ARTH 202 Midterm II Terms Flashcards
What is Modernism?
A broad cultural movement from the late 19th to mid-20th century characterized by a rejection of traditional forms and a focus on innovation, abstraction, and the autonomy of art.
What is Postmodernism?
A cultural and intellectual movement that emerged in the late 20th century as a critique of modernism. It embraces pluralism, deconstruction, and the questioning of grand narratives.
What is Appropriation in art?
The practice of artists using pre-existing images, objects, or styles in their own work.
What does Representation mean?
The act of depicting or portraying something, either visually or symbolically.
What is a Simulacrum?
An image or representation that has replaced the original reality to which it refers.
What is Deconstruction?
A philosophical approach that questions the stability of meaning and reveals the underlying contradictions and assumptions in language and texts.
What is Orientalism?
From Lecture and Reading
From Said (2003]
“Orient is not a fact of nature…such locales, regions, geographical sectors as ‘Orient’ and ‘Occident’ are man made. Therefore, as much as the West itself, the Orient is an idea that has a history and a tradition of thought, imagery, and vocabulary that have given it reality and presence in and for the West.”
What does Hybridity refer to?
The mixing of different cultural elements to create new and unique forms of expression.
What are Relational Aesthetics?
Art that takes human relations and social context as its theoretical horizon rather than the traditional forms of aesthetic production.
What is Diaspora?
The dispersion of a population from their original homeland.
