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Title: Art Appreciation

Description: Ch. 4 voc.

Total Flash Cards: 13

Created: 02/09/2010 18:32:58

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style
 Definition
a distinctive handling of elements and media associated with the work of an individual artist, school of movement, or specific culture or time period
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form
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the totality of what we see; the product of the composition
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content
 Definition
everything that is contained in a work of art
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existentialist
 Definition
A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience
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realism
 Definition
the portrayal of people and things as they are seen by the eye or or are thought to be
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representational art/figurative art
 Definition
art that portrays, however altered or distorted, things perceived in the visible world
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expressionism
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in this type of art, form and color are freely distorted by the artist in order to achieve a heightened emotional impact
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abstract
 Definition
art that departs significantly from the actual appearance of things
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nonobjective
 Definition
type of art that makes no reference to nature or reality
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cubism
 Definition
type of art that changed natural forms into largely angular geometrical equivalents
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psychic automatism
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the attempt to clear one's mind of purpose and concerns so that inner conflicts and ideas could find expression in one's work
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formalist criticism
 Definition
an approach to art criticism that concentrates primarily on the elements and design of works of art rather than on historical factors or the biography of the artist
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iconography
 Definition
the study of the themes and symbols in the visual arts