Chapter 3 METHODS OF PRESENTING ART Flashcards
It is a way of
moving away from reality or separating oneself from the objective truth;
Abstraction
is the term used for whatever is
represented in a work of art.
Subject,
It answers the question “what is the artwork about?”.
Subject,
- portraits 7. history
- everyday life 8. legend
- still life 9. religion
- animals 10. mythology
- figures 11. dreams
- scapes 12. fantasy
Kinds or sources of art subjects:
portrays the objective truth about people, life or
situations, whether good or bad, pleasant or harsh, ugly or beautiful.
realism
It is subjective, highly
personal, opinionated, and extra-challenging for it constantly asks the viewer to
discover its meaning.
Abstraction
is a way of presenting a subject the way it looks in everyday life, the
way as seen by the naked eye.
Realism
The artist tries to approximate on canvas or in any
medium how something or someone authentically appears without any addition,
Realism
the “Grand
Old Man of Philippine Art”,
Fernando Amorsolo,
Below are examples of realism paintings by Fernando Amorsolo,
LANDSCAPE PAINTING
COUNTRYSIDE SCENE IN OIL
DEFENSE OF A FILIPINA WOMANS’S HONOR
UP OBLATION
He depicts his
subject the way he thinks or feels about it; he tries to represent his subject (either
visually or verbally) in a manner that eliminates some measure of physical details
and retains, in his mind, only the essential characteristics.
Abstraction
The word abstract means to
“move away” or “to separate from”.
Abstraction can be used through:
distortion
cubism
elongation
Mangling
Abstract Expressionism
the artist bends, twists or misshapes the image to achieve an unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the subject’s
body producing visible deformity. What appears is a subject, misshapen or twisted,
totally unlike as it appears in reality.
Distortion
the artist uses geometrical shapes to represent his
subjects. The subjects are presented as a series of cubes, cones, or spherical shapes
which can be seen from different angles or viewpoints all together at the same time.
Cubism
Spanish painter _____ is often credited as the first Abstract artist who
co-developed with ____ the Cubist method between 1908 and 1912
Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque
example of cubism
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
Prayer Before Meals
by Vicente Manansala
House of the Black Madonna,
first example of Cubist architecture
in Prague
Ang Kiukok
Fisherman,
This is a method used by the artist when he intentionally lengthens or
elongates the figure of his subject to achieve a desired effect.
Elongation
example of elongation
Madonna of the Long Neck
in Prague
David by Michaelangelo
they depicted forms not found
in the natural world
Abstract Expressionism
is a movement of painting which began in New York
City that tried to declare its independence from European styles.
Abstract Expressionism
This is an uncommon way used by the artist to present his subject. He
achieves the effect by cutting, chopping, mutilating, lacerating, or hacking the
image
Mangling
In this method, the act of painting becomes an art itself as the process of
painting becomes a drama of its own.
Abstract Expressionism
This method is also called “action painting”.
Abstract Expressionism
example of abstract expressionism
Peculiar Velocity, Jackson Pollock
Vessel by Jose Joya
Mark di Suvero, Aurora, 1992-1993
Forearmed,1967
by Alfonso Ossorio
is the artist’s way of presenting his idea or feeling using a
representation or sign to stand for something other than itself.
symbolism
white
red
dove
snake
purity
war
peace
traitor
Another symbol used
in the play is a raven, which usually represents
bad fortune
e play MacBeth by William Shakespeare uses blood, both real and
imagined, as a symbol of
guilt
Symbolism example
Canadian War Museum
UP Oblation
Dadaism
It got its name from the French word “dada which means
“hobby
horse”
was a way to express the confusion felt by many people as their world turned
upside down.
Dadaism
This method ignores aesthetics and intends to offend
man’s sensibilities.
Dadaism
example of dadaism
Mona Lisa
painting of da Vinci
Fountain
After Us Motherhood
by Marcel Duchamp
Fauvism is rooted in the French word ____ which means
“fauve”
“wild beast”
marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivid
colors.
Fauvism
Painters who use this method use bold colors, oftentimes unmixed and
straight from commercially-produced tubes, spontaneous and rough execution
(oftentimes referred to as abnormal painting techniques) coupled with turbulent
emotionalism.
Fauvism
Fauvism
The dominant figure of the group was
Henri Matisse;
example if fauvism
Woman with a Hat, 1905
by Henri Matisse
the Dance
by Henri Matisse
Surrealism is a combination of two words,
super and realism
believe in “automatic writing”, spontaneously
writing without censoring one’s thoughts
surrealism
it is a method which is a combination of the depictive, the
abstract, and the psychological
surrealism
example of surrealism
The Persistence of Memory
by Salvador Dal
Indecision
by Jon Jaylo
Renewal
by Danny Sillada
In this method, the artist draws, paints or chooses subjects borne out of
modern technology or products of modern living and tries to capture the essence and
vitality of modern life.
Futurism
They often painted modern urban
scenes and vehicles in motion while futurist music rejected tradition and introduced
experimental sounds inspired by machinery.
Futurism
capture fleeting moments and use natural colour schemes offering a whole
new pictorial language.
Impressionism
includes visible brush strokes, light
colors with emphasis on light in its changing qualities to accentuate the effects of
passage of time and unusual visual angles.
Impressionism
presents a subject through the prism of the
artist’s sensibility and thru the creative process to bring about aesthetic awareness
Expressionism
refers to “art that expresses intense emotion”
Expressionism
is “an artistic style in
which the artist attempts to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective
emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in him.
Expressionism
