For the Week ending 05/11/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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movement characterized by eclectic search for beauty and interest in Japanese and classical art; devotion to and pursuit of the beautiful; sensitivity to artistic beauty and refined taste
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Obama's "let's see" _______ and "we will not meddle" ideological attitude is the indulgence of an ideologue cum aesthete, not a chief executive |
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emotional, dramatic style, anticlassical in form and spirit; typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts
The word "_______" comes from the Italian word "barocco" which means bizarre |
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style emphasizing the depiction of light and its effects, with the act of seeing as its primary subject
So much of the art, _______, is about nature, and virtually every Matisse is somehow looking from inside to outside |
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departure from traditional, naturalistic view of reality, emphasizing multifaceted, simultaneous views of subject and distorted perspectives
But now someone draws squares and its called _______ which according to Wikipedia means "a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque". |
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depiction of reality as it appears, without idealization or stylistic, imaginative distortion; an inclination toward literal truth and pragmatism
In the arts, the term _______ is commonly used to refer to the often life-like depiction of the world of objects and human beings. |