How to Analyze the Subject Matter of a work of Art

Directions: Study the artwork presented in the table below. Analyze according to conditions stated on the
left column. Suggest your personal title to each artwork then put your analysis on the respective boxes.

Suggestive Title The dark blue Zigzag Unicorn The dragon Innocent
forest lady women
Subject Forest lake Zigzag shape Color mixing Women and Women
the dragon sculpture
sculpture without arms
Content The content I can't really It's colourful I think the I think the
of this tell the artwork content here content here
artwork is content of represents a is the woman is like
representing this artwork unique and and the feminist art
the good in but as what i different dragon has something
nature, how can see there perspective. the same like that.
beautiful it is is different strengths.
even in the zigzag shape And it
dark, as you that is used represents
can see the here and the that the
blue sky is color is good. woman is not
reflecting the weak.
lake that's
why the lake
became blue.
Form Color, texture Lines, Color and Shape, Form, color,
texture, texture texture, color, shape, line.
shape line.
Representational Yes No No No Yes
from the natural
world.

Non- No Yes Yes Yes No

representational
from the natural
world.
Abstract Abstract is Abstract is Abstract is Abstract is Abstract is
not really not really not really not really not really
used here. used here used here used here used here
Non-objective Objective Objective Objective Objective Objective
Referent Nature Lines Color Imaginative Women
idea
Does the artwork Of course The shape The color is The woman You can see
include a referent
that is because the and the line yes but yes but the a sculpture
recognizable in the subject here used here is behind this dragon everywhere
natural world?
is a nature. recognizable. artwork, i besides her and i think
don't think so. is no. the artwork is
recognizable
in the natural
world.
Has the artist Yes and no. Its a simple Yes, i think Definitely Yes.
created artwork
from his/her The artwork artwork with so. yes! The
imagination? is natural a zigzag line artwork itself
because so i think it shows a
he/she used has meaning woman and
forest as a behind so beside her is
referent but maybe a creepy
at the same he/she used dragon.
time used his/her
his/her imagination
imagination while making
to make it this.
more
aesthetic.
Is abstraction used No Yes Yes No No
to manipulate the
referent, if so how
has it been used?

Is the artwork The artwork This artwork Objective Objective Objective

non-objective
without a referent is objective is objective artwork artwork artwork as
to the natural or artwork it has artwork because it because opposed to
imaginative world?
a referent to because its focus on the there's a trying to
a natural focusing on different kind subject as create a
world. the line, of color and the realistic
texture and mixture. representatio picture of a
color. nal or familiar
figurative art. subject.