Art App (finals)

• What does the term 'subject' refer to in art?

  Any person, object, scene, or event
• How is the subject defined in literature?

  Main idea, character, or theme of a composition
• What are the two types of art mentioned?

  • Representational or Objective Arts
  • Non-representational or Non-objective Arts
• What characterizes representational or objective arts?

  Works with a visible subject that is recognizable
• Which forms of art are considered representational arts?

  Painting, sculpture, graphics, literature, theater
• What does representational or figurative art depict?

  Objects or events in the real world
• Give an example of representational art.


  A painting of a cat
• What does representational art need to be recognizable?

  It must clearly represent its subject
• What are non-representational or non-objective arts?

  Arts without a visible subject
• What do non-representational arts appeal to?

  The senses through expressive elements
• What is abstract art characterized by?

  Images without clear identity
• What can abstract art express?

  Emotions or feelings not visible
• Who is a well-known artist associated with abstraction?

  Picasso
• What is depicted in Salvador Dali's painting "The Persistence of Memory"?

  Three soft melting pocket watches
• What might the soft watches in Dali's painting symbolize?

  Einstein's theory of relativity
• What does the figure in the middle of Dali's painting suggest?

  Irrelevance of time during sleep
• How does subject differ from content in art?

  Subject is visible; content is symbolic
• What is subject matter in art?

  Literal, visible image in a work
• What does content in art refer to?

  What the artist expresses in the work
• What does Gerald Brommer say about content in painting?

  Content is the reason for making a painting
• What is emotional content in art?

  Communication of ideas and feelings
• What are the three levels of meaning in subject matter?

  1. Factual meaning
  2. Conventional meaning
  3. Subjective meaning
• What is factual meaning in art?

  Literal statement easily recognized in work
• What is conventional meaning in art?

  Special meaning for a culture or group
• What is subjective meaning in art?

  Personal meaning conveyed by the artist
• What is the subject of Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam"?

  Biblical art
• What is the factual meaning of "The Creation of Adam"?

  Creation story of man
• What is the subjective meaning of "The Creation of Adam"?

  Man created in God's image
• What are common subjects depicted in art?

  1. Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape
  2. Still Life
  3. Animals
  4. Portraits
  5. Human Figures
  6. Everyday Life
  7. History and Legend
  8. Religion and Myth
  9. Dreams and Fantasies
• What do artists often depict in landscapes?

  Their physical environment
• What did Fernando Amorsolo romanticize in his paintings?

  Philippine landscapes
• What is still life in art?

  Groups of inanimate objects arranged indoors
• What do still lifes in Chinese and Japanese paintings typically show?

  Flowers, fruits, and leaves in natural setting
• What is significant about the earliest known paintings?

  They represent animals on cave walls
• What animal is a favorite subject of Filipino artists?

  Carabao
• What do portraits aim to capture?

  A realistic likeness of a person
• What occasions often prompt people to pose for portraits?

  Baptisms, graduations, weddings
• What does Chaucer's Prologue to Canterbury Tales represent?

  A portrait gallery of 14th-century society
• What did ancient Greeks symbolize through physical beauty?

  Moral and spiritual perfections
• How did early Christian artists represent the nude figure?

  Distorted to avoid attention to sensuality