Module 3: Subject & Content of Arts PDF

MODULE 3: SUBJECT AND CONTENT OF ARTS LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the module, you should be able to: 1. Differentiate content from subject; 2. Classify artworks according to subject; 3. Analyse how artists presents their subjects in relation to the real subject; 4. Characterize sources...

MODULE 3: SUBJECT AND CONTENT OF ARTS LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the module, you should be able to: 1. Differentiate content from subject; 2. Classify artworks according to subject; 3. Analyse how artists presents their subjects in relation to the real subject; 4. Characterize sources and kinds of arts. Poll SUBJECT CONTENT SUBJECT ▪Main focus in the artwork ▪Most recognizable thing in the entire work of art, regardless of its size. Types of Subject on an Art ▪Representational Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Two Sisters (on the Terrace) 1881 ▪With subject ▪Represents objective images of people or objects and also visualize on as a resemblance on the real-world ▪Recognizable subject of an art Fernando Amorsolo: Dalagang Bukid (Woman with Banga) 1926 Types of Subject on an Art ▪Non- Representational ▪Without subject ▪It does not depend on reality. ▪Creates purely aesthetic reasons ▪Highly subjective and difficult to define Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VII, 1913 Kandinsky was recognized as the “Father of Modern Abstract Art” in the 20th Century Jose Joya: Hills of Nikko, 1964 Sources of subject of arts Primary sources Secondary sources ▪ strictest definition, first-hand ▪ refers to the evidences evidences such as personal written about the past. It letters, diaries, records or was interpreted through the other documents created written documents by the during the period under lens of the time period an study. event happened. ▪ First-hand accounts about ▪ On strictest definition, events, practices, or secondary sources are conditions for studies and considered as a document researching. addresses for the primary ▪ Records that were created sources. and made by first witnesses or first recorders Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh Main sources of subject of arts ▪Nature ▪History ▪Greek and Roman Mythology ▪Judeo- Christian tradition ▪Sacred oriental texts ▪Other works of art Kinds of subject ▪ Portraiture ▪ Still life ▪ Plants & Animals ▪ Landscape ▪ Seascape ▪ Cityscapes ▪ Religious Items ▪ Events / History ▪ Mythology and Myth ▪ Dreams and Fantasies ▪ Cartoon characters Content ▪ Overall meaning or intention of the piece. ▪ It manifests the message of the artist with his work. ▪ Stating and delivering a message can involve the subject, techniques used, colors used. Levels of meaning ▪ Factual (makatootohanan/ realistic) ▪ Conventional (following traditional forms/ symbol /genres/ imagines/uses) ▪ Subjective (based on/ influenced by personal feelings, taste or opinion) ▪ Iconography (objects that stimulate you and have meaning in your life) Levels of meaning ▪ Factual ▪ Conventional - The most rudimentary level of ▪ - pertains to the acknowledged meaning for it may be extracted from the identifiable or recognizable forms interpretation of the artwork in the artwork and understanding using motifs, signs, and symbols how these elements relate to one and other cyphers as bases of another its meaning. ▪ Subjective ▪ Iconography ▪ - it pertains to the variety of ▪ - It is the study of content of art meanings that can arise when a such as the depicted subjects, work of art was read. particularly its composition and elements that are distinct from artistic styles. Michelangelo Buonarroti: The Creation of Adams (1512) Jan van Eyck: The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) The iconography in this work has historically been the subject of debate due to its many signifiers. Some scholars have theorized that the painting was actually a marriage contract due to the writing on the wall in the background.