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Part 1: The Whys & Hows of Art Subject & Theme. Foundation 1. Subject: What you see in an artwork. Theme: The idea or topic that the artist expresses through his or her subject. Style: A similarity you see in a group of artworks. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Part 1:The Whys & Hows of Art
Subject & ThemeFoundation 1
Week 2 Vocabulary
Subject: What you see in an artwork.Theme: The idea or topic that the artist
expresses through his or her subject.Style: A similarity you see in a group of
artworks.Nonobjective: Art that shows line shape,
color, or form and suggests a mood or feeling, but has no recognizable subject.
Four General Style Categories: Fantasy, Realism, Expressionism, Abstraction
Week 2: Other Words To Know
ExpressionismRealismAbstractionFantasy
Chapter Objective
Questions To Be Thinking About:1. Why do people all over the world create art?2. How do artists make their work unique?
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read page 1 of Art, A Personal Journey.With a partner, in your sketch book,
answer the following questions:1. What is Art?2. What makes something a piece of art or an
artwork?3. Look at some of the objects in the book. Write
down the names of any objects that interest you (include the page #). Which objects do you consider art? Why?
4. Why do you consider certain objects not art?
Group Read
Read pages 2-3Look at Page 3:
◦Which of these do you consider art? Why?
America Huichol Indian
Beaded Jaguar Head
Japan Momoyama Period Tea Ceremony Ewer
Egypt Meir
Figure of Hippotamus
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read pages 4-5 and answer the following in your sketchbook:1. What are the three broad categories that
most artworks belong to?
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read pages 4-5 and answer the following in your sketchbook:1. What are the three broad categories that
most artworks belong to? Practical, Cultural, Personal
2. In your notebook, write a 1-2 sentence definition that each of the categories.
3. Name and describe an object in your home or school that serves a practical function and could also be considered art.
The Whys & Hows of Art
When the artist made this, do you think they intended for it to be a piece of artwork?
Why or why not?
North American IndianAcoma Polychrome Jar
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read page 6 and answer the following:1. What are some common subjects for
artworks?
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read page 6 and answer the following:1. What are some common subjects for
artworks? People, living and nonliving things, elements of
a fantasy, historical events, places, everyday activities.
2. What is a nonobjective artwork?
The Whys & How of Art
Read page 6 and answer the following:1. What are some common subjects for
artworks? People, living and nonliving things, elements of a
fantasy, historical events, places, everyday activities.
2. What is a nonobjective artwork? Art that shows line shape, color, or form and
suggests a mood or feeling, but has no recognizable subject.
The Whys & Hows of Art
What is the subject of this artwork?
Would you consider this “nonobjective?” Why or why not?
What mood does this work suggest?
Henry Moore, Sheep Piece
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read page 7 and answer the following:1. What are some common themes in art?
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read page 7 and answer the following:1. What is are some common themes in art?
Work, play, religion, nature, general life, feelings such as sadness, love, anger, and peace.
Sketchbook #1: ◦In your sketchbook, pick one of the following
themes: Sadness, Love, Anger, or Peace. Draw a quick sketch of the theme and label it Sketchbook #1 at the top.
The Whys & Hows of Art
What is the subject?
What is the theme?
Jaime WyethPortrait of Orca Bates
The Whys & Hows of Art
What is the subject?
What is the theme?
Kathe Kollwitz Rest in the Peace of His Hands
The Whys & Hows of Art
How are these two pieces similar?
Part 2:The Whys & Hows of Art
Styles of ArtFoundation 1
The Whys & Hows of Art
Read pages 10-12 and answer the following:1. What is are three different ways artists can
develop a style?2. What are the four general style categories?3. How is realistic art different from fantasy art?
The Whys & Hows of Art
Hold your hand like the sculpture to the right and answer the following:1. What emotion does
this hand seem to express?
2. How does the texture of the sculpture add to this feeling?
August RodinLarge Tense Hand
The Whys & Hows of Art
Notice how Keith Haring abstracted his subject:◦Even though the
image is simplified, how can you still tell that it is a hand?
◦What theme do you believe Keith Haring is trying to promote?
Keith Haring Untitled (for Cy Twombly)
Sketchbook #2
Sketchbook #2: ◦In your sketchbook:
List the four general style categories Write 1-2 sentences describing each type of
general style category Draw an example of each in your sketchbook.