SUBJECT AND CONTENT

3 COMPONENTS OF WORK OF ART.

 Subject(what)

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa Visual focus or the image
that may be extracted from
examining an art work.
Anthony Sikeldam- Children at Sunset

Jacque Michelle-Unnamed Artwork

Content(why) and Form

Content is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or

artwork.
Michael Alfano-Surrealistic Sculptures
Form is the development and configuration of the artwork.
Types of Subject

REPRESENTATIONAL ART
Mona Lisa is a good example of
representational art since it referred to
an entity occurring in the real world.
https://artsketches99.com/examples-of-abstract-art-
Also called, figurative art. drawings/examples-of-abstract-art-drawings-mrs-web
ers-art-class-abstract-vs-non-representational-art/

NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART

Non-representational art does 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.
Abstract Art

-departure from reality, but the extent of that departure determines whether it has
reached the end of spectrum.
Sources and Kinds of Subject

Source of inspiration can yield multiple translations.

Depictions sired by reality or supplemented by artist’s imagination.

Mythologies and Gods

All about the mythological encounters and events in the form of wall paintings, frescos,
sculptures and pottery among others.
Higher controlling power

Belief system of people that inspired them to create artwork to recreate

events and image of God/Gods.
 Goya’s El Tres de Mayo

From early breakthroughs such as the

discovery of fire and the overthrow of
geocentric theory in favor of a
sun-centered universe, succeeding
advancements brought about by
discovery, innovation, and man’s
incessant search for glory plotted a
dynamic course of history.
Creation of Adam and Content.

Michelangelo’s “Creation of
Adam” can be read using various
levels of meaning previously
discussed. There, Adam is figured
with an aged God, both of them
with an arm stretched and their
respective index fingers appearing
to be fixed at an impending
contact.