Standard 1 LT#3 Art Subject Matter (What is it a picture of?)
Standard 1 LT#3 Art Subject Matter I can recognize the characteristics of:
LT 3.1 Representational Art Art in which it is the artist's intention to present again or represent a particular subject; especially pertaining to realistic portrayal of subject matter Three types: Landscape, Portrait and Still Life.
LT 3.1A Landscape the subject matter category in which the main theme of the work is natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and lakes, etc.
Kindred Spirits Asher Brown Durand
Landscape with Goatherd and Goats John Constable
LT 3.1B Portrait subject matter category in which the main purpose of the art work is to communicate a likeness of an individual or group of individuals
American Gothic Grant Wood
Self Portrait Rembrandt
LT 3.1C Still Life the subject matter category in which the main purpose of the art work is to show inanimate objects
Still Life with Game Louis Egidio Melendez
Still Life with Skull and Writing Quill Peter Claesz
LT 3.2 Abstract Art that has been changed or modified so it no longer looks realistic, but you can still generally tell what it is.
Just like representational art, there are three main categories of abstract art. Landscape Portrait Still Life
LT 3.2A Abstract Landscape Mont Sainte-Victoire Paul Cezanne
Starry Night Van Gogh
Raphaelesque Head Exploding Salvador Dali LT 3.2B Abstract Portrait
Weeping Woman Pablo Picasso
Chrysanthemums Cezanne LT 3.2C Abstract Still-Life
Still Life with Death’s Head Pablo Picasso
LT 3.3 Non-objective artwork that contains no recognizable objects or forms
Convergence, Jackson Pollock
Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue. Piet Mondrian