Art Appre Unit 2

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subject

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The term __ in arts refers to the main idea that is represented in the artwork. It is basically the essence of the piece.

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representational art or objective art

non-representational or non-objective art

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The art pieces which use a specific subject is called __; while those that have no subjects are called __.

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Representational Art

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is a term that generally refers to a painting or sculpture that is clearly recognizable for what it claims to be. It references images such as a human form or a tree, and although these images may not always be portrayed as true to life in color or position, they are still recognizable to the viewer.

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Representational Art

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depicts any identifiable object or series of objects and their physical appearance in reality. It is also referred to as Figurative Art, being that it is derived from real object sources. Oftentimes, representational artists act as observers, and interpret what they see in their own way through their work.

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Non-representational or non-objective art

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refers to compositions which do not rely on representation or mimesis to any extent

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Nature

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

___, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical universe, material world or material universe. It refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It is considered the most commonly used source of art.

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People

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

They are considered the most interesting subject of an artwork which may be real or imagined. An artist’s thoughts, moods and even the genre of a certain art work may be depicted by people by means of clues as takeaways.

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History

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

It is the depiction of factual events that occurred in the past whose purpose is either to remember important events of long ago or to teach the learners about the lessons of the past.

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Legends

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

Artworks based on __ present to viewers of the art something tangible even when unverified. Art brings life to these stories.

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Religion

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

has played an enormous role in inspiring works of visual arts, music, architecture and literature through ages. Artists used as inspiration the religious texts as the Bible, Quran and Torah in conveying their ideas and beliefs through their art works.

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Mythology

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

These are sources of subjects that come from the stories of gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece, Rome, Norse and Egyptians. These so-called deities of the mythological world depicts present humanlike behaviors.

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Dreams and Fantasy

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

The wonder of the unconscious is what is being expressed by art works under this subject source. These works of art somehow explain to the viewers the content of the art piece including the hidden meaning behind each work. The unconscious is being made to be understood by this source of subject.

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Technology

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THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT

The modernity of the present is also an inspiration being used by artists as a source of subject. The wondrous use of machines, the towering skyscrapers, state of the art robotics technology, top of the line transportation machineries as cars, ships and motorcycles to name a few are sources of subjects of interest under this

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Naturalism

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refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting. It is a type of art that pays attention to very accurate and precise details, and portrays things as they are.

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Realism

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is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements.

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Realism

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is the most popular way of presenting art subjects

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Abstraction

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__ finds its roots in ‘intuition’ (of the artist) and ‘freedom’ (for the artist as well as for the viewer).

It is the capability of the artist to use their imagination to look beyond what we can physically see and translate intangible emotions onto the canvas.

It is also the ability of the audience to then try to connect to the artist’s intention and free their own mind of visual restrictions.

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Distortion

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Abstraction may be in these forms:

is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of something. In the art world, a distortion is any change made by an artist to the size, shape or visual character of a form to express an idea, convey a feeling or enhance visual impact.

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Elongation

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Abstraction may be in these forms:

is when the art subject is lengthened, protracted or extended.

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Mangling

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Abstraction may be in these forms:

Artists show the subject as cut, lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated blows.

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Cubism

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Abstraction may be in these forms:

This is the presentation of abstract figures through the use of a cone, cylinder, sphere, triangle, square, cube and circle in place of real pictorial elements

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Symbolism

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This is the use of a visible sign of an idea to convey to the viewers, readers or audiences the message of his work

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Fauvism

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is the name applied to the work produced by a group of artists from around 1905 to 1910, which is characterised by strong colours and fierce brushwork.

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Dadaism

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is a protest movement in the art that is playful and experimental. “Dada” means a “hobby horse”. It is most often nonsensical.

It is considered a revolt against tradition because it does not follow the principles in art and shows the wickedness of society in its presentation. The aim of this method is to shock and provoke its viewers.

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Futurism

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This was developed in Italy about the same time as cubism appeared in France. Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the mechanical energy of modern life.

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Surrealism

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This method mirrors the evils of the present society. It means super realism, influenced by Freudian psychology which emphasizes the activities of the subconscious state of the mind.

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Expressionism

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This features art works describing pathos, morbidity, chaos or even defeat and was introduced in Germany from 1900 – 1910.