Non-Objective Art Project Non-Objective vs. Abstract vs. Representational Representational Art Representational Art Characteristics: ! • Representational artwork aims to represent actual objects or subjects from reality • Subcategories under representational art include Realism, Impressionism, Idealism, and Stylization • All of these forms represent actual subjects from reality. Although some of these forms are taking steps toward abstraction, they still fall under the category of representation • Representational art is perhaps the oldest of the three types of art. It is also the easiest to digest for most viewers. This makes representational art widely accepted among the masses. Considering that the other two types, abstract and non-objective, are relatively new types of art, this makes perfect sense Abstract Art Abstract Art Characteristics: ! • The often misunderstood type of art known as abstraction aims to take subjects from reality but present them in way that is different from the way they are viewed in our reality • Abstract work may take the form of emphasizing lines, shapes, or colors that transform the subject • Abstract art includes the subcategories of Minimalism, Cubism, and Precisionism • Abstraction can also happen when the artist decides to view the subjects in a non- traditional manner. Abstraction is relatively new to the art world, having it's earliest roots in the deviations from reality taken by the Impressionists • Artists began to take a more intellectual approach to painting • Many people have difficultly in understanding the differences between abstract art and non-objective art. The clear difference lies in the subject matter chosen. If the artist begins with a subject from reality, the artwork is considered to be abstract. If the artist is creating with no reference to reality, then the work is considered to be non-objective. Non-Objective Art Non-Objective Art Characteristics: ! ! • Non-Objective Art is often mistaken for Abstract art although it is entirely different from it ! • Non-Objective art takes nothing from reality. It is created purely for aesthetic reasons ! • The intent of Non-objective art is to use the elements and principles of art in a way that results in a visually stimulating work. It is purely that simple. Project Objectives • The art work must be non-objective ! • The art work should incorporate multiple uses of the Elements and Principles of Art (2-3 from Column A, and 2-3 from Column B): ! Column A: Column B: - Line - Balance - Shape - Movement - Form - Pattern - Color - Unity - Texture - Variety - Space - Emphasis - Value - Contrast .