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    This document discusses different types of subject matter and content in artworks, including representational and non-representational art. It provides examples of iconic representational paintings like the Mona Lisa that depict real people or scenes. Non-representational and abstract works by artists like Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso that do not depict literal subjects are also examined. The document explores how the subjects of artworks can be interpreted based on the figures and styles used by the artist. It analyzes the meaning and symbolism behind still life paintings and self-portraits like David Bailly's "Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols."

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    This document discusses different types of subject matter and content in artworks, including representational and non-representational art. It provides examples of iconic representational paintings like the Mona Lisa that depict real people or scenes. Non-representational and abstract works by artists like Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso that do not depict literal subjects are also examined. The document explores how the subjects of artworks can be interpreted based on the figures and styles used by the artist. It analyzes the meaning and symbolism behind still life paintings and self-portraits like David Bailly's "Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols."

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    This document discusses different types of subject matter and content in artworks, including representational and non-representational art. It provides examples of iconic representational paintings like the Mona Lisa that depict real people or scenes. Non-representational and abstract works by artists like Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso that do not depict literal subjects are also examined. The document explores how the subjects of artworks can be interpreted based on the figures and styles used by the artist. It analyzes the meaning and symbolism behind still life paintings and self-portraits like David Bailly's "Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols."

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    Art Appreciation Lesson

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    This document discusses different types of subject matter and content in artworks, including representational and non-representational art. It provides examples of iconic representational paintings like the Mona Lisa that depict real people or scenes. Non-representational and abstract works by artists like Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso that do not depict literal subjects are also examined. The document explores how the subjects of artworks can be interpreted based on the figures and styles used by the artist. It analyzes the meaning and symbolism behind still life paintings and self-portraits like David Bailly's "Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols."

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    ART APPRECIATION

    SUBJECT AND CONTENT

    • Representational art and non-representation art


    • Artworks and it’s content
    • Subject matter and content of specific examples
    of art
    • Sources of the subject of some of the most
    recognizable works of art in Philippine art history
    David Bailly “Selbstbildnsis mit vanitassymbolen”(Self-Portrait with
    Vanitas Symbols),(1651). Oil on pnael Stedelijk Museum De
    Lakenhal, Leiden
    What is the moral message of the story
    behind the painting of vanitas still life?
    His vanitas paintings included the usual symbols of the transience and
    impermanence of human life, such as skulls, flowers, and burning or
    extinguished candles. He also included portraits of himself in these
    paintings, meaning to illustrate the ephemeral nature of his own artistic
    accomplishments.

    • The word vanitas is Latin for "vanity" and that is the idea behind a
    vanitas painting. They were created to remind us that our vanity or
    material possessions and pursuits do not preclude us from death,
    which is inevitable. The phrase comes to us courtesy of a biblical
    passage in Ecclesiastes.
    In the arts, there are observable qualities that the artwork holds that will point to its
    subject, and sometimes even to its content.

    In order to flesh out what the subject of the artwork is, it is important to first look at
    the constituents figures that are perceivable on the surface of the canvas or the
    sculpture, and the manner in which the artist chose to depict those figures.

    From these , the type of subject can be inferred.


    Type of Subject
    • Iconic and recognizable paintings all over the world

    Mona Lisa
    Leonardo da Vinci
    Some questions are often raised regarding this artwork
    Who is Mona Lisa?
    Why was Leonardo da Vinci compelled to paint her?
    As scholars attemptto solve the true identity of the sitter, it is
    relevant to note that there is a consensus that the Mona Lisa-
    whoever she is- is based on a real person.

    Representational Art
    Portraits Mona Lisa are good examples of representational art
    These types of art have subjects that refer to objects or
    events occurring in the real world.

    It is also termed figurative art , as the name suggests, the


    figures depicted are easy to make out and decipher.
     Despite not knowing who Mona lisa is, it is clear that the painting is a
    woman that is realistically-proportioned:
     only the upper torso is shown:
     beguiling and mysterious smile is flashed:
     that the background is landscape-probably a view from a window
    Non-Representational Art

    Jackson Pollock Number 1A, 1948 1948 ; Medium: Oil


    and enamel paint on canvas
    Non-Representational Art and Abstract
    Art

    Pablo Picasso, “Head of a Woman, Mougins” (1962),


    Metal cut-out folded and painted
    Sources and Kinds of Subjects

    Die Ebene Von Auvers (1890) - Vincent van Gogh


    His depression continued and on 27 July 1890, Van Gogh shot
    himself in the chest with a Lefaucheux revolver. He died from his
    injuries two days later. Van Gogh ...
    A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects,

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