Chapter 4 Gec Art

CHAPTER 4
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to, Differentiate representational art and non-
representational art;
Discuss the difference between an artwork's
subject and its content;
Identify the subject matter and specific examples of art; and
Enumerate the sources of the subjects of
some of the most recognizable works of a Philippine art history.
In viewing art, there are clues that mediate between the artwork and the viewer, allowing the
viewer to more easily comprehend what he is seeing.
These clues are the three basic components of a
work of art:
Subject — the visual focus or the image that may be
extracted from examining the artwork; the “what”
Content — the meaning that is communicated by the
artist or the artwork; the “why”
Form — the development and configuration of the art work — how the elements and the medium or
material are put together; the “how”
Think-Pair-Share
Look at the painting below by artist David Bailly entitled Selbstbildnis mit Vanitassymbolen
(Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols). List down eveything that you see within the four corners of
the work. List as many items as you can in 3 minutes.
With seatmate, and
mpare the items listed.
Based answe , write
mptio about what the
painti means.
In the sciences, experimentation is the key to proving a hypothesis or a larger theory.

In the arts, there are observable qualities that the artwork holds that will point to its subject,
and sometimes even to its content. (look at the constituent figures that are perceptible, the
manner in which the
REPRESENTATiONAL ART
These types of art have subjects that refer to objects that refer to objects or events occurring in
the real world.
Also termed figurative art because the figures depicted are easy to make out and decipher.
Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci (1503)
Despite not knowing who Mona Lisa is, it is clear that the painting is of a woman that is
realistically-proportioned;
only the upper torso is shown;
a beguiling and mysterious smile is
flashed;
the background is a landscape
NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART
Art forms that do not make a reference to the real world, whether it is a person, place, thing, or
even a particular event.
It is stripped down to visual elements, such as shapes, lines, and colors that are employed to
translate a particular feeling, emotion, and even concept.
Number 1A Jackson Pollock (1948)
Is non-representational art the same

with abstract art?
There is no clear-cut divide, rather,
they exist in a spectrum.
Non- representational
Abstract art
Representational art
Head of a Woman, Mougins
Pablo Picasso (1962)
Looking at the combination of lines, shapes, and colors of the sculpture will point to a head of a
woman Even with the abstraction of the
image, this work is arguably
representational art.
For non-representational art, a higher, level of perceptiveness and insight might be required to
fully grasped the feeling, emotion, or concept behind the work.
For representational art, it is easier to infer the subject matter because from the figures
depicted in the artwork, there is already a suggestion as to its implication.
rces ect
Nature History
Greek and Roman mythology
Judeo-Christian tradition Sacred oriental texts Other works of art
nds ect
History Still life Animals Figures Nature Landscape Seascape Cityscape

Mythology Myth Dreams Fantasies
Die Ebene von Auvers (Wheat Fields Near Auvers

Vincent van Gogh (1890)
A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and Other Insect, with a Sprig of
Auricula
Jan van Kessel (early 1960s)
Fruit Pickers Under the Mango

Tree
Fernando Amorsolo (1937)
Young Women in the Ricefield Fabian de la Rosa (1902)
Discobolus
Myron (Roman, 2^d Century
AD))
Sistine Chapel Michelangelo (1508-1512)

Shah Jahan Receiving Dara
Shikoh
Folio from the Late Shah Jahan
Album (circa 1650)
El Tres de Mayo Francisco de Goya (1814)
The meaning or message that is expressed or communicated by the artwork.

In understandi the content of art, it is important to note that there are various levels of
mean
Factual meaning
The most rudimentary level of meaning for it may be extracted from the identifiable or recognizable
forms in the artwork and understanding how these elements relate to one another.
Conventional meaning
Pertains to the acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using motifs, signs, and symbols and
other cyphers as bases of its meaning.
These conventions are established through time, strengthened by recurrent use and wide acceptance
by its viewers or audience and scholars who study them.
Subjective meaning
When subjectivities are consulted, a variety of meanings may arise when a particular work of art is read.
These meanings stem from the viewer's or audience's circumstances that come into play when engaging
with art (what we know, what we learned, what we experienced; what values we stand for)
Meaning may not be singular, rather, multiple and varied
Creation of Adam (from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel) Michelangelo (1814)
ysi
Subject: ical art

Factual meaning: Creation Story (creation of man)
Conventional meaning: man was created in the image and likeness of God
Subjective meaning: endowment of intellect to man from God

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CHAPTER 4

In the sciences, experimentation is the key to proving a hypothesis or a larger theory.

Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci (1503)

Is non-representational art the same

History Still life Animals Figures Nature Landscape Seascape Cityscape

Die Ebene von Auvers (Wheat Fields Near Auvers

Fruit Pickers Under the Mango

Sistine Chapel Michelangelo (1508-1512)

El Tres de Mayo Francisco de Goya (1814)

The meaning or message that is expressed or communicated by the artwork.

Subject: ical art

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