ART

APPRECIATION
GNED 01
 ART APPRECIATION
• Sources of Subject
• Ways of Presenting the Subject
 SOURCES OF SUBJECT
• Nature
- the most popular source
of objective art
 SOURCES OF SUBJECT
• People
- Human subjects,
whether real or imagined
 SOURCES OF SUBJECT
• History
- depict real events which
are verifiable facts that
occured in the past
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• Legends
- present to viewers of
the art something tangible
even when unverified
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• Religion
- based on the sacred
texts
 SOURCES OF SUBJECT
• Mythology
- based on the stories of
the gods and goddesses
of Ancient Greece, Rome,
Celts, Norse and the
Egyptians
 SOURCES OF SUBJECT
• Dreams and Fantasies
- intrigue of the
unconscious that inspires
the artists to present it
through art for others to
see, relate and interpret
 SOURCES OF SUBJECT
• Technology
- tall buildings and
machineries are also
subject matter for the
artists
 WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Naturalism
- Greek deities are
depicted in idealized
human form
 WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Realism
- depicts the artist’s
attempt of portraying the
subject as it is
 WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Abstraction
- involves the process of
simplifying or reorganizing
characteristics and elements
of the work to adhere to
the artist’s level of artistic
expression
 WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Abstraction
• Distortion
- figures have been so
arranged that its
proportions differ
significantly from reality
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• Abstraction
• Elongation
- the subject is stretched
vertically and/or some
parts lengthened to give
the impression of thinness
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• Abstraction
• Mangling
- artists show subject as
cut, lacerated, mutilated or
hacked with repeated
blows
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• Abstraction
• Cubism
- presented through the
use of figures
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• Symbolism
- adds a mysterious quality
to the artwork that invites
viewers to uncover
 WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Fauvism
- did not express ethical,
philosophical, or
psychological themes but
painted pictures of
comfort, joy and pleasure
 WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Dadaism
- “hobby horse”
- a revolt against tradition
and aims to show the
wickedness of society
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• Futurism
- highlights the
technology of modern
life
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• Pointilism
- a technique of
painting in which small,
distinct dots of color are
applied in patterns to
form an image
WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Surrealism
- emphasized the
activities of the
unconscious mind
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• Expressionism
- depicts the emotions
aroused by objects and
events, subjects involve
chaos, sadness, tragedy
and defeat.
WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT

• Impressionism
- an attempt to
accurately and objectively
record visual reality in
terms of transient effects
of light and colour