In a message dated 04/23/2002 8:50:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
artist_tao@hotmail.com writes:
> 1. Imitationalism - realistically recreating life or nature
> 2. Expressivism - expressing strong feeling or emotion
> 3. Formalism - concerned with formal elements and principles of design
> 4. Instrumentalism - social, political or moral message
> 5. Functionalism - art for utility or practical use (pottery, quilts,
> weaving...)
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More "isms" get me confused with my historical periods such as Impressionism,
Expressionism, Constructivism etc. Whew- my head is a spinnin!
Kathy in Kalamazoo