An approach to art which emphasises aspects of form, such as line, shape and colour. Formalism engages with the visual qualities of a work of art as opposed to its narrative or symbolic contents.
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A term often used synonymously with minimalism, it refers to a style of art and literature characterised by the portrayal…
The use of popular and everyday materials and images in pop art. Kitsch in German signifies art, objects and design…
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…
A genre of paintings associated with the Patna School, which depicted people engaged in caste-based occupations. Frequently produced and sold…
An aesthetic movement in photography during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that focused on composition, light and subject…
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A style of Hindu temple architecture commonly found in northern and central India and characterised by a curvilinear or rectilinear…
One of the three canonical orders of Western Classical architecture, it originated in the mid-sixth century in Ionia (present-day Turkey).…