Four frames definition

Question 1

Structural Frame:

Answer 1

This frame relates to the way an artist structures the art elements (tone, colour, shape, perspective, pictorial depth, texture, line etc.,) to create their artwork. It also relates to the signs, symbols and codes that are used by the artist to create visual meaning.

Question 2

Cultural Frame:

Answer 2

The cultural frame considers an artist’s social and cultural environment and the way it affects their artworks.

The artist’s social and cultural environment can include religion, politics, ethnic background, gender, science, technology, economics and the mass media

Question 3

Subjective Frame:

Answer 3

When you discuss an artwork using the subjective frame, you describe your personal response to the work. You also consider how other people, such as the artist and the audience feel about the work and what the artist was trying to express when they created the work.

Question 4

Postmodern Frame:

Answer 4

When you use the postmodern frame to discuss an artwork, you describe how the work questions the accepted long-held beliefs about art and artists. You also consider if the artist has borrowed the work of other artists and whether they have used irony, parody or pastiche to challenge or mock the status quo.