ART APPRECIATION

Activity No. 6

Name: Katelyn K Date: 01-10-2022

1. What are the 4 different art Analysis? (1 point each)

 Semiotic Plane
 Iconic Plane
 Contextual Plane
 Evaluative Plane

2. Who are the founders /producers of semiotic theory? (1 point each)

 Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce

3. He is the first founder of semiotic. (1 point)

 Ferdinand de Saussure

4. Give 3 examples of sign. (2 points)

 No Parking
 No Cycling
 No Smoking

5. He stated that there are 3 types of signifier. (1 point)

 Charles Sanders Peirce

6. In your own words, what is signifier and signified? (5 points all)

 The signifier is the physical representation of the sign and it can be

sensed by the five senses: sight, sound, taste, and smell. Therefore, It is
the actual sign itself. Any spoken or written word serves as a signifier for
the concept it denotes.

 The signified is the thing or idea to which the sign (the signifier) refers
in the beholder's mind or when they see it. In other words, it is the idea,
significance, or object that the signified refers to.
7. This has to do with the particular features, aspects, and qualities of the images
which are signifiers.

 Icon
 Symbol
 Index

8. What are the two sources of meaning?

 Psychological and physical/sensory experiences which are commonly

share
 The socio-cultural conventions of a particular society

9. The iconic plane includes the choice of the subject which may bear social and
political implications.

10.It is the physical feel of something smooth, rough, fuzzy, slimy, and lots of
textures something in between.

 Texture

11.The quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline

of specific form or figure.

 Shape

12.The evaluative plane has to do with analyzing the values of a work. (2points)

13.What is your own understanding about contextual plane? (3 points)

 Contextual planes are concerned with the production and interpretation

of art depending on human and societal meanings. It is about an
individual's or community's inexplicable experiences and social
concerns.

14.What are the four elements of contextual plane? (1 points each)

 History and Culture

 Author
 Influence
 Reaction