LESSON 5- SUBJECT AND

CONTENT IN ART
• SUBJECT serves as the
foundation of the creation of the
work of art.
• SUBJECT MATTER is what the
work of art depicts or
represents.
SUBJECT MATTER is the literal,
visible image in a work while
CONTENT includes the
connotative, symbolic and
suggestive aspects of the image.
 The subject matter is the subject of the
artwork, e.g. still life, portrait, landscape, etc.
while content is not subject or things in the
work of art but it is the communication of
ideas, feelings and reactions connected with
the subject.
 When we look at an artwork its
content is what is sensed rather
than what can be analyzed. It is the
ultimate reason for creating art.
TWO TYPES OF VISUAL ART
ACCDG. TO SUBJECT
• Representational or figurative art-
represents actual objects or subjects
from reality.

• Non-representational or non-objective
art- does not represent or depict a
person, place or thing in a natural world.
 Representational or figurative art
represents actual objects or subjects
from reality. They are based on images
which can be found in the objective
world or in the artist’s imagination.
 Sub-categories under representational art
include realism, impressionism,
idealism and stylization. Painting,
sculpture, graphic arts, literature and
theater arts are classified as
representational art.
 Non-representational or non-objective art
does not represent or depict a person,
place or thing in a natural world. Usually,
the content of the work is its shapes,
brushstrokes, color, size, scale and in
some cases its process.
Music is also non-objective art although some music depict a subject.

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