REPRESENTATION THEORY OF ART Flashcards
is an image, an appearance, a copy, a reproduction
of things, people, objects or event.
REPRESENTATIONISM
Art that contains representation
FIGURATIVE ART
Van Eyck,
The Arnolfini
Marriage
REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE
Van Gogh, Bedroom at Arles, 1888
REPRESENTATION OF THINGS OR OBJECTS
Francisco, Mural on the History of the Philippines, 1963
REPRESENTATION OF EVENT
CHANGING the physical appearance of nature, like
a natural marble that turn into a sculpture by
carving and cutting
PHYSICAL ALTERATION
ENHANCING the appearance of nature, like a forest
that becomes a garden by arranging and trimming
the plants, or a woman beautifying herself by
putting cosmetics on her face.
SELECTIVE MODIFICATION
Copying nature according to the CHOICE of the
artist, but the resulting image is still recognizable,
like in the style of representation in cubist and
fauvist art.
PERCEPTUAL INTERPRETATION
LANDSCAPING Art of environmental design
SELECTIVE MODIFICATION
Block of Natural Marble TO Michaelangelo, Pieta
PHYSICAL ALTERATION
COSMETOLOGY
Art of Facial Beautification
SELECTIVE MODIFICATION
The way of presenting the
subject is ABSTRACTIVE
PERCEPTUAL INTERPRETATION
Art is the recreation of nature
Representation
Painting that looks so realistic
that it fools the eye as if it sees
the real thing.
trompe l’oeil
“Art is putting mirror up to nature.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE