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ART CRITIC [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- art critic
1, record 1, English, art%20critic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critique d'art
1, record 1, French, critique%20d%27art
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Painting (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- abstract expressionist style
1, record 2, English, abstract%20expressionist%20style
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[He] was encouraged by [an art critic] to abandon his abstract expressionist style characterized by hovering amorphous shapes on the picture plane. He would simplify his composition by using an all-over coverage of thinly applied bright colours inspired by his watercolour sketches. 1, record 2, English, - abstract%20expressionist%20style
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- style expressionniste abstrait
1, record 2, French, style%20expressionniste%20abstrait
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il rencontre [un] influent critique d’art new-yorkais qui l’encourage à abandonner son style expressionniste abstrait, caractérisé par des formes amorphes flottant dans le plan pictural. Bush simplifiera alors sa composition par l’application «all-over» de minces couches de couleurs brillantes inspirées de ses esquisses à l’aquarelle. 1, record 2, French, - style%20expressionniste%20abstrait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Painting (Arts)
- Sculpture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- poor art
1, record 3, English, poor%20art
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- impoverished art 1, record 3, English, impoverished%20art
correct
- art povera 1, record 3, English, art%20povera
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term devised by the Italian critic Germano Celant in 1967 [to] stress the poverty or unworthiness(i. e. non fine art) of... materials employed [such as coal, sand, earth, wood, stones, twigs, cement, felt, rubber, rope, newspapers. ] 1, record 3, English, - poor%20art
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peinture (Arts)
- Sculpture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- art pauvre
1, record 3, French, art%20pauvre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- arte povera 1, record 3, French, arte%20povera
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le caractère élémentaire de certains matériaux, choisis en raison même de leur «pauvreté» et de l'activité de ses «compositions», est une des solutions aux exigences fondamentales de l'art pauvre. 1, record 3, French, - art%20pauvre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-05-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- News and Journalism (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- art critic
1, record 4, English, art%20critic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- critique d'art
1, record 4, French, critique%20d%27art
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-09-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cubism
1, record 5, English, cubism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements [especially] by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects. 1, record 5, English, - cubism
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term derived from a reference made to ’geometric schemas and cubes’ by the critic Louis Vaucelles in describing paintings exhibited in Paris by Georges Braque in November 1908; it is more generally applied not only to work of the period by Braque and Pablo Picasso but also to a range of art produced in France during the later 1900's, the 1910's and the early 1920's and the variants developed in other countries... 2, record 5, English, - cubism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cubisme
1, record 5, French, cubisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
École de peintre florissante de 1910-1930, qui se proposait de représenter les objets décomposés en éléments géométriques simples (rappelant le cube) sans restituer leur perspective. 2, record 5, French, - cubisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot cubisme désigne la révolution esthétique qui s'est accomplie, en peinture et aussi en sculpture, de 1907 à 1914 [...]. Le critique Louis Vaucelles reprit ensuite ce mot dans le Gil Blas du 14 novembre 1908, à propos de la première exposition de Braque [...] et lança le terme cubisme. Cependant, les créateurs du mouvement ne l'acceptèrent que malgré eux : «Quand nous avons fait du cubisme, a déclaré Picasso, nous n'avions aucune intention de faire du cubisme». 3, record 5, French, - cubisme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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