Lesson 6 Flashcards
Serves as the foundation of the creation of the work of art
Subject
Is the most obvious aspect of an artwork
The subject matter
It is what is portrayed or represented in the artwork
The subject matter
Art maybe a person, a thing, a scene, an equation or even dreams
Subject
It provides the answer to the question: What is the work of art all about?
Subject
Includes the connotative, symbolic, and suggestive aspect of the image
Content
Is the subject of the artwork example still life portrait landscape and etc.
The subject matter
It is the communication of ideas feelings and reactions connected with the subject
Content
There are two basic types of visual art what are those?
•Representational or figurative art
•Non-representational or non-objective art
Aims to represent real objects or real subjects
Representational artwork
They our artwork based on images that can be found in the objective world or at least in the artist imagination that is images that can perhaps be named or recognized
Representational artwork
Painting sculpture graphic arts literature and theater arts although some of them do not depict recognizable subjects are generally classified as?
Representational artwork
The artwork does not reflect or describe a person place or thing in the natural world
Non-representational art
The works contents are its color shapes brass strokes scale size and method in certain cases
Non-representational
Non objective art is another way to refer to?
Non-representational art
If the artist begins with a real subject the artwork is called
Abstract
When the artist creates without any relation to reality the work is known as?
Non objective
It is typically an attempt, without artificiality, to portray subjects in reality without artistic constraints or implausible, exotic and supernatural elements
Realism
It refers to the representation of objects according to a preconception of the ideal form or type
Idealization
One possible motive could be to make things look as if the world were perfect
Idealization
It is the method of replacing or extracting characteristics from something to reduce it to a set of essential characteristics
Abstraction
It is any alteration in the scale shape or visual character of a medium by an artist to communicate a concept convey a feeling or enhance visual impact
Distortion
It is a means of putting together the conscious and the unconscious worlds of perception in such a way that the world of dream and imagination can join the daily rational world in “super reality”
Surrealism
What are the three essential components of a work of art:
•Subject
•Form
•Content
Is the “what” in an artwork: the topic, focus, or image
Subject
Is any representation or depiction of a person object scene or event in a work of art
The subject of art
Must not be considered in judging works of art
The subject of art
