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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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085 Spectacle

Art can become spectacle when it seeks to bedazzle, entertain, or overwhelm the viewer. This has often been the province of religious art; mosques, Indian temples, and Western churches are often adorned with decorative or narrative imagery, amassed and displayed in a way intended to dazzle its audience. This kind of theatricality reached a zenith in Europe during the Counter-Reformation, when the Catholic Church instituted a policy of using alluring decorative schemes to attract and maintain its congregation.

In recent years, new endeavors in installation and land art and new technical possibilities in multimedia have spawned a greater interest in spectacle.

The problem with spectacle as art is that its impression on the audience ...

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ISBN: 9781631595431