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art
art The major general surveys on topics in the fine arts are painting ; sculpture ; drawing ; photography , and architecture . Bibliography: See also articles on specific artists, periods, styles, regions, genres, and graphic media.... Read more |
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Arts Theatre
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Clip art
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Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel Singer, songwriter For the Record |
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Art in the Netherlands
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Arts Council
Arts Council. An organization established in 1945 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1946 ‘to preserve and improve standards of performance in the various arts'. It was a successor to the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), a wartime organization that had operated... Read more |
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Art Autre
Art Autre. A term coined by the French critic Michel Tapié (1909–87) in his book Un Art autre (1952) to describe a type of art that he regarded as appropriate to the turbulent mood in France in the post-war period—an art that worked through ‘paroxysm, magic, total... Read more |
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Arte Povera
Arte Povera (or Art Povera). Term (Italian for ‘poor’ or ‘impoverished art') coined in 1967 by the Italian critic Germano Celant to describe a type of work, related to Conceptual and Minimal art, in which the materials used—such as soil, twigs, and newspaper—are... Read more |
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Fine Arts
Fine ArtsI. ART AND SOCIETYFrancis HaskellBIBLIOGRAPHYII THE RECRUITMENT AND SOCIALIZATION OF ARTISTSMason GriffParental attitudesPreparation for a career in artArt and advertisingBIBLIOGRAPHYI ART AND SOCIETYSocieties of all kinds and of all periods have given birth to what can today be classified... Read more |
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Folk Art and Crafts
...Metropolitan Museum of Art, bemoaning the decline...of American decorative arts produced mostly by colonial...living immigrant folk art and crafts, many combining...American Life”. Folk art and craft production, in...Eaton organized, “Arts ... |
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art schools
...of design had become general art schools where women were a substantial...ornament, rather than fine art figure drawing. From the early 20th century the arts and crafts were also important...Dublin, took over supervision of art schools. After partition and... |
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National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities
...the Arts, 1988. Joseph Wesley Zeigler , Arts in Crisis: The National Endowment for the Arts versus America, 1994. Alice Goldfarb Marquis , Art Lessons: Learning from the Rise and Fall of Public Arts Funding, 1995. Alice Goldfarb Marquis |
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art galleries
art galleries. In medieval England...Concern that many great works of art were leaving the country, especially...the foundation of the National Art Collections Fund in 1903 to assist...make purchases. From 1946 the Arts Council of Great Britain has... |
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martial arts
...s military, martial arts are still cultivated...designating a fighting art, such as ju-jutsu...Chinese the term for martial arts, ‘wushu’, implies...Chinese martial arts apparently disseminated...an early Korean martial art is called Tang Su ... |
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art and the body
art and the body Since ancient times, artists...Representations of the body are not merely works of art but can also be read as social documents...vehicles of history. To a certain degree all art embodies crystallized history, allowing its... |
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art for arts sake
art for art's sake, a phrase associated with the aesthetic doctrine that art is self-sufficient and need serve no moral or political purpose. The phrase l'art pour l'art became current in France in the first half of the 19th cent., and... |
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Arts Council of Great Britain
Arts Council of Great Britain, the main channel...subsidies to the British theatre and other arts. It is in essence a continuation of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), founded in 1940 to bring concerts... |
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Flemish art
Flemish art (Netherlandish art) Loose art history term used to describe artists working in what roughly corresponds to modern-day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. In the 14th and early 15th centuries, Flemish artists were masters of the... |
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Islamic art and architecture
Islamic art and architecture Lacking a strong, independent tradition, Islamic art began to develop as a unique synthesis of the diverse...conquered countries from the 7th century. Early Islamic art and craft is perhaps best illustrated in the architecture... |
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Art
Art. Although religions are usually studied through...as through song. Beyond ritual, religious art extends the human ability to communicate through...states which cannot be directly seen. Religious art is profoundly connected to the human ability... |
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Art mac Cuinn
Art mac Cuinn. More often known in English contexts as Art Son of Conn; also as Art Óenfher [Ir., the lone one, the lonely]. Irish hero, he was the son of Conn Cétchathach [Ir., of the Hundred Battles] and a principal figure of the... |
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art
...compared the difficulties encountered in learning the art of medicine or healing with the shortness of human life...longa, vita brevis is derived from this.See also art deco, art nouveau, Arts and Crafts Movement. |
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martial arts
martial arts. Martial arts is a broad term that covers a variety of schools and forms whose unity derives only from their origins in the arts of war and single combat. Thus, it covers the ‘empty-hand... |
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Arts Council of Great Britain
Arts Council of Great Britain. Independent body...Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1946 ‘to...improve standards of performance in the various arts’. New charter granted 1967. Annual grant... |
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Martial arts in Japan
Martial arts in Japan. They were formerly called bugei (martial arts) or bujutsu (martial skills), but the word budō...discipline and training.There is no standard list of martial arts. An expert enumerates thirty-four bugei, whereas... |
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beaux arts
beaux arts / ˌbō ˈzär/ • pl. n. 1. fine arts. 2. (usu. Beaux Arts) [as adj.] relating to the classical decorative style maintained by the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, esp. in the 19th century. |
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fine art
fine art • n. 1. (also fine arts) creative art, esp. visual art, whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content. 2. an activity requiring great skill or accomplishment... |
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graphic arts
graph·ic arts • pl. n. the visual arts based on the use of line and tone rather than three-dimensional work or the use of color. ∎ (graphic art) the activity of practicing these arts, esp. as a subject of study. DERIVATIVES: graph·ic art·ist n. |
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op art
op art (also op·ti·cal art) • n. a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap. Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely are its most famous exponents. |
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art
art • noun 1. he studied artsynonyms: fine art, artwork. See table. 2. the art of writing synonyms: skill, craft, technique, knack, facility, ability, know-how. 3. she uses art to achieve her aims synonyms: cunning, artfulness... |
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state-of-the-art
state-of-the-art • adjective state-of-the-art recording equipmentsynonyms: modern, ultra-modern, the latest, new, the newest, up-to-the-minute, cutting-edge; advanced, highly developed, innovative, trailblazing, revolutionary; sophisticated. |
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martial art
martial art • noun trained in several martial artssynonyms: aikido, jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, Tai chi, kendo, krav maga, capoeira. |
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martial arts
martial arts • plural noun synonyms: judo, jujitsu, aikido, karate, kung fu, t'ai chi (chu'an), tae kwon do. |
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architecture
...organization, layout, design, build, anatomy, makeup; informal setup. Architectural Styles Art Deco Art Nouveau baroque Bauhaus beaux-arts brutalist Byzantine Carolingian Château Churrigueresque cinquecento classical colonial Corinthian... |
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rhetoric
...USAGE NOTES rhetoric Rhetoric = (1) the art of using language persuasively; the rules...line with sense 1:· “Rhetoric is the Art of speaking suitably upon any Subject...Grammar; 1746.)· “Rhetoric is the art of adapting discourse, in harmony with... |
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dilettante
dilettante • noun 1. plays tennis well for a dilettantesynonyms: dabbler, trifler, dallier, amateur, nonprofessional. 2. dilettantes always at the art gallerysynonyms: art lover, lover of the arts, connoisseur, aesthete. |
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culture
...culture • noun 1. exposing their children to culture synonyms: the arts, the humanities, intellectual achievement; literature, music, painting, philosophy, the performing arts. 2. a man of culture synonyms: intellectual/artistic awareness... |
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graphic
...printer's good enough for graphics synonyms: picture, illustration, image; diagram, graph, chart; (graphics) art, visual art. AWKWARD SYNONYMS graphic, pictorial, picturesque, vivid A photograph of a car accident on the front page of a... |
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drama
...theatrical work, dramatization. 2. he is studying drama synonyms: acting, the theater, the stage, the performing arts, dramatic art(s), stagecraft. 3. she liked to create a drama synonyms: incident, scene, spectacle, crisis; excitement... |
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Art by media.
...Galaxy of Graphics Haddad's Fine Arts Kelley Fine Art Inc. Lamination Preservation...Batik Artists Collection Oduwa Arts: The Art of Obasogie Aimiuwu Peter Lane...Directions Publishing Inc. Oduwa Arts: The Art of Obasogie ... |
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Art by subject.
...H & M Art Gallery -- -- -- Haddad's Fine Arts -- -- -- Happy...Eileen Seitz Fine Arts, Inc. -- -- -- Elaine Hahn Art -- -- x EuroGraphics...H & M Art Gallery -- -- -- Haddad's Fine Arts -- -- -- Happy... |
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ARTS EDUCATION LEADERS ELECTED TO NATIONAL COUNCIL.
...for Policy Study in Art, the International Council of Fine Arts Deans, and the Florida...for Policy Study in Art. Stephanie Riven...Center of Creative Arts St. Louis, MO Stephanie...University of Oregon's Art Education Department. Since ... |
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Art.com Makes Buying Art Stylish, Fun and Simple Site Enhancements Improve...
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Art.com (http://www.art.com ), already one of the most modern, fun and sophisticated online destinations for finding and buying art, has implemented sweeping site improvements to provide... |
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Art by Media. (V-W).(Directory)(Illustration)
Vintage, posters Accetra Arts Ltd 631-462-5572 Art In Motion 604-525-3900 Art...Co 970-963-8789 Fellus Fine Art 800-335-5877 Fields & Rosen Fine Arts Inc 631-725-7408 Front Line Art Publishing 858-552-0944 Icart... |
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2003 School Arts Annual Buyers' Guide: putting you in touch with leading...
...Crafts Therm O Web Triarco Arts & Crafts United Art and Education AIRBRUSH American...Sax Arts & Crafts Triarco Arts & Crafts United Art and Education Wilton Art Programs...Child Press Inc. Rockport Art ... |
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ARTS ADVOCACY DAY 2010 TOPS ATTENDANCE AND TWEETS.
...international grassroots effort to bring visibility to the arts and Arts Advocacy Day on Twitter. Organized by students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the hash tag #arts reached the number five spot on Twitter's worldwide... |
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Art by media. (Paintings, watercolors-Woodcut Prints).
...watercolors A & E Fine Art Inc 201-475-5550 Accetra Arts Ltd 631-462-5572...0636 Arcadia Fine Arts 212-965-1387 Arcangelo Fine Art Publisher LLC 011...8472 Solomon Fima Fine Art 818-501-6111 Fine Arts by Todd 404-351... |
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Art by media. (P-S).(Directory)(Illustration)
...469-7920 Abbot Art 631-694-5959 Accetra Arts Ltd 631-462-5572...3995 Arcadia Fine Arts 212-965-1387 Arcangelo Fine Art Publisher LLC +39...Gallery 805-933-9729 Arts of Paradise Gallery 808-732-1162 Asmar Art Studios ... |
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arts calendar
...by Dennis O'Kain, through Jan. 29. Armory Art Center 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach, 832...sculptures, through April 6. Society of the Four Arts Children's Art Gallery, 2 Four Arts Plaza, 655-2776 or fourarts.org Hours: 10... |
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