The Tragic in Art; Subject and Contents, Levels of Meaning, Planes of Analysis

Question 1

Subject vs. Content

Objects depicted by the artist (objective/ representational vs. non-objective/ nonrepresentational)

Answer 1

Subject

Question 2

Subject vs. Content

Object

Answer 2

Subject

Question 3

Subject vs. Content

What the artist expresses or communicates; the meaning/ theme

Answer 3

Content

Question 4

Subject vs. Content

Reveals the artist’s attitude towards the subject. Meaning/theme

Answer 4

Content

Question 5

Kinds of Subjects

Answer 5

–Landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes
- Still lifes
- Animals
- Portraits
- Figures
- Everyday life
- History and legend
- Religion and mythology
- Dreams and fantasies

Question 6

The choice of a subject is dependent on the ____________ and ___________.

Answer 6

medium; time

Question 7

Portrait: __________
Figure: ____________

Answer 7

face;
whole

Question 8

_______________________ – can’t see subject
_______________________ – subject is seen

Answer 8

Non-representational;
Representational

Question 9

Biological environment

Answer 9

Naturalistic representational art

Question 10

Style of artist; not close to reality. E.g. anime and manga

Answer 10

Stylized representational art

Question 11

Suggested object; changes are present

Answer 11

Abstract representation

Question 12

Ways of Representing Subject

Depiction in nature. Depicts the way the subject would normally appear in nature.

Answer 12

REALISM

Question 13

Ways of Representing Subject

REALISM
Note: No work of art is truly ____________.
Only illusion of reality is presented through the careful choice of details. (ex. realistic novel)

Answer 13

realistic

Question 14

Ways of Representing Subject

Simplifying/ reorganizing. Process of simplifying and/or reorganizing objects and elements of artistic expression.

Answer 14

ABSTRACTION

Question 15

Ways of Representing Subject

Enough of a likeness of the reality may be retained or not.

Answer 15

ABSTRACTION

Question 16

Ways of Representing Subject

Proportion differ from natural. Twisting, elongation, distortion.

Answer 16

DISTORTION

Question 17

Ways of Representing Subject

Figures have been so arranged that proportions differ noticeably from natural measurements.

Answer 17

DISTORTION

Question 18

Ways of Representing Subject

Twisting, stretching, deforming the natural shape of an object.

Answer 18

DISTORTION

Question 19

Levels of Meaning

Literal

Answer 19

Factual

Question 20

Levels of Meaning

Cultural (cross; rituals)

Answer 20

Conventional

Question 21

Levels of Meaning

Personal (conveyed by the artist consciously or unconsciously)

Answer 21

Subjective

Question 22

Levels of Meaning

The subject of art has some intellectual content. – Osborne

Answer 22

Subjective

Question 23

Planes of Analysis

• Signifier, signified, referent
• Psychophysical experience
• Socio-cultural conventions

Answer 23

Semiotic

Question 24

Planes of Analysis

Image

Answer 24

Iconic

Question 25

Planes of Analysis

• Social, historical; allusive
• Dialogic relationship between art and society
• Human/social implications

Answer 25

Contextual

Question 26

Planes of Analysis

Technical and content aspects

Answer 26

Evaluative

Question 27

“A responsible critic/viewer draws from a rich knowledge and _______________.”

Answer 27

humanism

Question 28

• A raw human emotion
• A common experience we feel/ experience as humans.
• We don’t pay attention to the suffering of others.

Answer 28

Tragedy and Beauty

Question 29

Recreation in words of a work of art.

Answer 29

Ekphrasis

Question 30

Recreation of an artwork into another form or medium.

Answer 30

Trans-creation

Question 31

Exclusive; purpose – religion and spiritual

Answer 31

Rituals

Question 32

____________ – local government, inclusive, people from different walks of life appreciate culture, increasing economic activity within the area, and tourism (aesthetics).

Answer 32

Festivals