Frames and elements of art Flashcards
What is the subjective frame about
It is about the personal thoughts or feelings an artist has created into an artwork about an event, time or place
What is the structural frame about
How the artwork is constructed, signs, symbols used and material choices (elements of art fit here)
What is the cultural frame about
Beliefs that form a custom or tradition about a group of people , time and place
What is the postmodern frame about
Challenging traditions of the past using a wide range of art materials including technology, to express current social issues
What questions would these belong to - How does this artwork make me feel?
What might the artist of felt?
How has the artist been imaginative?
Subjective
What questions would these belong to-When was the art made?
What were beliefs or values behind the artwork?
Culrural
What questions might this belong to-
Can I identify any symbols in the artwork?
Are there any hidden codes?
What signs might mean something?
How has the artist used the elements of art
Structural
What frame do these questions belong to-
Is there anything amusing about the artwork?
Has the artist borrowed a technique from elsewhere?
Is there something non-traditional about the artwork.
Post Modern
What are the seven elements
line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value
What is line
Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, straight, curved, dotted, broken, thick thin
What is shape
Shape is 2D, geometric or organic (Geometric is based off shapes, Organic is everything else)
What is form
Form is 3D, geometric and organic
What is colour
Colour refers to the hue (name), value (lightness/darkness), intensity (saturation) and temperature (warm or cool)
What is texture
The feal, appearance, thickness, or stickiness of an object. e.g smooth, rough, silky, furry)
What is space
The area around, within or between images or parts of an image.
