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Fraktur — /frddahk toohrdd /, n. 1. Print. German black letter text, a style of type. 2. (usually l.c.) Also, fractur. a. a stylized, highly decorative watercolor or watercolor and ink painting in the Pennsylvania German tradition, often bearing elaborate… … Universalium
Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction) — AfDM|page=Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction)|date=2008 October 9|substed=yes Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction) is a collaborative series of twenty acrylic paintings that focuses on electronic communications made between two fictional female characters on the… … Wikipedia
calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… … Universalium
folk art — folk art, adj. folk artist. artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as … Universalium
Buchgestaltung — betrifft die Gestaltung des Inhaltes und des Einbandes eines Buches. Der Verlag ist für die Gestaltung verantwortlich und nimmt hier oft die Fachkenntnis von Spezialisten in Anspruch. Das können Buchgestalter, Typografen, aber auch freischaffende … Deutsch Wikipedia
Art of the Third Reich — Die Partei, Arno Breker s statue representing the spirit of the Nazi Party The art of the Third Reich, the officially approved art produced in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945, was characterized by a style of Romantic realism based on classical … Wikipedia
Otto Hupp — File:Beispiel Sammelblatt der Neuen Reihe 1925.png Examples of Hupp s work Otto Hupp (May 21, 1859 January 31, 1949) was a German graphical artist. His main working area was heraldry, yet he also worked as a typeface designer, creating commercial … Wikipedia
Hex sign — Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to Fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. [ [http://www.yourlancaster.com/history hex signs.htm YourLancaster.com] ] Today some non Pennsylvania… … Wikipedia
Western calligraphy — (from Greek polytonic|κάλλος kallos beauty + polytonic|γραφή graphẽ writing ) is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and… … Wikipedia
Heroic realism — is a term which has sometimes been used to describe art used as propaganda. Examples include the Socialist realism style associated with Communist regimes, and the very similar art style associated with Fascism.Heroic realism designs were used to … Wikipedia
