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In art history, formalism is the study of art by analyzing and comparing form and style -- the way objects are made and their purely visual aspects.
Description
In painting, formalism emphasizes compositional elements such as color, line, shape, texture, and other perceptual aspects, rather than iconography or the historical and social context.
At its extreme, formalism in art history posits that everything necessary to comprehending a work of art is contained within the work of art.
The context for the work, including the reason for its creation, the historical background, and the life of the artist, that is, its conceptual aspect is considered to be of secondary importance.
Anti-formalism
Anti-formalism in art would assert the opposite ascription of respectively primary and secondary importance.
See also
External links
- Formalism (art) @ Wikipedia