Understanding Art Subjects

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Subject in art refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of ______.

art

In the case of a story, poem or music, subject is the main idea, character or theme of a ______.

composition

Representational or objective art are works of art that have visible ______.

subject

Non-representational or non-objective art are those that do not have visible ______.

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Content refers to what the artist expresses or communicates on the whole in his ______.

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It is stripped down to visual elements such as shapes, lines and colors that are employed to translate a particular feeling, emotion and ______.

<p>concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

An abstract work of Pablo Picasso is a great example to explain this ______.

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Depending on the degree of distortion and abstraction, an artwork may be judged as leaning more toward ______ over the other.

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There are different kinds of sources of subjects, including nature, from plants to ______.

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For non-representational art, a higher level of perceptiveness and insight might be required to fully grasp the feeling, emotion, or concept behind the ______.

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History and Greek and Roman mythology provide episodes to transport the viewer to heroic encounters of Achilles and ______.

<p>Aeneas</p> Signup and view all the answers

Judeo-Christian tradition stems from a belief in a lone creator of the universe, along with sacred oriental texts, stained glass, and other works of ______.

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