DESCRIPTION APPLIED

TO
CONTEMPORARY ART
“PLAY DEPICTS REALITY IN THE BATTLE FIELD. IT DRAWS CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT
INNOCENT MINDS USE AS SOURCE OF THEIR ENTERTAINMENT AND THE REAL SCENE IN
THE BATTLE ARENA.”
-MICHAEL BACOL, MARCH 8,2015

Ma. Antonette Francia

Daniel Jacobe
 THREE ELEMENTS

Subject matter

Material
Art elements and principles
 The study of subject matter is
Subject matter also known as “iconography”.
This word literally means “the
study of images”

Is what you see that is depicted in the

artwork. It may be a human form where the
figures are engaged in an activity, or a
combination of texture and color. It may be
also a figure made from found objects put
together or assemble into a coherent whole.
MATERIAL

Is what the artwork is

made of. It can also be a
combination of objects
used in the artwork
ART ELEMENTS
AND
PRINCIPLES

Refer to the physical qualities of the

image. The artist uses color, lines, space
and other elements to create visual images.
These are arranged into an organized
manner that observes unity, harmony,
rhythm, or other principles of design in a
creative way.
APPROPRIATION
SPACE
 MICHAEL CACNIO

Filipino artist and 2006 TOYM Awardee Michael Cacnio is a

world-class brass sculptor of the social realist genre. Hailing
from the town of Malabon in the Philippines, Cacnio is a
product of the prestigious College of Fine Arts of the University
of the Philippines in Diliman. He professionally debuted as a
painter, but later found his true calling in the art of sculpting
brass.
THANK
YOU!