METHODS OF PRESENTING

THE ART SUBJECTS

Methods of presenting the art subjects
1. Realism
2. Abstraction
3. Symbolism
4. Fauvism
5. Dadaism
6. Futurism
7. Surrealism
Realism
In art, this is to attempt to portray the
subject as it is.
Realist try to be as objective as possible.
FERNANDO AMORSOLO’S PAINTING

The making of the Philippine Flag

Realism
Work of art seems so natural
In literature – its goal is the faithful
rendering of the objective reality of
human life. It stresses the daily life of the
common person.
In poetry and drama were influenced by
realism, but in novel that realism achieved
its greatness
-
Barong-barong
by Vicente Manansala (1958)
Examples of realism ARTS

Giora Eshkol (Daydreaming) a figurative

realism fine artist, 3d animation creator, internet
publishing pioneer (1994), Israeli artist.
Willem Claesz Heda (Banquet Piece with Mince Pie) a Dutch Golden Age
 artist from the city of Haarlem devoted exclusively to the painting of still lifes. He
is known for his innovation of the late breakfast genre of still life painting.
 Abstraction
To abstract – to move away or
separate
In sculpture – texture and shape
were more important than the
exact form.
• The art work is not realistic.
Abstraction

Constantin Brancusi’s bird in space

Abstraction
Abstract subjects can also be presentedin
many ways like:
1. Distortion
2. Elongation
3. Mangling
4. Cubism
5. Abstract expressionism
Abstraction
Distortion – this is clearly manifested
when the subject is in misshapen
condition, or the regular shape is twisted
out.
Social Distortion by Jonathan Thunder
Abstraction
Elongation – it refers to that which is
being lengthened, a protraction or an
extension.
El Greco, Christ en croix - "The
Crucifixion",
Abstraction
Mangling – this may not be a commonly
used way of presenting an abstract
subject, but there are few artists who
show subjects or objects which are cut,
lacerated, mutilated, or hacked with
repeated blows.
Queens and Vagabonds
Abstraction
Cubism – it stresses abstract form through
the use of a cone, cylinder, or sphere at
the expense of other pictorial element.
Shows form in basic geometrical shapes.
Pablo Picasso - "Three Musicians"
Abstraction
Abstract expressionism – style of painting
that originated in New York City after
WWII
Characterized by great verve, the use of
large canvasses, and a deliberate lack of
refinement in the application of paint.
Strong color, heavy impasto, uneven
brush strokes, and rough textures
Jackson Pollock's painting
Symbolism
A symbol is a visible sign of something
invisible such as an idea or a quality.
An emblem or a sign
% - percentages
Lion – courage
Lamb - meekness
 Juan Luna’s Spolarium

Heavy and strong bushstrokes – anger over abuses and cruelties of the spaniards.
Fauvism
Important movement of the 1900’s
Flourished as a group from about 1903-
1907
It did not attempt to express ethical,
philosophical, or psychological theme.
The artist tries to paint picture of comfort,
joy, and pleasure.
Use of extremely bright colors.
• Maurice de Vlaminck, The River Seine at Chatou, 1906,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Henri Matisse
• Henri-Émile-Benoît
Matisse (French: [ɑ̃ʁi emil
bənwɑ matis]; 31 December
1869 – 3 November 1954) was a
French artist, known for both
his use of colour and his fluid
and original draughtsmanship.
• He was a draughtsman, 
printmaker, and sculptor, but is
known primarily as a painter.
Henri Matisse,
Les toits de
Collioure, 1905,
oil on canvas,
The Hermitage,
St. Petersburg,
Russia
 Henri Matisse, Portrait of Madame
Henri Matisse. Woman with a Matisse (The Green Stripe), 1906,
Hat, 1905. San Francisco Statens Museum for Kunst,
Museum of Modern Art. Copenhagen, Denmark
Fauvism
 André Derain
• André Derain (French: [dəʁɛ̃ ]; 10 June
1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French
artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder
of Fauvism with Henri Matisse.
• Derain and Matisse worked together
through the summer of 1905 in the 
Mediterraneanvillage of Collioure and
later that year displayed their highly
innovative paintings at theSalon
d'Automne
• The vivid, unnatural colors led the critic 
Louis Vauxcelles to derisively dub their
works as les Fauves, or "the wild beasts",
marking the start of the Fauvist
 movement.
André Derain, 1905, Le séchage des voiles (The
Drying Sails), 1905, Pushkin Museum, Moscow
André Derain, 1906, Charing Cross Bridge,
London, National Gallery of Art,Washington
, D.C.
Dadaism
A protest movement in the arts formed in
1916 by group of artists and poets in
Zurich, Switzerland.
They tried to shock and provoke the
public with outrageous pieces of writing,
poetry recitals, and art exhibitions.
Playful and highly experimental
Dada – french word “hobby horse”
(nonsensical)
Marcel Duchamp – Mona Lisa

Bicycle Wheel (Ready-made)1913, Marcel
Duchamp
Mona Lisa,1503–1505/1507 Leonardo Da
Vinci=
Futurism
Developed in Italy about the same time
cubism appeared in France
Artists wanted their work to capture the
speed and force of modern industrial society
Glorified the mechanical energy of modern
life.
Subjects include automobile, motorcycles,
railroad trains, and modern cities
Klaus Bürgle - a 1959 painting showing
traffic of the future
Surrealism
Movement in art and literature founded in
Paris in 1924 by the French poet Andre
Breton
Surrealism uses art as a weapon against
evils and restriction that surrealist see in
the society
Unlike dadaism, it tries to reveal a new and
higher reality than that of everyday life.
Invented word – super realism
Salvador Dali, the most famous Surrealist
artist, told everyone he received messages from
the other world through the ends of his
moustache!
Three Young Surrealist Women Holding in Their Hands the
Skins of an Orchestra, 1936
The Persistence of Memory (Soft Watches), 1931