Methods of-presenting-the-art-subjects2

Methods Of Presenting The Art Subjects

Methods Of Presenting The
Art Subjects
Realism- In art, this is the attempt to
portray the subject as it is.
-sometimes called naturalism, in the
arts is generally the attempt to
represent subject matter truthfully,
without artificiality and avoiding artistic
conventions, or implausible, exotic, and
supernatural elements.

Realist- try to be as objective as possible.

We can say that an art or a work is realistic
when the presentation and organization of
details in the work seem so natural.
Realism is a common way of presenting the
art subject. Example of this are Amorsolo’s
paintings.

In literature, realism has for its goal the faithful
rendering of the objective reality of human life.
Since reality is the necessary raw material of all
art, realism as a conherent program of literary
aesthetic emerged in Western literature about
1850 in reaction against the idealism of the
narrow social range of earlier literary attitudes.

Thus, realism tended to stress the daily life of the
common person, often concentrating on sordid
and disagreeable. Hence, a sober and impersonal
style was used to attain it. It was an art that
suited an age marked by the rapid growth of
science and by drastic changes in social
organization

Abstraction- this 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.

To abstract means “to move away or
separate.” Abstract art moves from showing
things as they really are.
The painter or artist paints the picture not as
it really looked.
The picture is not just like life. It is not
“realistic.”

Abstract subjects can be presented in many
ways like:
1. Distortion- this is clearly manifested when
the subject is in misshapen condition, or the
regular shape is twisted out. Henry Moore’s
sculptural works and ancient Egyptian
paintings and sculpture works are good
examples of this kind.

•Elongation- it refers to what is being
lengthened, a protraction or an extension. El
Greco’s elongated body of Jesus Christ in
his “Resurrection” is an example of this.

Mangling- this may not be a commonly used
way of presenting an abstract subject, but
there are few artist who show subject which
are cut, lacerated, mutilated or hacked with
repeated blows.

Cubism – it stresses abstract form through the
use of a cone, cylinder, or sphere at the expense
of the other pictorial elements. The cubists want
to show forms in their basic geometrical shapes.
Paul Cezanne’s worked played an important part
in the development of cubism. It was further
developed by George Braque of France And
Pablo Picasso of Spain.

Abstract Expressionism- is a style of abstract
painting that originated in NYC after World
War II and gained an international vogue.

Symbolism- in general, is a visible sign of
something invisible such an idea or a quality.
It can be simply an emblem or sign like % to
present percent, a lion to present courage, a
lamb to represent meekness. These well-
known symbols arise from conventional
usage, association, and general relationship.

The conventional type of symbols is not
absent from works of art. But transcends the
everyday run-of-the-mill sign and assumes a
new and fresh meaning, originating from a
highly personal and even unique association
born in the mind of the poet or painter. For
Example, in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing
the Bar.”

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to Face
When I have crost the bar.
-the last two lines are symbolical for it clearly
shows the strong desire of the author to see God
when he dies.

The above parable is the first Parable of the
Lost Sheep. The Sheeep signify the children
of God, but no one of them,sinned, and God
went out of his way to look for the lost child
and he is happy to bring back to his fold,
since he really comes to save the lost.

A number of indispensable paintings of noted
Filipino painters are found in the National
Meseum. An example is the giant-sized
painting by Juan Luna, entitled “Spoliarium.”
This art work was an original painting of Juan
Luna, painted in Rome, from July, 1853 –
March, 1884.

It is reported that Juan Luna “Spoliarium” won
the first gold medal in the Madrid Exposition of
Fine Arts in 1884. The painting is now a National
Cultural Treasure. The original painting, which
won the most covered First Gold Medal, was
donated by the Spanish Government to the
Filipino people on the centenary of Juan Luna’s
birthday in 1956. “Spoliarium” as a roman term,
referred to the spoils of war, spoils of tyrants and
the king.

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