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Abstraction/Modernism—New Visual Language S01E33

Abstraction and Modernism forged a daring new definition of art, breaking dramatically with the past. Discover the philosophical and experiential underpinnings of abstraction and nonrepresentational art, now radically freed from imitating nature. Encounter art's new language in visionary works by Kandinsky, Marc, Pollock, De Kooning, and others.

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Sharon Latchaw Hirsh

Sharon Latchaw Hirsh

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The Importance of First Impressions
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Where Am I? Point of View and Focal Point
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Color—Description, Symbol, and More
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Line—Description and Expression
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Space, Shape, Shade, and Shadow
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Seeing the Big Picture—Composition
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The Illusion—Getting the Right Perspective
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Art That Moves Us—Time and Motion
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Feeling with Our Eyes—Texture and Light
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Drawing—Dry, Liquid, and Modern Media
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Printmaking—Relief and Intaglio
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Modern Printmaking—Planographic
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Sculpture—Salt Cellars to Monuments
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Development of Painting—Tempera and Oils
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Modern Painting—Acrylics and Assemblages
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Subject Matters
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Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art
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Portraits—How Artists See Others
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Self-Portraits—How Artists See Themselves
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Landscapes—Art of the Great Outdoors
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Putting It All Together
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Early Renaissance—Humanism Emergent
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Northern Renaissance—Devil in the Details
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High Renaissance—Humanism Perfected
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Mannerism and Baroque—Distortion and Drama
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Going Baroque—North versus South
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18th-Century Reality and Decorative Rococo
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Revolutions—Neoclassicism and Romanticism
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From Realism to Impressionism
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Postimpressionism—Form and Content Re-Viewed
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Expressionism—Empathy and Emotion
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Cubism—An Experiment in Form
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Abstraction/Modernism—New Visual Language
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Dada Found Objects/Surreal Doodles and Dreams
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Postmodernism—Focus on the Viewer
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Your Next Museum Visit—Do It Yourself!
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