act
The Gawad ng Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or the National Living Treasures Award
was a textile weaver (T’nalak) from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. She was awarded in 1998. She died in 2015.
Teofilo
Lang Dulay
is a hat weaver from San Quintin, Abra. He is known for his kattukong, which can last up to three to four generations if taken care of properly. He received the award in 2012
Teofilo Garcia
is a textile weaver from Pinili, Ilocos Norte. She was awarded the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan Award in 2012.
Magdalena Gamayo
was a musician, particularly a kutyapi player from Mamasapano, Maguindanao. He received the GAMABA Award in 1993. He died in 2011.
Eduardo
Samaon Sulayman
is a metal smith/metal sculptor from Apalit, Pampanga. He was awarded in 2004.
Eduardo Mutuc
In this method, the pigment is mixed with egg yolk or both the yolk and white of an egg. It is thinned with water and applied to a gesso ground (plaster mixed with a binding) on a panel.
Tempera
it entails painting on freshly spread, moist plaster. First, layers of plaster are applied to the surface. While the final layer is still wet, the artist applies the colors, which are earth pigments mixed with water.
Fresco
the medium for the powdered color is hot wax which is painted onto a wood surface with a brush.
Encaustic
The design is created by small pieces of colored glass, stone, or ceramic (called Tesserae), embedded in a wet mortar which has been spread over the surface to be decorated.
Mosaic
are the family of colors which have high value and low to ntermediate saturation.
Pastel
is a water based paint consisting of pigment and other materials designed to be used in an opaque painting method.
Gouache
Powdered pigments are mixed with gum-arabic or a similar substance that will help them adhere to a surface. The artist then mixes them with water and applies them to a ground, usually paper, with a soft brush.
Water Color
It was first picked up by prominent painters such as David Hockney, Helen Frankenthaler and Mark Rothko.
Acrylic
Powdered colors are mixed with a fine oil, usually linseed oil. A solvent, traditionally turpentine, is also used to thin the colors as desired, so that the paint can be applied thickly and opaquely, or thinly and transparently.
Oil Paint
