Ch. 1.10 - Content and Analysis
Feminist Analysis
Analysis roles of women as artists, subjects, viewers.
Formal Analysis
Analyses elements and principles used by the artist.
Contextual Analysis
Based on time and place where art was made. Considers historical, religious, political, economic, and social factors.
Analysis
Finding meaning
Psychological Analysis
Considers mental state of the artists when the work was made.
Modes of analysis
Iconographic, biographical, feminist, contextual, psychological, formal
Representational
Identifiable subject
Biographical Analysis
Relates artist's life and experiences to artwork. Considers gender, race, nationality, class.
Iconographic Analysis
Signs and symbols. Historical, cultural, and religious references. Images that represent concepts or ideas.
Content
Subject
Non-objective
Unrecognizable Subject