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Arcadian Features

Arcadism was a literary style that emerged in Europe in the 18th century, during the rise of the Industrial Revolution and under the strong influence of the Enlightenment. Also known as 18th century or...

Characteristics of Dadaism

Dadaism is considered one of the most extreme artistic vanguards of the modernist period. Created at the beginning of the 20th century, the movement had the purpose of "destroying art", repudiating all models...

5 Characteristics of Modernism

Modernism was an artistic movement that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, both in Europe and in Brazil. The movement influenced all forms of artistic expression: painting, plastic arts,...

Characteristics of Symbolism

Symbolism was a literary movement that emerged in France in the late nineteenth century. This movement also existed in other forms of expression in the arts, but it was in literature that it had more prominence...

Characteristics of Cubism

Cubism is an artistic movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. Cubist works sought to represent elements of nature through geometric shapes, especially cubic ones...

meaning of abstract art

Abstract art is a movement in plastic arts whose most striking feature is the representation of forms in a non-real way. In abstract art, the representation of images is distanced...

What is Realism

Realism was an artistic movement aimed at the objective representation of reality, distancing itself from the subjectivism and sentimentality that characterized the romantic school. The realistic movement had...

Characteristics of Realism

Realism was an artistic movement that emerged in France in the 19th century, in the period of the Industrial Revolution, which had a great influence on the artistic production of that period. Later the movement...

Brazilian Folklore Characters

Brazil is the owner of a rich folklore, the result of the junction of cultures and traditions of different peoples, especially the indigenous, African and European. Thus, several stories emerged...

Baroque Characteristics

Baroque art emerged in Italy and consolidated from the 17th century onwards in Europe and America. This movement was inspired by the artistic works of classical antiquity and sought to restore the strength of the Church...

meaning of comic

Comic is an adjective attributed to everything that refers to theater turned to comedy. As a rule, comic refers to the artistic genre that entertains and stimulates laughter due to its scenic elements that...

Definition of Pantomime

Pantomime is a modality of theater based mainly on characteristic gestures and attitudes that do not use the intervention of words. It consists of a kind of gestural theater that makes the least use...

5 Characteristics of Surrealism

Surrealism was an avant-garde artistic movement that emerged in Paris, at the beginning of the 20th century, to confront the rationalism and materialism of Eastern society. Among the features that...

meaning of art nouveau

Art Nouveau is the name of an artistic movement that started in Europe during the 19th century. Its apex lasted until the mid-20s. It was very representative of what was happening in society at the time, which lived...

Definition of Arabesques

Arabesques are designs formed by geometric patterns that are part of the culture of Muslim countries. They can be painted or carved and are widely used in Islamic art, architecture,...

Pedro Menezes (Professor of Philosophy)

Degree in Philosophy from the State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ (2009) and Master in Educ...

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The formation of the Brazilian peopleThe Brazilian people are the result of a process called misc...

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meaning of plagiarismPlagiarism happens when someone copies content produced by someone else with...

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