AP Art History Aegean Art & Greek Sculpture

Ms. Feury (United States of America)
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  1. cyclopean masonry
    a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size
  2. appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition, often without permission
  3. mimesis
    imitative or realistic representation in art and literature
  4. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  5. escapism
    tendency to use fantasy to retreat from unpleasant realities
  6. individualism
    the quality of being a single thing or person
  7. realism
    the attribute of accepting the facts of life
  8. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
  9. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  10. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  11. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  12. gestural
    being other than verbal communication
  13. distortion
    a shape resulting from being deformed
  14. exaggeration
    the act of making something more noticeable than usual
  15. personalized
    made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual
  16. relaxed
    without strain or anxiety
  17. iconic
    relating to a symbolic figure
  18. simplified
    made easy or uncomplicated
  19. stylized
    using artistic forms and conventions to create effects
  20. generalized
    not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment
  21. frontal
    belonging to the front part
  22. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  23. symmetrical
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
  24. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  25. idealized
    exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence
  26. selective
    characterized by very careful or fastidious choice
  27. perfect
    being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
  28. detached
    no longer connected or joined
  29. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  30. self-contained
    constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
  31. balanced
    being in a state of proper equilibrium
  32. unified
    formed or joined into a whole
Created on Sun Sep 01 13:34:43 EDT 2013

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