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 SUBJECT MATTER
•It is the artwork all about
•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 combination of texture and color.
•A technique, the viewer has to engage in thinking and
exploring the meaning of the artwork
 Subject
Matter
• What is the main figure in the artwork?
• How is the main figure placed within the
artistic frame?
• How do the other figures in the artwork relate
to the main figure?
Materials
Materials are what things are made from. Materials have
different qualities:
they can be smooth or rough; hard or soft; heavy or light; fragile
or indestructible.
Artists choose materials because of their particular qualities.
The same material can be used in very different ways to achieve
very Every different result. everyday objects, textiles, industrial
substances, natural phenomena and even things we can’t touch or
see (such as sound) found their way into art.”
• What are the materials or objects
used by the artist? 
• Do these materials bring out the
intended effect of the artist?
• If the artist chose other materials,
do you think the same effect will be
achieved? Why and how?

Materials
 The Art •physical qualities of the image •color,
Elements lines, space and other elements to create
and visual images •arranged into an
Principles organized manner that observes unity,
harmony, rhythm, or other principles of
design in a creative way
The Art Elements
and Principles
1. What are the dominant elements in the artwork?
How are these used in the artwork?
2. How are line, shape, or volume ared within the
artistic frame?
3. How are texture, movement, or space used within
the artistic frame?
 The Art Elements
and Principles
4. What are the living features in the artistic
composition?
5. Are there variations among the repeated elements
6. How does the art form appeal to the visual sense?
Art Analysis

Art Analysis starts with a description

of the artwork, requires an
understanding of the content by
separating the parts of the subject
matter, and leads to the grasping of the
artwork’s organizational structure,
nature, function, and value.
 Art Analysis
• Determination of subject matter through naming
events or issues associated with the artwork. 
• Discussion of how the qualities of the artwork
contribute to its appearance, image or function.

• Effect of the materials/medium used.  Your
reaction to the artwork.
 Art Analysis
1. How did the artist make the artwork?
2. Is it a good artwork?
3. Do you like/dislike the artwork? Why?
4. How does it compare with the other artworks in
the same contemporary style?
5. What is the value of the artwork to you, the youth
or society?
 Art Interpretation
Interpretation in art is the attribution of meaning to a
work, often based on the artist's or author's intention.
Interpretive Statement: “Can I express what I think
the artwork is about in one sentence?”
 Art Interpretation
It seeks to ask the following questions such as:
1. What is the artwork about?
2. What is it intending to communicate?
3. What statement is the artist putting forward through the
artwork?
4. Are there objects within the artistic frame that symbolize
something? What are these?
5. What is the meaning of the artwork?
 Group Members
Julliene Mae Abequibel Antonette Rose Ismula
Mohammad Murad Alil Wayne Jamorol
Diana Ross Avenido Aubrey Faith Limasa
Clairee Alvi Cristobal Isabel Naomi Ramin
John Danos III James Luigi Rivera
Joan Dela Cruz Rendell Miles Singco
Kyla Despalo Bianca Rij Tejada
Reden Ella Gonzaga Chrisler Yabo
Erica Joy Hepte Yali Yanga
Victor Jose Hipolito 12-STEM A