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  2. Artistic canons of body proportions - Wikipedia

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    An artistic canon of body proportions (or aesthetic canon of proportion), in the sphere of visual arts, is a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art. The word canon (from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn) 'measuring rod, standard') was first used for this type of rule in Classical ...

  3. Camp (style) - Wikipedia

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    Camp is an aesthetic style and sensibility that regards something as appealing because of its bad taste and ironic value. Camp aesthetics disrupt many of modernism's notions of what art is and what can be classified as high art by inverting aesthetic attributes such as beauty, value, and taste through an invitation of a different kind of apprehension and consumption.

  4. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    As in other Mannerist works, the proportions of the body – here the neck – are exaggerated for artistic effect. Body proportions is the study of artistic anatomy, which attempts to explore the relation of the elements of the human body to each other and to the whole. These ratios are used in depictions of the human figure and may become ...

  5. Aestheticism - Wikipedia

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    For the visual system of chitons, see Aesthete (chiton). For the group of poets, see Harvard Aesthetes. Aestheticism (also known as the aesthetic movement) was an art movement in the late 19th century that valued the appearance of literature, music, fonts and the arts over their functions.

  6. History of aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    Any aesthetic doctrines that guided the production and interpretation of prehistoric art are mostly unknown. An indirect concern with aesthetics can be inferred from ancient art in many early civilizations, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, China, the Etruscans, Rome, India, the Celtic peoples, and the Maya, as each of them developed a unique and characteristic style in its art.

  7. Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men (Ouro Preto)

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    Aesthetic significance The side altars. Closer look at one of the side altars. The building is listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage, and as stated in its analysis, "The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is the highest expression of the colonial Baroque of Minas Gerais, according to experts.

  8. Masculine beauty ideal - Wikipedia

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    The masculine beauty ideal traits include but are not limited to: male body shape, figure, beefcake, height, skin tones, body weight, muscle mass, male breast size, masculine hip size, physical fitness, hair and genital size. [4] Men oftentimes feel social pressure to conform to these standards in order to feel desirable, and thus elect to ...

  9. Fashion - Wikipedia

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    Minidress by John Bates, 1965. Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits§that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.