Reviewer in Contemporary Art (Chapter 1)

Contemporary Art

* Contemporary art is the art that springs out of the present day events
and passions of the society.

*Contemporary art is produced by 21st century artists living in the

postmodern age.

*Integrative art these art forms interactive and multi- disciplinary in

nature, that is, consisting of ideas and practices from different branches of
learning.

Subject of Art

*Subject or Topic is any person, animal, thing, or issue that is described or

represented in a work.

*Theme is the recurring idea or element in a work of art. It refers to the ideas,
thoughts, and feelings of the artist.

4 Subjects of Art

1. Realism in which the subject is done the way it actually looks.

2. Distortion wherein the artist uses his or her imagination and alters the
subject according to his or her desire.
3. Abstraction wherein the artist breaks apart a subject and rearranges it in
different manner.
4. Non objectivism wherein there is totally no subject at all.

6 Elements of Art
1. Space in visual arts can be defined as a void, an emptiness which can either be
positive or negative.

 Positive Space refers to a space enclosed in a shape

 Negative Space denotes the opposite

2. Line is the extension of a point, a short or long mark drawn or carved on a

surface.
3. Shape and Form
 When the ends of line meets they form a Shape.
 Form it is an enclosed line, a figure separate from it’s background.
4. Color the most striking art element that catches the eye.
5. Value is the degree if lightness and darkness of a color.
6. Texture is the surface of an artwork.

7 Principles and design

*Design is the overall structure of an art form.

*The Principles of design are also called the organization of the elements.

1. Harmony this refer to the wholeness of the design.

2. Variety pertains to the assortment or diversity of a work of art.

3. Rhythm it is the regular, repeated pattern in the elements of art.

4. Proportion elements in a work of art should have relationship with one

another. This relationship is called proportion.
5. Balance pertains to the even distribution of weight.
 Formal Balance or Symmetrical Balance refers to two sides that are
identical to each other.
 Informal Balance and Asymmetrical Balanace refers to two sides not
identical to each other yet equal in visual weight.

6. Movement it is a way to convey feelings and emotions.

7. Emphasis and Subordination

 Emphasis is the principle that gives importance or dominance to a unit or an
area.
 Subordination gives less importance to a unit or area.

R- Red
O- Orange
Y- Yellow
G- Green
V- Violet
I- Indigo
B- Blue

Angelica G. Ignacio
12 - STEM Einstein