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| ===== Content and Form: Representational and Abstract Art ===== | ===== Content and Form: Representational and Abstract Art ===== | ||
| - | in language, we can distinguish between the __content__ of a sentence and its __form__ -- e.g.\\ | + | in language, we can distinguish between the __content__ of a sentence and its __form__ -- e.g. |
| - | "John loves Mary",\\ | + | * "John loves Mary", |
| - | "Mary is loved by John": same content, different form,\\ | + | * "Mary is loved by John": same content, different form, |
| - | "John hates Mary": same form, different content. | + | * "John hates Mary": same form, different content; |
| + | this distinction can also be applied in the case of works of art, although it may not always be obvious what the content or the form are. | ||
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| + | art that has a clear content is called __representational__, other art, which appears not to be //about// anything, is called __abstract__. | ||
| ^ art form ^ content ^ form ^ | ^ art form ^ content ^ form ^ | ||
| - | | literature | | | | + | | literature | story, plot, setting | division into acts or chapters, rhyme and metre, vocabulary | |
| - | | music | | | | + | | music | lyrics, but also (the form of) emotions (Susanne K. Langer) | structure, e.g. verses, instrumentation, dynamics and speed | |
| | dance | | | | | dance | | | | ||
| | visual | | | | | visual | | | | ||
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