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body language


The gestures, facial expression, and postures that convey a person's physical, mental, or emotional state.
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content


The subject matter or significance of a work of art, especially as contrasted with its form. Related: Roy Lichtenstein. Drowning Girl. 1963 Marcel Jean. Specter of the Gardenia. 1936. Pablo Picasso. L [..]
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film still


A photograph taken during the production of a film that shows a particular moment or scene. These photographs are often used as advertisements or posters for the film. Related: Cindy Sherman. Untitled [..]
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industrial design


A field of design concerned with the aesthetics, form, functionality, and production of manufactured consumer objects.
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installation


A form of art, developed in the late 1950s, which involves the creation of an enveloping aesthetic or sensory experience in a particular environment, often inviting active engagement or immersion by t [..]
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obelisk


A tall, four-sided monument that tapers into a pyramid-like form. Related: Barnett Newmann. Broken Obelisk. 1963–1969
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organic


Having characteristics of a biological entity, or organism, or developing in the manner of a living thing. Related: Franz Marc. Horses Resting. 1911 Isamu Noguchi. My Pacific (Polynesian Culture). 194 [..]
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sex


The biological classifications, usually male and female, that are determined by chromosomes, hormonal profiles, and internal and external sexual organs. Related: Investigating Identity The Body in Art
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translucent


Permitting the passage of light. Related: Eva Hesse. Repetition Nineteen III. 1968 Willem de Kooning. Woman, I. 1950–52
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vernacular photography


Images by amateur photographers of everyday life and subjects, commonly in the form of snapshots. The term is often used to distinguish everyday photography from fine art photography. Related: Posed/U [..]
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