Visual Arts

 arearts perceived with

the eyes.
 Example: painting,
sculpture, and
architecture.
Literature

is the art of combining spoken

or written words and their
meaning into forms which have
artistic and emotional appeal.
 Example: Biuag and Malana,
Poems
Music

is the art of arranging

sounds in rhythmic
succession and
generally in
combination.
Drama and Theater

is any composition in prose

or poetry which tells a story
through dialogue or action.
Example: Romeo and Juliet,
The Wanted Chaperon
Dance

is the art that involves

the movement of the
body and the feet in
rhythm.
THE SUBJECT OF ART

-refers to any person,

object, scene, or event
described or
represented in a work of
art.
  Representational or Objective Arts
 arearts that have subject. Painting, sculpture, the graphic
arts, literature and the theater arts are generally under this
category. Some musical composition have subjects, they are
called Program music.

Non-representational or non-objectives arts

are arts that do not have subjects. Music, architecture and
many of the functional arts fall under this type. The kind of
music without subject may imitate natural sounds. Non-
objective arts do not present descriptions, stories or references
to identifiable objects or symbols. Rather, they appeal directly
to the senses primarily because of the satisfying organization of
their sensuous and expressive elements.
 KINDS OF SUBJECT

1. Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes

2. Still-life- groups of inanimate objects arranged in
an indoor setting. Example: sala set, ceramics
3. Animals
4. Portraits- realistic likeness of a person in a
sculpture, painting, drawing or print.
5. Figures- emphasis Is on human body either nude
INDS OF SUBJECT
6. Everyday life
7. History and legend- legend refers to the story of a
definite place, local custom and haunted place.
Example: Biag-ni-Lam-ang (Ilocano), Biuag and Malana
(Itawes)
8. Dreams and fantasies
9. Religions and myths- myth refers to the story that deals
with supernatural tradition, men, culture, heroes and
beliefs
 WAYS/
METHODS OF
REPRESENTING
THE SUBJECT
1. REALISM
• the attempt to portray the subject as it
is
• The artist main function is to describe
as accurately and honestly as possible
what is observed through the senses. In
the process of selection and
presentation of his material, he is
2. ABSTRACTION

it is used when the artist becomes so

interested in one phase of a scene or
a situation that he does not show the
subject at all as an objective reality,
but only his idea, or his feeling about
it. Abstract means “to move away or
separate”
A. Distortion

it is clearly manifested
when the subject is in
misshapen condition or
the regular the shape is
twisted out.
B. ELONGATION

refers to which is being

lengthened, a
protraction or an
extension.
C.
MANGLI
showing subjects which
NG
are cut, lacerated,
mutilate or hacked with
repeated blows
D.
CUBIS
it stresses abstract form
M
through the use of cone,
cylinder or a sphere at the
expense of other pictorial
elements
The cubists want to show
E. ABSTRACT
EXPRESSIONISM
It is characterized by great verve,
the use of large canvasses, and a
deliberate lack of refinement in the
application of the paint. Strong
color, heavy impasto, uneven brush
strokes, and rough texture are other
 3.
SYMBOLI
an emblem that assumes new
meaning originating from a highly
SM –
personal and unique association in
the mind of the creator.
Examples: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s
“Crossing the Bar”, Matthew 18: 2-
14, Juan Luna’s “Spolarium”
4. FAUVISM
it was the first art
movement in the 1900’s
headed by Henry Martisse
and others such as Andre
Derain, Raoul Drify, George
Rouault.The used of
5. DADAISM
the Dadaist reached to what they
believed were outworn traditions in art,
and the evils they saw in the society. They
tried to shock and provoke the public with
outrageous pieces of writing, poetry
recitals, and art exhibitions.
It is playful and highly experimental art.
The name “dada” a French word means
6. FUTURISM
developed in Italy.Futurist painters
wanted their works to capture the
speed and force of modern
industrial society. Their paintings
glorified the mechanical energy of
modern life. Subjects include
automobiles, motorcycles and
7.
SURREALI
• The surrealists claim to create form and
SM images not primarily by reason but by
unthinking impulse and blind feeling or
even by accident.
• The surrealists declare that a magical
world- more beautiful than the real one-
can be created n art and literature.
8. EXPRESSIONISM
• The proponents of expressionism believed in
the necessity of a spiritual rebirth for man in
an age that was fast becoming influenced by
materialism.
• The emotional expression in expressionistic
painting could be described as involving
pathos, morbidity, violence or chaos and
tragedy. It sometime portrays defeat.
Examples: Amelia Lapena-Bonifacio’s
9. IMPRESSIONISM
pictures were executed in bright colors
in order to convey the impression of
light. Impressionist artists usually work
out-of-doors recording landscapes,
scenes of leisure and fleeting moments.
Impressionists sought to capture the
momentary appearance of objects in full
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