CONTENT AND RELEVANCE Flashcards
Content
factual
conventional
subjective
factual
denotative meaning of an artwork or the explicit meaning (dictionary-based)
relevant information of the artwork including the artist, medium, places staged, published, awards, citations, etc.
convential
based on a popular belief or common accepted realities of a society at a given time
conforms to the constructed norms
subjective
depends on an individual maturity, preference, interest, likes, background
usage of theory
Relevance
personal
social
historical
cultural
philosophical
spiritual
personal relevance
what is the importance of artwork to you as a person?
social relevance
what social issues/concerns are reflected
what are the solutions to address this issues?
historical relevance
there are significant event in the past that are reflected in the artwork
cultural relevance
promotion of the traditional ways of living
philosophical relevance
artwork is made to question/ponder one’s existence
spiritual relevance
artwork is a reminder to cultivate our loving relationship with God