Forms of Art

HAND OUT in HUMANITIES
Name: _____________________________________________________ Code number: ____________
FORMS OF ART
 Visual Arts are arts perceived with the eyes. Example: painting, sculpture, and architecture.
 Literature is the art of combining spoken or written words and their meaning into forms which have artistic and
emotional appeal. Example: Biuag and Malana, Poems
 Music is the art of arranging sounds in rhythmic succession and generally in combination.
 Drama and Theater is any composition in prose or poetry which tells a story through dialogue or action.
Example: Romeo and Juliet, The Wanted Chaperon
 Dance is the art that involves the movement of the body and the feet in rhythm.
THE SUBJECT OF ART

-refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art.
- Representational or Objective Arts are arts that have subject. Painting, sculpture, the graphic arts, literature
and the theater arts are generally under this category. Some musical composition have subjects, they are called
Program music.
- Non-representational or non-objectives arts are arts that do not have subjects. Music, architecture and many
of the functional arts fall under this type. The kind of music without subject may imitate natural sounds. Non-
objective arts do not present descriptions, stories or references to identifiable objects or symbols. Rather, they
appeal directly to the senses primarily because of the satisfying organization of their sensuous and expressive
elements.
KINDS OF SUBJECT
1. Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes
2. Still-life- groups of inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting. Example: sala set, ceramics
3. Animals
4. Portraits- realistic likeness of a person in a sculpture, painting, drawing or print.
5. Figures- emphasis is on human body either nude or clothed
6. Everyday life
7. History and legend- legend refers to the story of a definite place, local custom and haunted place. Example: Biag-
ni-Lam-ang (Ilocano), Biuag and Malana (Itawes)
8. Dreams and fantasies
9. Religions and myths- myth refers to the story that deals with supernatural tradition, men, culture, heroes and
beliefs
WAYS/ METHODS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT

1. REALISM- the attempt to portray the subject as it is
- Realist are objective arts
- The artist main function is to describe as accurately and honestly as possible what is observed through
the senses. In the process of selection and presentation of his material, he is influenced by his feelings
and thoughts.
- Examples are Amorsolo’s paintings, Edgardo Reyes’ “Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag”, and Efren Abueg’s “Dilim
sa Umaga”
2. ABSTRACTION –it is used when the artist becomes so interested in one phase of a scene or a situation that he does
not show the subject at all as an objective reality, but only his idea, or his feeling about it. Abstract means “to move
away or separate”
a. DISTORTION – it is clearly manifested when the subject is in misshapen condition or the regular shape
is twisted out. Examples of these are Henry Moore’s sculptural works
b. ELONGATION – refers to which is being lengthened, a protraction or an extension. Example: El Greco’s
elongated body of Jesus Christ in his Resurrection
c. MANGLING – showing subjects which are cut, lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated blows
d. CUBISM – it stresses abstract form through the use of cone, cylinder or a sphere at the expense of
other pictorial elements
- The cubists want to show form in their basic geometrical shape
e. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM – it is a style of abstract painting that originated in New York City after the World
War II
- It is characterized by great verve, the use of large canvasses, and a deliberate lack of refinement in the
application of the paint. Strong color, heavy impasto, uneven brush strokes, and rough texture are
other typical characteristics.
- It departs completely from subject matter, from studied precision, and from any kind of pre-conceived
design. Jackson Pollock was one of the abstract expressionists.
3. SYMBOLISM – an emblem that assumes new meaning originating from a highly personal and unique association in
the mind of the creator. Examples: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar”, Matthew 18: 2-14, Juan
Luna’s “Spolarium”, Bertel Thornwaldsen’s “The Lion Monument”
4. FAUVISM – it was the first art movement in the 1900’s headed by Henry Martisse and others such as Andre Derain,
Raoul Drify, George Rouault.
- The used of extremely bright colors which symbolizes comfort, joy, and pleasure characterized this
method.
5. DADAISM – the Dadaist reached to what they believed were outworn traditions in art, and the evils they saw in the
society. They tried to shock and provoke the public with outrageous pieces of writing, poetry recitals, and art
exhibitions.
- It is playful and highly experimental art. The name “dada” a French word means “hobby horse”
- The best known Dadaist was the French artist Marcel Duchamp.
6. FUTURISM – developed in Italy
- Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the speed and force of modern industrial society. Their
paintings glorified the mechanical energy of modern life.
- Subjects include automobiles, motorcycles and railroad trains that express the explosive vitality of a
modern city.
7. SURREALISM – founded in Paris in 1924 by the French poet Andre Breton.
- It uses art as a weapon against the evils and restrictions in the society
- It tries to reveal a new and higher reality than that of daily life.
- It is an invented word meaning super realism
- It was influenced by the Freudian psychology which emphasizes the activities of the subconscious state of
the mind.
- Its subject attempts to show what is inside man’s mind as well as the appearance of his outside world.
- The surrealists claim to create form and images not primarily by reason but by unthinking impulse and
blind feeling or even by accident.
- The surrealists declare that a magical world- more beautiful than the real one-can be created in art and
literature.
- Examples: Bolivian painter and Benjamin Mendoza’s paintings
8. EXPRESSIONISM – introduced in Germany
- The proponents of expressionism believed in the necessity of a spiritual rebirth for man in an age that
was fast becoming influenced by materialism.
- The emotional expression in expressionistic painting could be described as involving pathos,
morbidity, violence or chaos and tragedy. It sometime portrays defeat.
- Examples: Amelia Lapena-Bonifacio’s “Sepang Loca” (1958); Paul Dumol’s “Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio”
(1969); Revel Aguila’s “Mapait Sa Bao”
9. IMPRESSIONISM – pictures were executed in bright colors in order to convey the impression of light. Impressionist
artists usually work out-of-doors recording landscapes, scenes of leisure and fleeting moments.
Impressionists sought to capture the momentary appearance of objects in full light. Some impressionist
painters are Monet, Manet , Degas, Pissarro, Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gauguin.

Forms of Art

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Forms of Art

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

HAND OUT in HUMANITIES

Name: _________________________________________ Code number:

THE SUBJECT OF ART

WAYS/ METHODS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT

You might also like