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Composition the way that art principles are used to organize art elements and create a work of art Content the moods, feelings, and ideas expressed by the artist through his choice of subject matter Aesthetic views ideas about what is important in a work of art Subject views of aesthetics believes that the subject of the art must be easily identified Composition view of aesthetics believes that the way the elements of art are arranged is most important to the success of the artwork Content view of aesthetics this view says that the moods, feelings, and ideas are what is important to an artwork's success landscape a drawing or painting of the outdoors, it may be realistic or abstract portrait a drawing or painting of a real person or persons still life a drawing or painting of an arrangement of objects, often shown on a tabletop Post-Impressionism an art movement beginning in the 1890s that believed artists should consider composition and content in their artworks Paul Gauguin important Post-Impressionist artist, who believed both composition and content were important; used large flat areas of color in his paintings Vincent Van Gogh probably the most important Post-Impressionist artist; paintings easily identified by the thick, swirled paint applied to his canvas; very interested in the content of his paintings Paul Cezanne began his career as an Impressionist, but decided that art was about more than showing the effects of light on objects; began using patches of color to form and model three dimensional objects in his work