Standard 3 Art Subject Matter What is it

Standard 3 Art Subject Matter (What is it a picture of? )

Standard 3 Art Subject Matter I can recognize the characteristics of various subject matter 3. 1 Representational: I can recognize the characteristics of representational art.

Representational • Art in which it is the artist's intention to present again or represent a particular subject; especially pertaining to realistic portrayal of subject matter • Three types: Landscape, Portrait and Still Life.

Standard 3. 1 Representational 3. 1 A Landscape: I can recognize the characteristics of a landscape. 3. 1 B Portrait: I can recognize the characteristics of a portrait. 3. 1 C Still Life: I can recognize the characteristics of a still life.

Landscape • the subject matter category in which the main theme of the work is natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and lakes.

Kindred Spirits Asher Brown Durand

Landscape with Goatherd and Goats John Constable

Portrait • subject matter category in which the main purpose of the art work is to communicate a likeness of an individual or group of individuals

American Gothic Grant Wood

Self Portrait Rembrandt

Still Life • the subject matter category in which the main purpose of the art work is to show inanimate objects

Still Life with Game Louis Egidio Melendez

Chrysanthemums Cezanne

Standard 3 Art Subject Matter 3. 2 Non-Representational: I can recognize the characteristics of Non-Representational art. 3. 3 Non-Objective: I can recognize the characteristics of Non. Objective art.

Nonrepresentational • Art without reference to anything outside itself-without representation • Two types: Non-Objective and Abstract.

Non-objective • artwork that contains no recognizable objects or forms

Convergence, Jackson Pollock

Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue. Piet Mondrian

Standard 3 Art Subject Matter 3. 4 Abstract: I can recognize the characteristics of abstract art.

Abstract Art that has been changed or modified so it no longer looks realistic

Standard 3 Art Subject Matter 3. 4 A Abstract Landscape: I can recognize the characteristics of an abstract landscape. 3. 4 B Abstract Portrait: I can recognize the characteristics of an abstract portrait. 3. 4 C Abstract Still Life: I can recognize the characteristics of an abstract still life.

• Just like representational art, there are three main categories of abstract art. • Landscape • Portrait • Still Life

Starry Night Van Gogh

Raphaelesque Head Exploding Salvador Dali

Still Life with Death’s Head Pablo Picasso