PART B OF THE FINAL

READINGS

FOR GE 7 AS ONE OF
THE
COVERAGES FOR
 THE SUBJECTS AND METHODS
OF PRESENTING THE ARTS
 

SUBJECTS OF ART
IT REFERS TO THE MAIN IDEA THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THE
ARTWORK. THE SUBJECT IN ART IS BASICALLY THE ESSENCE
OF THE PIECE. IT ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
WHAT IS ACTUALLY DEPICTED IN THIS ARTWORK? WHAT IS THE
ARTIST TRYING TO EXPRESS TO THE WORLD? WHAT IS HIS OR
HER MESSAGE? HOW ARE THEY CONVEYING THAT MESSAGE?
 1.LANDSCAPES, SEASCAPES AND CITYSCAPES
LANDSCAPES ARE A GENRE OF ART THAT CAPTURES SCENIC
VIEW. A CITYSCAPE IS A WORK THAT SHOWCASES ASPECTS OF
CITIES. SEASCAPES REFER TO ART WORKS THAT DEPICT THE SEA.
 2.ANIMALS
ALONG WITH THE HUMAN FORM, ANIMALS WERE SUBJECTS OF THE
EARLIEST ART EVER CREATED. FOR PREHISTORIC ARTISTS, BEASTS
REPRESENTED FOOD BUT WERE ALSO SACRED, SPIRITUAL BEINGS.
ANIMALS REMAINED A VITAL COMPONENT OF ALL ART IN ALL
CULTURES.
3.HUMAN FIGURES, PORTRAITS, COUPLES. IN AESTHETICS, THE HUMAN FIGURE
OR HUMAN FORM IN ART, SCULPTURE AND OTHER ART FORMS INVOLVES A STUDY
AND APPRECIATION OF THE BEAUTY OF THE HUMAN BODY IN ITS DEPICTION OR
PRESENTATION. KANT REFERS TO THE HUMAN FIGURE AS THE IDEAL OF BEAUTY
 4.EVERYDAY LIFE OR GENRE.
PAINTING OF SCENES FROM EVERYDAY LIFE, OF
ORDINARY PEOPLE IN WORK OR RECREATION,
DEPICTED IN A GENERALLY REALISTIC MANNER
 5.STILL LIFE
A PAINTING OR DRAWING
OF AN ARRANGEMENT
OF OBJECTS, TYPICALLY
INCLUDING FRUIT AND FLOWERS
AND OBJECTS CONTRASTING
WITH THESE IN TEXTURE, SUCH AS
BOWLS AND GLASSWARE.

6.IMAGE OF DIVINITY
ANY ARTWORK
THAT HAS A
CHRISTIAN OR
BIBLICAL THEME.
 7.NARRATION AND HISTORICAL.
IT DEPICTS A MOMENT IN A NARRATIVE STORY.
 PART 3
METHODS OF PRESENTING THE ART
IN PRESENTING ANYTHING, CERTAIN METHODS ARE EMPLOYED IN ORDER TO
BE EFFECTIVE. LIKEWISE, IN PRESENTING THE ART SUBJECTS, THE ARTIST
USES DIFFERENT METHODS TO EXPRESS THE IDEA HE WANTS TO MAKE
CLEAR.

1. REALISM
IT IS THE ATTEMPT TO PORTRAY THE SUBJECT AS IS.
THE ARTIST SELECTS, CHANGES, AND ARRANGES
DETAILS TO EXPRESS THE IDEA HE
WANTS TO MAKE CLEAR. THE ARTIST MAIN
FUNCTIONIS TO DESCRIBE ACCURATELY
WHAT IS OBSERVED THROUGH THE SENSES.
 2. ABSTRACT.
IT MEANS TO MOVE AWAY OR SEPARATE. THE ART WORK IS NOT REALISTIC.

A) Distortion B) Cubism
A kind of abstract method where the subject Subjects are shown in basic geometrical
is in misshaped condition shapes.
 C. Mangling D. Elongation
Subjects are cut, lacerated, mutilated or The subject is lengthened for protraction or
hacked. extension.
 3. Symbolism 4. Fauvism
It is an art movement of the 1900s by Henri Matisse,
The presentation of an invisible sign Andre Derain, Raoul Dufy, and George Rouault.
such as an idea or a quality into Fauve artists used pure, brilliant color aggressively
applied straight from the paint tubes to create a sense
something visible of an explosion on the canvas
 5.Dadaism
A protest movement formed in 1916
by a group of artist in Zurich,
Switzerland. They try to provoke the
public with outrageous forms of arts.
Came from the French word “dada”
meaning “hobby horse”.
6. Futurism
Its’ works aims to capture the
speed and force of modern
industrial society and to glorify
the mechanical energy of
modern life.
 7. Surrealism 8. Expressionism
Founded in Paris in 1924 by French poet Andre
Breton. It tries to reveal a new and higher reality than It can be described as pathos, morbidity,
that of daily life. They claim to create a magical world violence or chaos, and tragedy.
more beautiful than the real one through art. It came
from the slang of super realism.
 NOTE:
PLS. FAMILIARIZE THESE 2 PPT’S AS PART OF YOUR COVERAGES – FINAL EXAM
PURPOSES.

GOD
BLESS
EVERYONE !!
As always
M. Yanie