The Frames Flashcards
Structural Questions
What does it look like?
How has the artwork been made?
What techniques have been used?
What materials have been used?
What is the composition like?
Subjective Questions
How does it make you feel?
What is the mood of the work?
How is the mood created?
What do you think the artist felt?
What does the audience feel?
Cultural Questions
What is its context?
When and where was the work made?
How has this influenced it?
Who was the artist?
How did their context influence the work?
Postmodern Questions
Is it a new take on something?
Does the work appropriate another artist?
Does it appropriate another artwork?
Why does it appropriate them/it?
How has it changed the original meaning?
Structural Frame
This frame focuses on the personal and individual experiences, feelings, and emotions of the artist, and how these are reflected in the artwork.
Cultural Frame
This frame examines the cultural and social contexts in which art is created and interpreted, including beliefs, traditions, and values.
Post-Modern Frame
This frame explores art that challenges traditional norms and conventions, often using a wide range of materials and techniques to express current social issues and engage with the complexities of the modern world.
Subjective Frame
This frame analyzes the artwork as a system of communication, focusing on how ideas are represented and meaning is conveyed through visual language, signs, symbols, and codes.
