Jul 28, 2007 17:32
abstract: of or pertaining to the formal aspect of art, emphasizing lines, colors, generalized or geometrical forms, etc., esp. with reference to their relationship to one another.
artisan: a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
classicism: the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
cubism: a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
design: to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.
expressionism: a manner of painting, drawing, sculpting, etc., in which forms derived from nature are distorted or exaggerated and colors are intensified for emotive or expressive purposes.
fashion: to give a particular shape or form to; make. to accommodate; adjust; adapt.
geometry: a design or arrangement of objects in simple rectilinear or curvilinear form.
installation: something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
manipulation: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
modernism: a deliberate philosophical and practical estrangement or divergence from the past in the arts and literature occurring esp. in the course of the 20th century and taking form in any of various innovative movements and styles.
modernize: to become modern; adopt modern ways, views, etc.
movement: the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.
postmodernism: any of a number of trends or movements in the arts and literature developing in the 1970s in reaction to or rejection of the dogma, principles, or practices of established modernism, esp. a movement in architecture and the decorative arts running counter to the practice and influence of the International Style and encouraging the use of elements from historical vernacular styles and often playful illusion, decoration, and complexity.
style: a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
stylize: to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize.
surrealism: a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc.
traditionalism: a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.