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Sources of Subjects

Subjects of art maybe

found in primary

sources such us: Art

work

Autobiographies
film of the artist Interviews Diaries speeches letters

photographs

Sources of Subjects
Documents

nature history

mythology
Christian tradition

Sacred Oriental Text Others not mentioned above

Where
to find
the
Primary Sources:

Archives Catalogues Exhibits notebooks

Where
to find
the Primary Sources

Sketchbook Art galleries

Art and cultural


Art museums centers

Type of
Subjects
Representational or Objective arts - is the type of art that
we see the most. It is the use of signs that stand in
for and take the place of something else. It means
descriptive, figurative and symbolized. -
Non-representational art Non Objective Arts-is
also called Abstract art. The aim is to take
subjects from reality but present them in way
that is different from the way they are viewed
in our reality.
Content in Art * It refers to the meaning or
significance, and/or
feeling imparted by
work of art. This is
not the same thing
as the subject
matter the work
depicts.

Content of art is the pictorial aspects


inextricably link with of art such as word,
form, Form refers to design, and choice ,
about shapes, sizes,
colors, contrast,
medium, soft or
hard edges, and
many other
decisions

Content in art may be


classified as factual,
conventional, and
subjective

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