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Lesson 4 Subject An Content

The document discusses the concepts of subject and content in artwork. The subject refers to the visual elements or images in a work, while the content is the meaning communicated by the artist. Representational art depicts real-world objects or events and is figurative, while non-representational art does not reference the real world and is non-figurative. Examples of works from various artists like Pollock, Picasso, van Gogh, and Michelangelo are provided to illustrate different types of subjects.

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Lesson 4 Subject An Content

The document discusses the concepts of subject and content in artwork. The subject refers to the visual elements or images in a work, while the content is the meaning communicated by the artist. Representational art depicts real-world objects or events and is figurative, while non-representational art does not reference the real world and is non-figurative. Examples of works from various artists like Pollock, Picasso, van Gogh, and Michelangelo are provided to illustrate different types of subjects.

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Subject

and
Content
Subject refers to the visual focus or the image that may be
extracted from examining the artwork.

Content is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or the


artwork. In simpler terms, the subject is seen as the ; the content
is the “
Types of Subjects

Representational Art
- refers to objects or events occuring in the real world.

- also termed as figurative art,because as the name


suggest, the figures depicted are easy to make out and
decipher.
Leonaro da Vinci
Non-representational Art
• Non-figurative art
• Non-representational art does not make a reference
to the real world, wether it is a person, or even a
particular event.
• It is in this light that representational works often
favored because they are easier to recognize.
Number 1A
Jackson Pollock
Head of a Woman
Pablo Picasso
Sources
and
Kinds of Subject
Die Ebene von Auvers
(Wheat Fields Near Auvers)
Vincent van Gogh
oil on canvas
A Cockchafer, Bettele, Woodlice and Other
Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula
Jan van Kessel
Discobulos
by Recky Bennison
Sistene Chapel
Michaelangelo
by Canaletto
Shah Jahan Receiving Dara Shikoh
by Hunhar
El Tres de Mayo
Francisco de Goya
refers to identifiable or recognizable forms in
the artwork and understanding how this element relate to one another.
pertains to acknowledged interpretation
of the artwork using motifs, signs, symbols and other cyphers as basis of its
meaning.
Creation of Adam
Michelangelo

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