Standard 3
Art Subject Matter
(What is it a picture
of?)
Standard 3
Art Subject Matter
I can recognize the characteristics
of various subject matter
3.1 Representational: I can
recognize the characteristics
of representational art.
Representational
• 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.
Standard 3.1
Representational
3.1A Landscape: I can recognize the
characteristics of a landscape.
3.1B Portrait: I can recognize the
characteristics of a portrait.
3.1C Still Life: I can recognize the
characteristics of a still life.
Landscape
• the subject matter category
in which the main theme of
the work is natural scenery
such as mountains, valleys,
trees, rivers, and lakes.
Kindred Spirits
Asher Brown Durand
Landscape with
Goatherd and
Goats
John Constable
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
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
Chrysanthemums
Cezanne
Standard 3
Art Subject Matter
3.2 Non-Representational: I can
recognize the characteristics of
Non-Representational art.
3.3 Non-Objective: I can recognize
the characteristics of NonObjective art.
Nonrepresentational
• Art without reference to
anything outside itself-without
representation
• Two types: Non-Objective and
Abstract.
Non-objective
• artwork that contains no
recognizable objects or
forms
Convergence, Jackson Pollock
Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue. Piet Mondrian
Standard 3
Art Subject Matter
3.4 Abstract: I can
recognize the
characteristics of
abstract art.
Abstract
Art that has been
changed or
modified so it no
longer looks
realistic
Standard 3
Art Subject Matter
3.4A Abstract Landscape: I can recognize the
characteristics of an abstract landscape.
3.4B Abstract Portrait: I can recognize the
characteristics of an abstract portrait.
3.4C Abstract Still Life: I can recognize the
characteristics of an abstract still life.
• Just like representational art, there
are three main categories of
abstract art.
• Landscape
• Portrait
• Still Life
Starry Night
Van Gogh
Raphaelesque Head Exploding
Salvador Dali
Still Life with
Death’s Head
Pablo Picasso