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Formalism and Roger Fry: Significant Form
Critically assess the formalist theories of Roger Fry and Clive Bell, focusing on 'significant form' detached from subject matter.
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Critical Texts, Curatorship, and Art Historical Methodologies
11th Grade · Arts · UK A-Level
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Apply art historical methodologies (formalism, iconography, Marxism, feminism, post-colonialism) and evaluate curatorial practices.
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ARTHIST-1.3General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · History-of-art · 11th Gradeart historical terms and concepts including those relevant to specific movements, periods, and types of art (see appendix 1)
ARTHIST-1.10General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · History-of-art · 11th Gradecritical texts that discuss specific artists’ work, their contribution and influences
ARTHIST-2.1General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · History-of-art · 11th Gradehow artists have used formal characteristics to achieve specific intentions in their work, including: