Frames

Frames

1. Subjective frame

   • What it is? It involves
     • The personal experiences of the artist
     • 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.

2. Frames is a method of organising interpreting and analysing artwork to gain a deeper understanding of its meaning and significance

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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?