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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Meaning “in open air” in French, it is the style of creating a finished landscape painting outdoors. Before the practice…
The adaptation of Western Modernist principles — functionalism, minimal ornamentation, and the use of industrial materials like reinforced concrete —…
Architectural philosophy emphasising site-specific design that draws on local topography and climate, social and cultural influences, and traditional building knowledge…
Also known as Divisionism or Chromoluminarism, it is a technique in painting that involves applying small, distinct dots or strokes…
A French style of abstract painting, characterised by random splotches and dabs, it gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s…
An art movement that originated in the 1950s and 1960s in Britain and the United States of America, it challenged…
A term for an architectural style primarily associated with medieval-era temples in the Deccan region, especially north Karnataka. Derived from…
A tendency in early Modernist painting in India, marked by the presence of both narrative and figuration and deviating from…