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Content vs. Form

N. How to look at art…. Content vs. Form. CONTENT is what is represented/shown in a work of art. “What it is supposed to be?” FORM is the physical properties of a work of art. “What is it really?”. How to look at art…. Content vs. Form. CONTENT

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Content vs. Form

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  1. N How to look at art… Content vs. Form CONTENT is what is represented/shown in a work of art. “What it is supposed to be?” FORM is the physical properties of a work of art. “What is it really?”

  2. How to look at art… Content vs. Form • CONTENT • Literal Content: What is literally represented in the image? Make no assumptions. • Interpreted Content: What is implied/suggested/felt by the literal content?

  3. How to look at art… Content vs. Form • FORM • Composition is how the overall space of the artwork is used. • Good composition creates a dynamic space where everything is considered and feels intentional. The viewer is allowed to move throughout the entire compositional space. • Bad composition consists of awkward unused spaces. It feels poorly planned and unintentionally focuses the viewer’s attention too much in one place.

  4. How to look at art… Content vs. Form FORM Elements of Art are the different “pieces of the puzzle” that can be assembled to create a work of art. LINE COLOR SHAPE VALUE SPACE TEXTURE

  5. line Edvard Munch, The Scream 1893

  6. shape Ferdinand Leger, The Disks, 1918

  7. color Georges Seurat, La Grande Jatte, 1884-86

  8. value Georgia O’Keefe

  9. texture Vincent Van Gogh, Wheat Field with Crows, 1890

  10. space (plastic) Rene Magritte Time Transfixed, 1938

  11. space (decorative) Umberto Boccioni, Cavalry Charge, 1915

  12. SURREALISM DALI, Salvador, The Persistence of Memory, 1931

  13. How to look at art… Content vs. Form FORM Principles of Design are the different ways the elements of art can be arranged within a composition. CONTRAST VARIETY BALANCE MOVEMENT DOMINANCE / EMPHASIS

  14. balance

  15. balance

  16. variety

  17. variety

  18. Which picture best shows variety? Which one best shows balance?

  19. movement Edvard Munch, The Scream 1893

  20. Early Renaissance: Giotto, “Lamentation” c.1306 dominance

  21. Which picture shows movement? Which one shows dominance?

  22. dominance

  23. Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise1872, Oil on canvas contrast

  24. I Love you with my Ford, James Rosenquist 1961 contrast

  25. Which picture best shows contrast? Which one best shows dominance?

  26. Contrast, balance, variety, dominance, or movement?

  27. How to look at art… Content vs. Form FORM The ultimate goal in assembling a composition for a work of art is to create UNITY. The ELEMENTS of ART are arranged according to the PRINICPLES of DESIGN within a COMPOSITION in an effort to create UNITY. GESTALT is the German word which refers to seeing the whole, rather than the parts…

  28. color Georges Seurat, La Grande Jatte, 1884-86

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