Art Appreciation

refers to any person, object,

scene or event described or
represented in work of art
term that generally refers to
a painting or sculpture that
is clearly recognizable for
what it claims to be.
painting, sculpture, graphic
arts, literature and theatre
arts
 David by
Donatello (1440s),
Perhaps the
greatest statue of
the Renaissance.
The Blue Dancer (1898)
by Degas,
one of the greatest
exponents of
figure painting as well
as various
types of figure drawing.
Appeal directly to the senses
primarily because of the satisfying
organization of their sensuous and
expressive elements.
Makoto Fujimura’s
Golden Summer
refers to where the artist
gets their inspiration on
doing their artwork
 a focused view or
interpretation of specific
natural elements
Flowers Of The Field by
Ernest Walbourn
painting of scenes
from history in its
narrower sense
 Betsy Ross And General George
Washington by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
 The Gods and
Goddesses or stories
from the Greek and
Roman mythology
Perseus by Antonio Canova
Showing of the group
Christianity and
Judaism together
The Creation of Adam
Sign of Preservation. Representations of the
da Vinci, L. Sign of Blessing. Bellini, G
 Shows relationship
between people and
their God
 Uses the work of
others to get
inspiration for their
own work
The use of events or
lifestyle from history
Urduja by
Spoliarium by
inanimate objects
arranged in an
indoor setting
 represented by
artists from every
age and place
has traditionally
been the human
body, nude or
clothed.
Use of sceneries or
events you can see
everyday
Laundry Women and Batis by
Planting Rice by
 Since ancient times,
landscapes and seascapes
have been the favorite
subjects of Chinese and
Japanese painters
The use of myths of
different cultures
The use of stories that is
not true, but believed by
many people
Mariang Makiling by
The use of images that
are made by the mind
that are not real
refers to where the artist
gets their inspiration on
doing their artwork
The most rudimentary level of
meaning for it may be extracted
from the identifiable or recognizable
forms in the artwork and
understanding how these elements
relate to one another.
Les Demoiselles
d'Avignon
by Pablo Picasso
Pertains to the acknowledged
interpretation of the artwork
using motifs, signs, and symbols
and other cyphers as bases of
its meaning.
 André Derain,
Portrait d'Henri
Matisse
a variety of meanings may
arise when a particular
work of art is read.
Ivan Manailo’s
“Subjective
Reality”