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4 Style, Form and Content. |
| Abstract art |
A form of art characterized by
simplified or distorted rendering of an object that has the
essential form or nature of that object (abstracted);
a form of art in which the forms make no reference to visible
reality (nonobjective). |
| Content |
All that which is contained within
a work of art—the visual elements, the subject matter,
and its underlying meaning or themes. |
| Expressionism |
A modern school of art in which
an emotional impact is achieved through agitated brushwork,
intense coloration, and violent, hallucinatory imagery. |
| Expressionistic |
Descriptive of art that emphasizes
the distortion of color and form to achieve an emotional impact.
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| Form |
The totality of what the viewer
sees in a work of art—the product of the composition of
the visual elements. |
| Formalist criticism
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An approach to art criticism that
concentrates on the elements and design of works of art, rather
than on historical factors or the biography of the artist. |
| Iconography |
In a work of art, the conventional
meanings attached to the images used by the artist; as an artistic
approach, representing or illustrating by using the visual conventions
and symbols of a culture. |
| Iconology |
The study of visual symbols in
art, which frequently have literary or religious origins. |
| Non-representational
art |
Art that does not represent figures
or objects. |
| Picture plane |
The flat, two-dimensional surface
on which a picture is created. In much Western art, the picture
plane is viewed as a window opening onto deep space. |
| Realism |
A style of art characterized by
portraying subject matter accurately and truthfully. The name
of the nineteenth-century art style which portrayed subject
matter in this manner. |
| Representational
art |
Art that presents natural objects
in recognizable form. |
| Style |
A characteristic manner or mode
of artistic expression or design. |
