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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. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    The Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer. The term composition means "putting together". It can be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art. Composition can apply to any work of art, from music through writing and into photography, that is arranged using conscious thought.

  4. List of art techniques - Wikipedia

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    Types of art techniques There is no exact definition of what constitutes art. Artists have explored many styles and have used many different techniques to create art.

  5. Modulation - Wikipedia

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    Categorization for signal modulation based on data and carrier types. In electronics and telecommunications, modulation is the process of varying one or more properties of a periodic waveform, called the carrier signal, with a separate signal called the modulation signal that typically contains information to be transmitted. [1]

  6. Halftone - Wikipedia

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    The first printed photo using a halftone in a Canadian periodical, October 30, 1869 A multicolor postcard (1899) printed from hand-made halftone plates. While there were earlier mechanical printing processes that could imitate the tone and subtle details of a photograph, most notably the Woodburytype, expense and practicality prohibited their being used in mass commercial printing that used ...

  7. Contrast (vision) - Wikipedia

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    Modulation quantifies the relative amount by which the amplitude (or difference) () / of stands out from the average value (or background) (+) /. In general, m f {\displaystyle m_{f}} refers to the contrast of the periodic signal f {\displaystyle f} relative to its average value.

  8. Ornament (art) - Wikipedia

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    Where the object has no such function, but exists only to be a work of art such as a sculpture or painting, the term is less likely to be used, except for peripheral elements. In recent centuries a distinction between the fine arts and applied or decorative arts has been applied (except for architecture), with ornament mainly seen as a feature ...

  9. Visual arts - Wikipedia

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    Training in the visual arts has generally been through variations of the apprentice and workshop systems. In Europe, the Renaissance movement to increase the prestige of the artist led to the academy system for training artists, and today most of the people who are pursuing a career in the arts train in art schools at tertiary levels.