Subject And Content

Question 1

refers to the visual focus or
the image that may be extracted from
examining the artwork

Answer 1

Subject

Question 2

meaning that is
communicated by the artist or the
artwork

Answer 2

Content

Question 3

development and configuration
of the artwork-how the elements and the
medium or material are put together

Answer 3

Form

Question 4

The kind of art that refer to objects or
events occurring in the real world.

Answer 4

Representational art or figurative art

Question 5

⚫ Does not make a reference to the real
world, whether it is a person, place, thing
or even a particular event.
⚫ Stripped down to visual elements such as
shapes, lines and colors that are employed
to translate a particular feeling, emotion
and even concept.

Answer 5

Non-representational art or non-figurative art

Question 6

Sources of subject

Answer 6

1) Nature
2) Greek and Roman Mythology
3) JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION
4) Sacred Oriental Texts
5) HISTORY

Question 7

Kinds of subject

Answer 7

1) History
2) Still life
3) Animals
4) Figure
5) Nature
6) Landscape
7) Seascape
8) Cityscape
9) Mythology
10) Myth
11 Dreams and Fantasies

Question 8

To take on the challenge of understanding
the content of art, it must be reiterated
that there are various levels of meaning

Answer 8

Content in Art

Question 9

Pertains to the most rudimentary level of
meaning for what it may be extracted
from the identifiable or recognizable
forms in the artwork and understanding
how these elements relate to one
another.

Answer 9

Factual meaning

Question 10

Pertains to the acknowledged
interpretation of the artwork using
motifs, signs, symbols and other ciphers as
bases of its meaning

Answer 10

Conventional meaning

Question 11

A variety of meaning that may arise when
a particular work of art is read

Answer 11

Subjective meaning