Prestwick Academy: Art & Design Expressive SUBJECT MATTER

Subject matter in Art is...

• The art material that has been used to create it

• The mood and atmosphere

• People, places, or objects shown in the work

• How the artwork is arranged

What is the subject matter in this artwork?

• Portrait

• Abstract

• Still Life

• Landscape

What is the subject matter in this artwork?

• Character

• Abstract

• Still Life

• Landscape

What is the subject matter in this artwork?

• Animal

• Abstract

• Still Life

• Landscape

What is the subject matter in this artwork?

• Still Life

• Abstract

• Portrait

• Landscape

Identify the still-life subject matter

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What effect do you get by using every day objects?

• Fun, lively, exciting

• Relaxed, familiar, comfortable, personal

• Sad, lonely, isolating

• Strange, mysterious, eerie

What effect do you get from personal objects in a still life or portrait?

• Interest, emotion, insight, story

• Calm

• Happy

• Uneasy

What effect do you get from exotic objects/items in and artwork?

• Happy

• Ordinary, dull

• Familiar, comfortable

• Interesting, intriguing, curious

What mood and atmosphere/effect does this subject matter create?

• Relatable, comfortable, familiar

• Unusual

• Interesting and mysterious

• Happy and exciting