1. Looking at Art What is represented in a work of art. What a work of art is about. Subject:

2. Subject Categories Landscape (cityscape, seascape…) Portrait Still life Narrative/Genre Fantasy Abstraction Non-objective

3. Landscape A painting or drawing in which natural land scenery, such as mountains, trees, rivers or lakes, is the main feature.

4. Portrait An image of a person, especially the face and upper body.

5. A painting or drawing of inanimate (non-moving) objects. Still life

6. Narrative Works of art that seem to tell a story. They can be historical.

7. Genre These works also have a narrative quality. Genre is defined as a realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.

8. Fantasy Art that depicts images or objects in unreal or unexpected situations or settings.

9. Abstraction Art that simplifies objects or ideas to their most basic elements in order to emphasize the elements at the subject matter.

10. Non-objective Art that is not representational, containing no recognizable figures or objects

11. The surface of a painting or drawing. The 3 areas of the picture plane are the foreground, middleground and background. Picture plane

20. Sculpture A three-dimensional work of art. There are three main types of sculpure: Freestanding sculpture or Sculpture-in-the- round Relief sculpture Kinetic sculpture

21. Free-standing or in- the-round sculpture a three-dimensional work of art that is surrounded on all sides by negative space. Most freestanding sculpture is meant to be viewed from all sides.

22. Relief Sculpture There can be low-relief (or bas-relief) or high relief A work of art in which forms project from a flat surface. Relief sculpture is designed to be viewed only from the front.

23. Kinetic Sculpture Sculpture that actually moves in space due to natural forces, such as air, water or gravity; or as a result of mechanics or electricity.