medium and techniques, themes and subject matter

• Medium


  The material, or the substance out of which a work is made. The nature of the art forms.
• Sculpture


  • Three-dimensional art
  • Materials: Metal, wood, stone, clay and glass
  • Pottery is a good example
• Architecture


  • Three-dimensional art
  • Materials: Wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete and various building materials
• Painting


  • Three-dimensional art
  • Materials: Metal, wood, stone, clay and glass
  • Pottery is a good example
• Printmaking


  • Ink printed or transferred on a surface (wood, plates, silk screen)
• Music


  • Uses sounds and instruments
• Dance


  • Uses body and movements
• Theater Arts


  • Stage art production
• Photography


  • Film, camera recording
• Literature


  • Use of words, either fiction or nonfiction
  • Example of today is poetry
• Techniques


  The manner in which artists use and manipulate materials to achieve desired formal effect and communicate the desired meaning or concept
• Subject


  Refers to what they are all about. "What do we see, hear, smell, taste or touch?"
• Theme


  Themes are what connect subjects to their social Milieu, something that goes beyond the literal