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Basic Art
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2010

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Abstraction
Definition
Emphasizing a derived essential character having little visual reference to objects in nature
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Aniconic
Definition
Where images of divine being are in other than human form
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Archaistic
Definition
Term applied to art that seeks to emulate compositions, styles, motifs, etc. of the past; aesthetic nostalgia
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Closed Form
Definition
Form that is visually self-contained and not interacting with its surroundings
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Expressionism
Definition
Distortion of forms to create emotional intensity
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Iconic
Definition
Where images of divine beings are in human form
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Iconography
Definition
The study dealing with the symbolic (often religious) meaning of objects, persons, or events depicted in works of art; or more generally, the study of subject matter and symbolism
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Linear
Definition
Where form is sought in the outline; representation captured by line
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Motif
Definition
A thematic or visual element in a work of art, usually recurring
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Naturalism/Realism
Definition
Representation of things as closely as possible to their appearance in the natural world without distortion or idealization
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Non-Representational
Definition
Art in which the depiction of the recognizable objects is completely absent
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Open Form
Definition
Form that is visually interacting with its surroundings that moves the viewer's eyes away from itself
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Painterly
Definition
Where form is sought through light and shade, unstressed edges, and tactile surfaces; representation is a visual semblance
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Post-Modern
Definition
Reacting against formalist methodologies by accommodating a wide range of style, formats, subjects and theories that includes a self-conscious awareness of the artist, of art making processes, and of the audience that receives them; some postmodern theoretical approaches to art include social history, post-colonialism, semiotics, post-structuralism, deconstructionism, gender studies, cultural criticism, and psychoanalysis
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Style
Definition
A consistent use of certain forms (line, color, space, texture, light, shadow, etc.) and composition (organization of forms) that is characteristic of a chronological period, a geographical area, or an individual
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Stylize
Definition
To cause an object, figure, or scene to conform to a set style of convention
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Symbology
Definition
The study or interpretation of symbols; and the representation of expression by means of symbols
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