One-Act Plays: A Distinct Dramatic Form

The One-Act Play as a Specific Dramatic Type

The one-act play is with us and is asking for consideration. It is challenging our attention whether we will or not. In both Europe and America, it is one of the conspicuous factors in present-day dramatic activity. Theatre managers, stage designers, actors, playwrights, and professors in universities recognize its presence as a vital force. Professional theatre folk and amateurs especially are devoting zestful energy both to the writing and to the producing

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Evolution of the Term ‘Art’ and the Concept of Beauty

Evolution of the Term ‘Art’

Art is a term that etymologically comes from the Latin word ars, which in turn is a translation of the Greek techne.

Art is techne, a skill-building term applied to all areas of life.

Greece

In Greece, it was a concept related to technical or mental ability for certain activities. Included in this were both the work of a sculptor or an architect, as well as that of a carpenter or blacksmith: they were all considered teachers.

Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages, a distinction was

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Michelangelo’s Moses: Renaissance Art, Symbolism, and Mannerism

Artistic and Historical Context: Rebirth and New Order

The Renaissance, a period of rebirth and new order, profoundly inspired new thinking. It marked a shift in structures, materials, and intellectual conceptions. This era, rooted in the new humanism, redefined values through anthropocentrism, rationalism, and a recovery of classical culture. Italy became the focal point of intellectual and artistic renewal during the 15th (Quattrocento) and 16th (Cinquecento) centuries.

The Genius of the Renaissance

The

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Painting Techniques: Glazing, Scumbling, Filling, and Modeling

Painting Techniques

Mixing on the palette is a technique used by the Impressionists.

Glazing

Glaze: This effect is achieved by applying a layer of transparent oil paint over a dull, dry layer. This changes the color of the first layer and produces a polished, brilliant surface. To make a glaze, a transparent color is mixed with a binder, most commonly boiled linseed oil, with a little turpentine and lavender oil added. The binder does not change over time and produces a strong, elastic film. To apply

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Picasso’s Guernica and Fortuny’s The Vicarage: Masterpieces of Art

Guernica (1937)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Support: Canvas, 3.51 m x 7.82 m

Material: Oil

Formal Analysis

Color: Absence of color is made clear through a close monochromatic scale. Black, gray, and white symbolize the somberness of the event, internalizing and expressing the horror of the bombing. The lack of color represents death.

Light: Illuminates the figures that the artist wants to highlight. There are no shadows around them. The clear picture, color, and relief represent life removed.

Perspective:

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Film Noir: Characteristics, History, and Influence

Unit 8: Film Noir

What is Film Noir?

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood’s classical film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude

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