Week 5-6

• Subjects


  Refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art.
• The arts with a subject are called representational or objective arts.
• Those with no subjects are called non-representational or non-objective arts.
• Types of subjects:

  • landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes ​
  • still life ​
  • animals ​
  • portraits ​
  • everyday life ​
  • history and legend ​
  • figures​
  • history and mythology​
  • dreams
• Medium


  This refers to the material or means that the artist uses to objectify his feeling or thoughts; pigments in painting; stones in architecture, sound in music, words in literature; and body movements in the dance. ​
• Form

  • This refers to the physical qualities or characteristics of the image. ​
  • It is about the use of color, lines, space, and other elements. ​
  • These elements are arranged to observe unity, harmony, rhythm, and other principles of design in the production of a particular artwork.​