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abstract |
any art that does not represent observed aspects of nature or transforms visible forms into a stylized image.
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automatism |
a technique whereby the usual intellectual control of the artist over his or her brush or pencil is foregone. The artist's aim is to allow the subconscious to create the artwork without rational interference
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collage |
a composition made of cut and pasted scraps of materials, sometimes with lines or forms added by the artist
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curtain wall |
a wall in a building that does not support any of the weight of the structure
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expressionism |
terms describing a work of art in which forms are created primarily to evoke subjective emotions rather than a rational response
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formalist |
an approach to the understanding, appreciation, and valuation of art based almost solely on considerations of form. this approach tends to regard an artwork as independent of its time and place of making. In the 1940's, Formalism was most ardently proposed by critic Clement Greenberg |
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installation (art) |
contemporary art created for a specific site, especially a gallery of outdoor area, that creates a complete and controlled environment |
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mobile |
a sculpture made with parts suspended in such a way that they move in a current of air
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photomontage |
a photographic work created from many smaller photographs arranged (and often overlapping) in a composition, which is then rephotographed
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Prairie Style |
style developed by a group of midwestern architects who worked together using the aesthetic of the Prairie and indigenous prairie plants for landscape design to design mostly domestic homes and small public buildings mostly in the midwest |
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primitivism |
the borrowing of subjects of forms usually from non-European of prehistoric sources by Western artists. Originally practiced by Western artists as an attempt to infuse their work with the naturalistic and expressive qualities attributed to other cultures, especially colonized cultures
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readymade |
an object from popular or material culture presented without further manipulation as an artwork by the artist
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appropriation |
term used to describe the practice of some postmodern artists of adopting images in their entirety from other works of art or from visual culture for use in their own art. The art of recontextualizing the appropriated image allows the artist to critique both it and the time and place in which it was created
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assemblage |
artwork created by gathering and manipulating two and or three-dimensional found objects
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benday dots |
In modern printing and type-setting, the individual dots that, together with many others, make up lettering and images. Often machine- or computer generated, the dots are very small and closely spaced to give the effect of density and richness of tone
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pluralism |
a social structure or goal that allows members of diverse ethnic, racial, or other groups to exist peacefully within the society while continuing to practice the customs of their own divergent cultures, thus providing to artists a variety of valid contemporary styles |
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school of artists |
an art historical term describing a group of artists, usually working at the same time and sharing similar styles, influences, and ideals. The artists in a particular school may not necessarily be directly associated with one another, unlike those in a workshop or atelier
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site-specific sculpture |
a sculpture commissioned and/or designed for a particular location |
