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 Renaissance Art

Posted on May 6, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Renaissance Art: Strictly, art of the period from ca. 1400 to ca. 1520, but sometimes traced back to the time of Giotto, ca. 1300. During the 14th century, Italian art, especially painting, increasingly took account of scientific perspective and moved toward realism. During the 15th century, early Renaissance development was spurred by the rediscovery of ancient classical art. Reached its climax in the first decades of the 16th century with High Renaissance Art.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Happening

Posted on May 4, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Happening: Happenings developed from a combination of assemblage and environment art as artists sought to free art further from the constraints of the wall and the frame. Resembling performance, these events often involved sculpture, sound, time, motion, and living persons. While participants began with a plan, there was no rehearsal and no repeat performance. Spontaneous audience participation was sometimes encouraged. Allen Kaprow is credited with inventing happenings, which took place in New York City in the 1960s.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Harlem Renaissance

Posted on April 28, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Harlem Renaissance: With the largest concentration of African-American, West Indian, and African populations in the U.S., Harlem had become the ‘Negro Capital’ (as it was then called) of America by the early 20th century. After World War I, the flourishing intellectual, artistic, musical and political scene focused on historical recollection and redefinition of the African-American experience. Among the best-known artists are Aaron Douglas, William Johnson, and Jacob Lawrence.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Humanism

Posted on April 28, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Humanism: The belief, Renaissance in origin but inspired by classical civilization, that man is potentially the master of all things, and that by study and scientific inquiry such mastery is within his grasp. In art, humanism caused a gradual secularization of themes.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Surrealism

Posted on April 27, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Surrealism: Originally a literary movement, officially inaugurated in 1924, it incorporated stylistic and theoretical aspects of Cubism and Dada. Seeking to reveal the reality behind appearances, especially in a psychological sense, surrealism drew heavily on Freudian theories about the unconscious, dreams, irrationality, sexuality, and fantasy. Hence, the use of dream imagery, automatism, and symbolism, Some major figures: Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Yves Tanguy, Max Ernst.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Holograph

Posted on April 24, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Holograph: A three-dimensional image created by a beam of laser light passing through a hologram wave interference photograph.”

 Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Ukiyo-e

Posted on April 23, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Ukiyo-e: (Jap., pictures of the floating world) Woodblock prints, both monochrome and colored, made as popular ephemera in Japan from the mid-17th century onward. The genres of subjects include theater stars, courtesans, caricatures, and eventually, Hokusai’s great Fuji landscape series (1823).”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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History Painting

Posted on April 23, 2020 | Leave a comment

“History Painting: Painting with themes from or allusions to important historical events, classical literature, and the Bible. From the Renaissance to the 19th century, it was regarded in academies as the highest, most worthwhile kind of painting. Only toward the end of the 18th century did themes from contemporary history become acceptable. Compare NARRATIVE ART.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Stencil

Posted on April 21, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Stencil: A simple graphic arts process in which the design is cut into a thin, flexible material (such as cardboard) and the color is brushed through the openings onto paper, fabric, wall surfaces, etc. Silk screen is a stencil process. See POCHOIR.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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Japonaiserie

Posted on April 17, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Japonaiserie (Fr., article of Japanese craft) In a specific sense, those items of Japanese creation that began to be imported into Europe in the 1850s and 1860s: woodblock prints, textiles, porcelain, fans, furniture, and metalwork. The influence on the painting of the Impressionists is called japonisme.”

Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.

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