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What Is Formalism?

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Dr. Betty Ann Brown
Published: Feb 4, 2009
Updated: Feb 5, 2019
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Formalism refers to a way of creating, viewing and interpreting art that focuses on the visual elements and principles of design, disregarding politics, historical context, content and the artist. Use the formalist approach to evaluating various artworks with information from an art historian, critic and curator in this free video on art.
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