CHAPTER 3

• Subject, Form and Content are considered the essential components in the creation of art. They are inseperable components such that it would be difficult to dispense the other when artist plans for his next work.
• Sources for subjects in the visual arts

  • Persons
  • Objects
  • Themes
  • Ideas
• Representational subjects


  • Appear to be very much like how people see them in reality
• Non-representational art (abstract art)


  • Does not depict a clear subject. The interpretation is left to the viewer, and the artwork can evoke different emotions and thoughts in different people
• Subcategories under representational art

  • Realism
  • Impressionism
  • Idealism
  • Stylization
• Realism


  An art style that focuses on making pieces look as realistic and true-to-life as possible
• Representational artwork


  • Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), 1872 by Claude Monet
• Idealism in art


  The depiction of subjects in a way that represents an ideal beauty or standard
• Stylization


  Simplifying, exaggerating, or otherwise altering the physical features of a subject to create a unique and recognizable look
• Sources and Kinds of Subject

  • Nature
  • People and World Events
  • Myths and Legends
  • Spiritual and Religious Beliefs
  • Ideas Commissioned by Employers
• Form/Composition


  The overall organization of the artwork. It is an outcome of the artists' effort to use the elements of art and arrange them according to aesthetic principles.
• Two-dimensional art


  • Begins the work on a flat surface called a plane. It has mathematical dimensions of width and height (but no depth). Can be decorative spaces or plastic spaces. Has a defined boundary of the picture plane in the form of shapes like squares, rectangles, triangles, or circles.
• Two-dimensional Media


  • Drawings
  • Paintings
• Drawings


  A process of moving an instrument over a smooth surface to leave a mark, mostly in the form of line
• Paintings


  An art process or media where the artist applies colors to surfaces using paint brush, painting knives, or rollers
• Three-dimensional Art


  • Has actual and real depth. Can be viewed across different angles which make the art to have more physical impact.
• Three-dimensional Media


  • Sculpture
  • Assembling
  • Modeling
  • Carving
  • Casting
  • Crafts
  • Architecture
• Sculpture


  A type of three-dimensional art where most of the media used are clay, glass, plastics, wood, stone, or metals
• Assembling


  The process of constructing a sculpture using different materials
• Modeling


  An additive process where the artist gradually adds more of the material to build the form. Clay and wax are the most common modeling materials.
• Carving


  A subtractive process where the sculpture removes, cuts, chips, or drills parts of the solid mass to create the form
• Casting


  A manipulative process where materials like soft pliable materials are made into shapes using manual hand force or machine manufactured force
• Crafts


  Three-dimensional crafts that have utilitarian intentions, such as baskets, plates, cups, vases, jars, kitchen utensils and jewelry
• Architecture


  The process of planning, creating/building, monitoring and retrofitting infrastructures to give humans and other life forms safe spaces
• Technological Media


  • Photography
  • Film
  • Video
  • Computer Art
• Films


  A series of negatives that intend to show motions of pictures
• Computer Arts


  Graphic designers rely on computers and its applications to create art. Hardware of computers are the physical tools that assist in the creation of art such as keyboard, monitor, CPU, printer, and mouse. Other tools include stylus and graphics, tablets, scanners, and web cameras.
• Content


  Artworks also contain emotional or intellectual messages. These are statements, moods, or interpretations developed by an artist through the artwork.
• Without the ability of the viewer to communicate with the artist, it would be difficult for the former to decipher the thought and emotional processes of the artist. The rhetoric and narratives of the artist are not always literal in application.
• You may research about the artist's life, time period and culture to have fuller viewpoints and interpretation of the work.
• Credit line


  Consists of (1) Name of the Artist, (2) Title of the Work, (3) Year/s of the work was made, (4) Medium, (5) Size Dimensions and (6) Location of work.