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  2. Modular art - Wikipedia

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    Modular art is art created by joining together standardized units to form larger, more complex compositions.In some works the units can be subsequently moved, removed and added to – that is, modulated – to create a new work of art, different from the original or ensuing configurations.

  3. L'isle joyeuse - Wikipedia

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    The second subject appears in pure A major, the "ultimate tonal goal of the piece". The opening codas "louder and more animatedly until the very end".

  4. Modulation (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Modulation (music), a change of key; Modulating subject, a fugue subject which modulates; Ring modulation, a signal processing function use by synthesizers or effects units; Modulate (band), UK electronic band; The Modulations, 1970s American band; Modulation (music radio program), a weekly music radio program, broadcast via Jefferson Public Radio.

  5. Motif (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    Where the main subject of an artistic work - such as a painting - is a specific person, group, or moment in a narrative, that should be referred to as the "subject" of the work, not a motif, though the same thing may be a "motif" when part of another subject, or part of a work of decorative art - such as a painting on a vase.

  6. Unione - Wikipedia

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    Raphael's La belle jardinière, showing the use of unione. According to the theory of the art historian Marcia B. Hall, which has gained considerable acceptance, unione (Italian:) is one of the canonical painting modes of the Renaissance; that is, one of four modes of painting colours available to Italian High Renaissance painters, [1] [2] along with sfumato, chiaroscuro and cangiante. [3]

  7. List of avant-garde artists - Wikipedia

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    The term is commonly used in French, English, and German to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art and culture. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo , primarily in the cultural realm.

  8. Cubism - Wikipedia

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    Pablo Picasso, 1910, Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier), oil on canvas, 100.3 × 73.6 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement begun in Paris that revolutionized painting and the visual arts, and influenced artistic innovations in music, ballet, literature, and architecture.

  9. Tightening key - Wikipedia

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    If the key is tapped too forcefully, it may tear the side of the canvas. [4] Conversely, keys that become too loose can fall out during handling and damage the painting's surface. [1] The process of inserting keys into the stretcher is called "keying-out." [4]