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The Pocket Universal Principles of Art
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The Pocket Universal Principles of Art

by John A Parks
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
Rockport Publishers
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010 Boundaries

One of the defining characteristics of artworks is that they are separated from the world by an implied or formal boundary.

• This is true in all cultures. It appears that contemplating an artwork requires that we see it as a realm set apart from ordinary life.

• Tribal artworks are usually physical objects or are confined to the objects or structures on which they are painted.

• In Western painting, the picture frame formalizes the separation of the artwork from its surroundings.

• Western sculpture developed the plinth, a formal stage on which the work could be displayed.

• Some modern-era artists sought to blur, or dispense with, the boundaries of artworks. Various kinds of installation art occupy spaces that the audience can ...

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ISBN: 9781631595431