LEVELS AND

MEANING OF
SUBJECT
INTRODUCTION • Since the early period art has been
a part of almost everything around
man and the world he is part of, its
civilization, religion, culture, and
no doubt that even in the 20th till
the 21st centuries , we see the
rapid changes around us and how
art became part of it. In the field of
science and technologies it can be
viewed in the shapes, designs and
colors of modern time inventions,
like the gadgets, machines and
even in architectures. It even
elevated into higher levels the
presentations and meaning of art
forms by signs and symbolisms.
FACTUAL MEANING

• A subject that is presented and

referred to its literal statement
or narrative content . So much
to that, a flower is a flower
when it is viewed as a flower
and not in any other form.
• However, an artist who
provided its personal meaning
to its work is called
subjective meaning
SUBJECTIVE MEANING

• Subjective meaning is also used to

represent or symbolized an animal,
like the dove represents peace, unity,
and the trinity for the Catholic
religion. In marriage, it also
represents the couple and their
unification, while the color red is used
to mean war, love, passion, and anger.
CONVENTIONAL MEANING

• Conventional meaning refers to the special

meaning that a certain object has for a
particular culture, society or group of people.
The country is symbolized by its flag and its
national costumes. In the case of the
Philippines, we have our barong tagalog for men
and the Filipina dress for women . Vakul , the
headdress, is made of straws used by the people
of Batanes to protect them from the sun and the
rain. The Vakul symbolizes and represents
Batanes and paper picado for Bulacan . Paper
Picado is an intricately well crafted papel de
japon. It is a special way of wrapping pastillas, a
delicacy and a candy made from cows’ milk. It is
a special way of preparing and presenting
desserts during the Spanish period, while
Pampanga is known for its parol or lantern
making.