Subject matter and form: how representation is built in an artwork

What this note covers

1. Representation is a process, not a resemblance
2. Selection, emphasis and omission
3. Formal elements as carriers of meaning
4. Conventions, genres and the weight of precedent
5. Representation, power and whose view is built in
6. From representation to conceptual strength and resolution
7. How this is examined, and what separates a top-band answer

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