Subjects Of Art &Functions Of ArtPresented By:Cyrille Agnes TarrojaKyna DavidSubjects Of ArtIn Art, the subject is important in each form. It could be representational or objective by means of Realism, Abstraction, or Distortion.The subject of an art work expresses a view of mans existence. !hile the style expresses a view of mans consciousness."ubject As Realistic Anythin# w$c seen and represented on its ori#inal form is always realistic. Realism depicts the world, its event, and people as they really are. There is no personi%cation of people as mytholo#ical bein#s, no one is #lori%ed, romantici&in# anyone or anythin# is out. Realism is a social commentary on the world in w$c we live. Artists took the common and ordinary,and elevated them on a hi#her status . The focus of Realism is on the common man. 'ommon de%nition( )Abstract art* is )not realistic*. +et many artist who call their work abstract, actually they do have a subject in mind when they paint. They take a %#ure or landscape and simplify it, exa##erated it, or styli&e it in some way.Abstraction in ArtThey are not tryin# to imitate nature, but to use nature as a startin# point. 'olor, line, and form are more important than the details of the actual subject matter. They want to #ive a sense or feel for the subject rather than an exact replication.Abstract ArtArt As Distortedis a notion that the subject is in mis,shaped condition. The human %#ure has always provoked the #reatest response, positive and ne#ative. "ome art is always a challen#e and the best deserves more than a #lancin# look.Distorted ArtOter Subjects of ArtThe -i#ures "uch as nude does not simply represent the human body, has been used to express ideals of male and female beauty and other human .ualities. Representin# the human body has been central to art for millenia. /aked is the state of bein# unclothed. /ude, the human body is displayed for the pleasure of the typically male viewer. To be naked is to be deprived of clothes, and implies embarrassment and shame, while a nude, as a work of art, has no such connotations.David123456 7!hat spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot reco#ni&e the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the #arment with which it is clothed87 ,9ichelan#eloTe Portrait is the visual expression of a patrons self,perception or aspirations within society in w$c he$she lives. is the medium used by the elites to preserved their looks. The rise of merchant classes, portraits become popular way of expressin# wealth, status and piety or reli#ion.TheMona Lisa(La Giocondais a half,len#th portrait of a woman by theItalianartist:eonardo da ;inci.The Reli#ious Art "erves as a framework based on theolo#y. Its role is determined by reli#ious doctrine. e$"he mi#ht have wantedto communicate a thou#ht or point to the viewer. A piece mi#ht have been meant to entertain others. "ometimes a piece isnt meant to have any meanin#.B. "ocial -unction Art has a social function when it addresses aspects of life, as opposed to one persons point of view or experience. Art that depicts social conditions performs social functions. 9ost often it is constructed with the intention of sharin# responses to and opinions about life with others.)( Pysical Function The physical functions of art are most easily dealt with. !orks of art that are created to perform some service have physical functions. Architecture, any of the crafts and industrial desi#n are all types of art that have physical functions.T*A+K ,O-( ( :.