Introduction
What is it? What does it show?
These are the initial questions asked when you look at paintings, sculpture or when you listen to a musical piece. You might be expecting to see images or hear familiar experiences that are recognizable in those artworks.
To a majority of people, the appeal of most works of art lies in the representation of familiar objects. Their enjoyment of painting, sculpture, and literature comes not from their perception of the "meaning" or composition but from the satisfaction they get out of recognizing the subject or understanding the narrative content (Ortiz, M. A., et al, 1976).
Without knowing the "basics" of art appreciation, you may find it difficult to understand what is being shown by the artist in his/her work. Inability to recognize what is being shown by the artist in a painting, for example, will lead you to misinterpret its meaning.
When you're ready, start exploring by clicking TASK and PROCESS.
Task
In this lesson, you will explore the answer to the initial questions asked when looking at artworks. Moreover, you will also be able to learn the ways of representing subject matter as well as its kind. Before proceeding to PROCESS, answer this short quiz first. Get a piece of paper and answer the 10-item quiz. You can find it by clicking the link below.
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58d1d14d69cb9f0f67bae377
If you want to have an interactive quiz, click PLAY LIVE and follow the instructions.
Note: This is only an exercise.
Process
By this time, you are already done answering the quiz. It is now time to study the topics for this session. Our topic is about subject of art. You need to look for the answers of the following questions by reading the text on the links given.
1. What is subject? Do all works of art have subject matter?
https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophy-of-art/Subject-matter
http://jrdumanhug.blogspot.com/
2. How do you classify art according to subject?
3. What are the manners of representing subject?
http://jrdumanhug.blogspot.com/2017/04/
4. What are the kinds of subject?
Evaluation
You need to go back to the quiz you have taken in TASK.
It is expected that you will get a perfect score this time. Click the link below.