Content in Art

Question 1

Having the skills of—, you would be able to understand the meaning of any work of art.

Answer 1

Seeing, perceiving, asking, reflecting, and knowing (SPARK)

Question 2

Meaning or message that is expressed or communicated by the artwork.

Answer 2

Content in Art

Question 3

These may be communicated feelings, reactions, and ideas connected with the subject

Answer 3

Content in Art

Question 4

Various levels of meaning

Answer 4

1. Factual Meaning
2. Conventional Meaning
3. Subjective Meaning

Question 5

The literal statement of the work because of the recognizable figures or images.

Answer 5

Factual Meaning

Question 6

Refers to a special meaning that a figure, color, line or image has to a specific group or culture. This is where connotations come to play.

Answer 6

Conventional Meaning

Question 7

Stems from the viewer’s or audience’s circumstance that comes into play when engaging with art (what we know, what we learned, what we experienced, and what values we stand for).

Answer 7

Subjective Meaning

Question 8

This idea is extracted from the identifiable and recognizable forms, elements, or images (naked Adam reclining, background, God surrounded angels and floating, etc.)

Answer 8

Factual Meaning

Question 9

Man is created in the image and likeness of God. This kind of interpretation has been acknowledged by many viewers and scholars. The likeness of the actors in the painting, leveling and other symbols contribute to this type of meaning.

Answer 9

Conventional Meaning

Question 10

The endowment of intellect to man from God. Michelangelo’s painting shows God is bestowing Adam with the gift of the intellect and that it is by using this great gift that man may reach his highest potential and bring all things his mind develops into creation.

Answer 10

Factual Meaning