COMPOSITION

OF
ART

Rapporteurs:
Diana Jane Damuag
Kizha Mae Cadungog
Remyl Ayap
Lourence Lopez
I. INTRODUCTION
A. What is composition in art

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Representational Art
B. Non-representational Art

II. FORM

III. CONTENT

IV. MEDIUM

V. TECHNIQUE
What is composition in art?
—latin word, composicioun, "action of combining," also
"manner in which a thing is composed," from Old French
composicion (13c., Modern French composition) .
It is the way in which different elements of an artwork are
combined.
In general, this refers to the key subjects of the artwork and
how they are arranged in relation to each other.

Types of composition:
1. SUBJECT MATTER
Every creation or work of art has a subject in fact the subject
or topic can be any person, animal, thing, or issue that is
described or depicted in an artwork (Benavidez-Perez, 2016).
It could be anything that could ignite an artist's imagination,
promoting him to create (Cerbo et al, 2010). There are two
types of subject matter, the representational art and the
non-representational art.
a. Representational art or objective art, we can easily see
identifiable figures or objects.
However, in abstract art, the appearance of objects is not
realistically presented.
Below are the possible subjects of representational art:
•Interesting Person/s or Animal/s
•The Human Form
•Human Activities
•Commemorative Events
•Common Objects
• Nature
• Deity

Examples of representational art include Leonardo da Vinci’s

Mona Lisa, Rockwell paintings, and cave paintings

b. Non-representational art or non-objective art does not

depict recognizable objects. Neither it has stories to tell nor
descriptions to give. Art's power to communicate rests on
the language of art itself.

Robert Delaunay, Le Premier Disque, 1913

2. FORM
It is the specific quality of an artistic expression which
includes all the visual aspects of the work that can be
isolated and described. It is the surface feature of an artwork
that has nothing to do with the art's in-depth meaning. As
the saying goes, "what you see is what you get." It is just
what it is and nothing else.

3. CONTENT
It is what the artwork is about.it contains the message that
the artist is trying to express or communicate. Through the
content, the attitude and the personality of the artist
towards his subject is revealed, and the artistic value of his
artwork can be measured by its originality, its imaginative
quality, its sincerity, and its truth.

4. MEDIUM
It is the instrument of the artist in translating his feelings and
thoughts into form. It could be the substance the artwork is
made from.

5. TECHNIQUE
It is how well an artist knows and uses his medium in
achieving what he wants in his creation. It is how he selects
and arranges his materials to achieve a specific affect. Every
artist has his own technique in creating a work of art.
Despite using the same medium while working on similar
subjects, he accomplishes unique effects because of
employing his own technique.