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Still Life
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a group of objects arranged by an artist for use as subject matter in a work of art
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Vanitas
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refers to the opening verse of Ecclesiastes in the Latin Bible 'Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas'.
17th century Dutch paintings often feature symbols of transience. Skulls, hourglasses, extinguished candles, etc. refer to the evanescence of existence. Vanitas paintings are intended to remind the viewer of how short life is and that it should be lived with due regard to God's laws. |
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Pop Art
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a mid-20th century art movement which used popular commercial items as
subject matter and glorified the productions of mass popular culture |
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Cubism
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an early 20th century art movement that emphasizes multiple viewpoints on the 2-dimensional picture plane.
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Landscape
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Composed translations of reality that have deeper social
and/or religious meaning. A reaction to modern industrialization, an “escape” from reality Landscapes communicate: Leisure Isolation Allegories National Expansion & Hardship |
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Museum
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From the ancient Greek mouseioin (= university), refers to the collection of objects in practice since the 15th century. Originally included rare items of curiosity; our concept of a museum relates to a building that houses objects intended for education, national pride and cultural enlightenment.
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Colonialism
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A major force behind the collection of objects from around the world and the spread of museums worldwide.
Speficially, colonialism is the practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people under another. |
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Preservation
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the process of countering environmental and human damage to a work of art.
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Restoration
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The practice of returning damaged or deteriorating art to its original condition, as much as is possible
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Iconoclasm
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the act of destroying sacred images or preventing their display.
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Domestic architecture
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born of necessity, involves the availability of materials, aesthetic decision, design, reflection of values and beliefs, and self-identity
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Cantilever
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a structure in architecture that extends horizontally beyond its support.
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Idealized
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an artistic interpretation of the world as it should be. All flaws and imperfections found in nature are removed.
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Renaissance
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a rebirth of learning and the arts in the 14th – 17th centuries in Europe. Emphasized the study of ancient Greek & Roman ideals.
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stoic
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indifference to pleasure & pain
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Hellenistic
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the culture that flourished around Greece, and along the Mediterranean Sea from 323 to 31 BCE; visually, this period’s artwork expressed a blend of of Stoicism (indifference to pleasure & pain) and expressive intelligence
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Modernism
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A period of Western art, begun in the 1860s, which emphasized innovation and self-critical practice
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Impressionism
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a late 19th century painting style that emphasizes subtle light qualities with small strokes of strong color.
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Post-Impressionism
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a late 19th century European
movement (after Impressionism) in which color, expression and the artist’s subjective experience is emphasized. |
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Surrealism
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an early 20th century art movement which includes fantastic and dreamlike imagery.
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Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionism: an art movement that emerged after WWII that emphasized:
Spontaneous expression Non-representational imagery (ABSTRACT) Mostly painting |