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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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phallic
Art history; Visual arts
Belonging to or resembling a phallus. According to luce irigaray, the phallus is primarily a visual object, erect and in clear view; she contrasts this to the vagina which is ...
phenomenology
Art history; Visual arts
The philosophic study of human experience in which separate analytical considerations of objective reality and subjective responses to it are, during the phenomenological ...
perspective
Art history; Visual arts
A method used to render the illusion of depth on a flat surface. There are several methods (including linear and aerial, defined above). In art and visual perception rudolf ...
period
Art history; Visual arts
An extended interval of time, understood usually within the context of an identifiable geographic region, characterized by a specific set of cultural, economic, social or ...
performance art
Art history; Visual arts
Often planned, sometimes spontaneous events which may occur in an art gallery but can take place anywhere. Performances often involve the activity spectators as well as artists. ...
pediment
Art history; Visual arts
A low pitched gable above a classical style building. A pediment is the triangular space over doors and windows of a building influenced by greek architecture.
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