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Record 1 2017-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
CONT

A motif is a decorative design that identifies something as belonging to a certain era or school of design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
CONT

Technique intermédiaire avec la peinture. Introduction à un art dessin à l'orientale. Il s'agit de quatre éléments dans un ordre indiqué. La nature comme modèle, le nouvel espace et le grand jeu dans le dessin décoratif et la composition abstraite. La calligraphie : l'étude de l'écriture, présentation de certains types d'écriture accompagnés d'exemples pratiques. L'étude des écritures anciennes comme point de départ. Ex-libris - texte et image p. ex. des œuvres des grands auteurs.

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