subjects or arts
What is a subject of art?
It's the matter to be described or to be portrayed by the artist that may refer to any person, object, scene or event
To determine subject matter in a particular piece of art, ask yourself:
What is actually depicted in this artwork?
What is the artist trying to express to the world?
What is his or her message? And how are they conveying that message
They are those arts which depict (represent) objects that are commonly recognized by most people.
Representational Art or Objective Art
is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on) in an artificial setting
Still life
is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant, conveying that message
Portraiture (portrait)
any of the landforms such as the volcano, mountain, hill, valley, plain, plateau, cliff, etc.
LANDSCAPE
any of the water forms such as the ocean, sea, river, lake, brook, pond, falls, etc.
SEASCAPE
an aerial view of a city or a portion of it
CITYSCAPE
It is a focused view or interpretation of specific natural elements such as animals, plants, sceneries, etc.
Nature
They are those arts without any reference to anything outside itself (without representation).
It is non-objective because it has no recognizable objects
Non-representational Art or Non- objective Art
also termed realism, is the method of presenting subjects as they appear in real life. REALIST PAINTERS/ARTISTS:
REALISM
LEONARDO DA VINCI
THE LAST SUPPER
MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN LA BELLE JARDINIERE
RAPHAEL SANZIO
THE CRUCIFIXION OF ST. PETER
MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI:
The Filipino foremost painter and the Father of Philippine Realism AFTERNOON MEAL OF THE RICE WORKER
FERNANDO AMORSOLO
is drawing away from realism wherein the product is a departure from what is present in real life
ABSTRACTIONISM
METHODS OF ABSTRACTIONISM:
DISTORTION
MANGLING
ELONGATION
is presenting the subject in a misshaped form.
DISTORTION
It is presenting the subject with parts which are cut, lacerated, mutilated, or hacked with repeated blows
MANGILING
is presenting subject in an elongated form and done by stretching the object
ELONGATION
is presenting the subject with the use of cubes and other geometric figures.
CUBISM
He is a well-known artist because of his artworks that has the style of cubism like the "The Weeping Woman, Les Demoiselles D' Avignon and Maya with Doll."
PABLO PICASSO
is presenting the subject with the use of strong color, uneven brush strokes, and rough texture and with the deliberate lack of refinement in the application of the paint
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
he was one of the leading abstract expressionist painters Yellow Islands, 1952
JACKSON POLLOCK
his works are mostly under this genre and he is the foremost exponent of abstract expressionism; he is a Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts
Hills of Nikko, 1960
JOSE JOYA
presenting the subject as if the subject does not form part of the real world, but belongs to the world of dreams and fantasy.
SURREALISM
he influenced this method and he is the Father of Psychoanalysis
SIGMUND FREUD
- was a Spanish Surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship and the striking bizarre images in his work
SALVADOR DALI -
The Persistence of Memory
The Great Masturbator
is the presentation of the subject symbolically, that is, the artist shows his subject as it app ears in real life, but he intends to let it represent something.
SYMBOLISM
a sculpture by Guillermo Tolentino that shows the symbol of freedom.
OBLATION
a painting by Juan Luna depicting a soldier dra gging a slave exposes the oppression by the Filipinos from the hands of the Spaniards as he lets the soldier symbolize Spaniards and the slave represents the Filipinos
SPOLARIUM
it is an optimistic realism
.FAUVISM
the leader of Fauves, formed the art movement in the 1900s
HENRY/HENRI MATISSE
It is a shocking realism. It is presenting the real-life subject with the intention to shock the audience through the exposition of the evils in society.
DADAISM
he was the best known Dadaist
MARCEL DUCHAMP
- is an emotional realism. It is presenting the real-life subject with the intention to express emotions, pathos, chaos, fear, violence, defeat, morbidity, and tragedy.
EXPRESSIONISM
best known as being a Norwegian born,expressionist painter and printer.
EDVARD MUNCH
It is realism based on the artist's impression
IMPRESSIONISM
he is recognized to be one of the
founders of impressionism, and he was the most constant and convinced of all.: Impressionism, Sunrise, Women in the garden; the Japanese bridge over the water-lilies pond at Giverny; Regattas at Sainte-Adresse
CLAUDE MONET
The Luncheon on The Grass; A Bar at the Folies-Bergere; Olympia; Boating EDGAR DEGAS: The Bellelli family; The orchestra at the Opera House; Dancers; Morning bath; Horsemen, Rainy weather
EDOUARD MANET
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp; The Storm on the Sea of Galilee; Danaë
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Starry Night; Sunflowers; Poppies; Irises; The Potato Eaters; The Bedroom; Blossoming Almond Trees; The Night Café; The Mulberry Tree
VINCENT VAN GOGH:
Pennsylvania Coal Town; Paris
EDWARD HOPPER
It is realism in the future. It is presenting a subject that relates not to the present, but to the future.
FUTURISM