Ch 4

Front 1

formal analysis

Back 1

integrated study of the elements and principles of art and the way they are used in specific artwork

Front 2

content

Back 2

artwork's themes or messages

Front 3

iconography

Back 3

system of symbols that allows artists to refer to complex ideas
icon- "image" and -graphy "to write"

Front 4

symbol

Back 4

image or element that stands for or represents some other entity or concept

Front 5

Modernist criticism

Back 5

inherent the notion of progress, that previous art styles are preludes to the next significant step forward
seek relationship between art and truth

Front 6

Postmodernism

Back 6

the late 20th century movement in art, based to some extent on deconstructivism and accommodating a wide range of styles

Front 7

Deconstruction

Back 7

method for analyzing works of art developed in the late 20th century, in which artworks are treated as texts that can have a variety of meanings, based on the person who perceives them, emphasizing subjectivity

Front 8

visual culture

Back 8

art criticism that integrates and studies all of the visual components of contemporary culture, including fine art, tv, ads, etc.

Front 9

phenomenology

Back 9

study of phenomena, such as art, from the point of view of a conscious and perceiving subject