CPAR LAST Flashcards
The nine subject of art?
Landscapes
Still life
Animals
Portrait
Figures
Everyday life or genre
History and legend
Religion and mythology
Dreams and fantasy
That features this subject focus on the physical environment these subjects are more often outdoors. the most often outdoors and mountain. More specific category of this subject include waterscapes which are images of rivers and the oceans and city scapes that include skyline or a horizon view of the city with the sky
Landscape
This subject involves using inanimate objects arranged indoors to control the source of the light and for the artist to use techniques to create illusion of depth and dimension when drawing or painting the objects
Still life
Throughout history one of the oldest forms of art has featured animals. Cave wall paintings have featured buffalo and bison created by pre historic men as a subject the artist emphasizes the naturalness of an animal one of the most famous sculptures of a dog can be found at shibuya station in japan featuring an urban legend name hachiko.
Animals
Are artistic representation of people can e in form of paintings drawings sculpture and photographs
Portraits
whether created in sculpture or drawn and painted on a canvas the chief subject is the human body which may be rendered naturally and realistically or distorted to depict it an abstract form.
Figures
Genre is used in several fields In music it is used to categorized pop rock classical while in art it depicts everyday life. People depicted in artwork using this subject are often depicted candidly.
Everyday life or genre
Artworks that feature this subject consists of significant verifiable events in a country’s history
History and legend
Artworks that feature this subject or set of subject are used to aid in worship or inspire. In roman Catholicism we see biblical characters or religious stories illustrated. in buddhism the buddha has been the main subject of their art however this category is not confined to religion mythology is also included although have been central figures in literature and have inspired artist as a subject in 2017
Religion and fantasy
Surrealism is an artistic movement that explores the subconciousness stue wherein the artist focuses on their imagination for imagery an artist that uses this subject features the vague and focuses on the impossible and fantastic
Dreams and fantasy
What are the general styles of art
Realistic
Distortion
Non objectivism
Artworks are presented in most natural state of the subject. In other words all the subject of art represent precisely what the subject looks like photographers do this effectively since they can capture an image realistically pay close to attention to the accuracy of light shade color and proportion image realistically. Realistic artwork is a master artist can make viewers second guess if the artwork is a photograph or a painting
Realistic
Realistic 2 types?
Minaturismo
Trompe-I’oeil
from the root word miniature is an art technique in which artist meticulously apply attention to detail. an example of this is the portraits from the mid spanish period, where the subjects are depictated garbed in
Minaturismo
Is an art technique applied to create an optical illusion and give the impression of dimension
trompe- I’oeil