Popeye by Beatriz Milhazes. This work of art is a good example of form vs. content. At a first glance it just seems like it is just many circles within circles overlapping more cirlces but it can mean more than that. the artist might be trying to tell us something or have more meaning behind it than just shapes and colors. the vibrant colors she uses is said to come from her backround and the shapes may represent gears in a machine such as in much of todays industry.
Sea Cove by Albert Bierstadt. In this painting it is very clear as to what you are looking at. all the objects in this piece of art are recognizable in our eyes and most of us have seen these objects before. this is known as representational art, objects we can recognize and have seen in reality.
Eagle Dreaming by Clifford Possum. Unlike the piece of art above this, it is very hard to recognize the objects painted in this piece. This can be considered Abstract artwork. The less recognizable the objects are in art the more it can be considered abstract. Even though it is abstract you can still make out certain elements within it such as the large object in the middle may be the eagle and it is flying over a landscape of treetops. Thats just my interpretation but the point being is I was still able to make one.
Four Squares by Kazimir Malevich. This piece of art is a perfect definition of Nonrepresentaional works of art. Other than the obvious observations of the shapes of squares there isnt any other recognizable objects. This makes it very difficult for the viewer to determine the content of the work. We may not know what the meaning is behind the artwork but the artist may still be trying to say something.
Buddah at the Moment of Victory, 15th Century sculpture. This is a figure that is widely known throughout the entire world, Buddah. This figure is a great example of Iconography which is an image or figure that is widely known from generation to generation. Even if it is not who you believe in or what you believe in, it is still a figure you know of.
"Looting of the Churches of Lyon by the Calvinists" by Antoine Caron. This image dipicts acts against the Church and the religion in a whole which might make viewers of this faith angry, maybe even want to destroy this painting. This is a perfect example of an artwork being Iconoclastic. Iconoclast means that people want to destroy the image created because it is not what they believe or it causes angry within them for some reason.
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