Chapter 2- Form, Content, and Context Flashcards
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Content
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The meaning of the artwork
2
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Context
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The external cultural and environmental factors that influence the creation of an artwork
3
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Contextualism
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The practice of using context as a basis for analyzing and understanding art
4
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Form
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A synthesis of all the visual aspects of a design
5
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Formalism
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Seeking meaning through the visual appearance of an artwork alone
6
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Personal context
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The individual context that we bring to a viewing of art
7
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Plot
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The action that takes place on the stage in front of the audience
8
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Story
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The actions in important events that have occurred before the action of the plot takes place
9
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Subject matter
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The plot story circumstances characters and other details of a play
