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VOCABULARY REVIEW: INTRODUCTORY

The 3 major components in every work of art:

Subject the ”what” of a work of art
Form “how” the elements are arranged
Content the “why” of a work of art

Subject + Form + Content = Unity
Unity finished total completeness

Objective based on reality
Nonobjective purely invented
Subjective based on the artists emotions, expressive in nature

Abstraction simplification/ rearrangement/ distortion of forms based on nature
Representation an expression bringing to mind an actual object

Medium/ media materials
Craft/ craftsmanship skilled use of materials
Technique method of working with a specific material or medium

Style artistic character or historic period
Design formal organization, plan

Aesthetic concerning the search for beauty