Our Lady of the Pillar College – San Manuel Inc.

San Manuel, Isabela

College Department
S.Y. 2021 – 2022

ART ED

MIDTERM
Prepared By:
MR. JOHN KENEDY D. PERALTA
INSTRUCTOR

Contact number- 09973480590

Email-- peraltajohnkenedy@gmail.com

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 LESSON 1

TOPIC: SUBJECT AND CONTENT

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
1. Differentiate representational art and non-representational art.
2. Discuss the difference between an artwork’s subject and its content.
3. Identify the subject matter and content of specific examples of art;
4. Enumerate the sources of the subjects of some of the most recognizable works of
art in Philippine art History.
The Subject of Art
 The subject art is the matter to be described or to be portrayed by the artist.
 Subject of art is varied. This may refer to any persons, object, scene, or event. In
general, the subject of an artwork is anything under the sun.
The Two Kinds of Art as to Subject:
1. Representational or Objective Art
 They are those arts depict objects that are commonly recognized by most people.
 Something that is real.
 They us “form” and are concerned with “what” is to be depicted in the artwork.
Examples:
Still Life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically
commonplace objects, which may be either natural or man-made.

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  Portrait is a painting, photograph, figure or any other aft form in which the face and
its expression is predominant.

 Landscapes, Seascapes, Moonscapes, Cityscapes.

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  Mythology and Religion, Dreams and Fantasies

The Two Kinds of Art as to Subject:

2. Nonrepresentational or Nonobjective Art
 They are those arts without any reference to anything outside itself.
 It has no recognizable objects.
 It uses “content” and is concerned with “how” the artwork is depicted.

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 Sources of the Subject of Art
1. Nature
2. History
3. Greek and Mythology
4. Religion
5. Sacred oriental Texts

The Content of Art

 The content of art is the meaning, message, and/or feeling imparted by a work of
art.
 It is the mass of ideas associated with each artwork and communicated through
the following:
1. The Art’s imagery
2. The symbolic meaning
3. Its surroundings where its is used or displayed
4. The customs, beliefs, and values of cultures that uses it
5. Writing that help explain the work.

3 levels of meaning
1. Factual Meaning – the literal statement or narrative content in the work that can be
directly apprehend because the objects presented are easily recognized.

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 2. Conventional Meaning – which refers to the special meaning that the certain
object or color has a particular culture or group of people when it is shown in an
artwork.
3. Subjective Meaning – refers to the individual meaning deliberately and instinctively
expressed by the artist using a personal symbolism that stems from his own alliance
with certain objects, actions, colors with past experiences.
Keeping an Art
A country, society, and individual may hold on to an artwork often beyond its
usefulness, which may involve various considerations, including its meaning and its
economic value. Public, private institutions, like museums and galleries, are also
designed for keeping art, and issues around preserving or restoring it.
1. National Pride and Glory
Nations keep art because it is good for the economy and for business. The presence of
major archaeological, religious, or architectural sites stimulates the entire economy,
attracts tourists, and generates thousands of local jobs.
2. Museums and Private Collections
• Museums are the repositories of much of the art in most countries and make
them available for public viewing through either permanent or temporary
exhibitions.
• Private Collections are older that museums. Since earlier times, rulers, nobles,
and priests have collected art and kept it palaces or temples for aesthetic
pleasure, personal or ritual use, or display of power.
3. Preservation and Restoration
Because art is valuable, enormous human effort and financial resources are devoted
to preserving art form the ravages of time, the environment, industrial-by-products,
and even any other human being.

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 ACTIVITY

LET’S WORK ON THIS

1. What are the hurdles of accessing art in terms of its subject and content?
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2. Where do artists source their subjects?
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3. Name an example of an artwork and speculate on the content of the artwork
based on its factual, conventional, and subjective meanings.
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 LESSON 2

TOPIC: ART HISTORY

ACTIVITY

To check your understanding of the lesson, answer the following essay questions:
1. What was the importance and significance of art during the prehistoric period?
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2. During the early Egyptian civilization, in what ways were art and religion
interconnected?
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3. Compare and Contrast Greek and Roman artworks.
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4. Discuss how Mannerism art became an offshoot of works from the Renaissance.
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5. Explain why Neoclassicism served as a response o reaction to the Baroque Period.
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PERFORMANCE TASK

Pretend that you are a commissioned artist and you are asked to create an artwork (any
form or medium) that depicts love. Using the different periods and art movements in
Western Europe, describe (or draw) how you will execute and create the artwork based
on the period you chose.

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