The innor world of dreams, imagination, memories,
feeling and subconscious of the artist may influence
What the artwork is made of
How the artwork is viewed
What the artwork is about
What to write about?
Show emotion through:
Use of line, colour, texture, tone
Facial expressions
Physical position and stance of figure
Is any features enlarged or out of
proportion to the rest of the figure?
Does the citation give you insight into the image
It deals with emotion, personal experiences,
imagination, innor life of the artist.
Frames is a method of organising interpreting and analysing artwork to gain
a deeper understanding of its meaning and significance
Cultural frame
What it is?
It involves
Society and cultural identity eg Race, gender, class/social statues,
politics, economics, religion, sexuality, scientific and technological
innovations influences artwork and is represented in artworks
What the artwork is made of
How the artist if made
How the artwork is viewed
What the artwork is about
What to write about?
The influence of society of cultural identity in artworks such as race,
gender, class/society status, politics, religion, economics and sexuality
What culture groups, race, place, identity is portrayed? How?
What does the artist tell us about the word of the artist?
Has a political comment been made- local, world etc?
Is the work protesting something?
What beliefs does the artist reflect?
Does the role comment on the role of women and
men and how they are perceived/expectations?
Does the work connect with a particular time or place?
Structural frame
What It Is?
It Involves
Artists creating their own visual language using codes,
symbols or signs to give meaning to theirartwork.
Elements and principles of art and design eg. line, direction, shape,
size, colour, tone, texture, harmony, contrast, dominance, balance etc
Composition, organisation and relationships with the
elements as well as the subject matter of the artwork
It deals with materials, media and techniques that have been used in the artwork
What to writer?
Style or movement of the artwork
Materials used by the artist - citation
Process used by the artist
Used or found objects, collage etc
Elements of design - line, shape, colour and tone
Subject matter
Use of visual language - signs, symbols, codes, text
Composition
Single image, several images, repetition of images
Post - modern
What It Is?
What it Involves
the use of text or images from the past to create new messages (appropriation)
Use of irony, parody, pastiche, wit and
satire in artworks
Use of non traditional media and techniques
The use of new technology
crossing conventional boundaries and challenging art conventions
What to write?
The use of
Text to create new meaning to the artwork or image
Satire, irony, parody
New techology
non conventional art media/ Materials
Is it mainstream or is it outside art traditions?
Has the work been approprited? how has the
meaning of the work been changes
Is the work Controversial? Why?
Does it challenge our notions of what art is? How?