Below is a glossary article post in the category S which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Significant Form based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Significant Form
So, what is actually meant by Significant Form?
The term created by Clive Bell art critic in 1914 to describe the idea that the form of art or form in a work of art can be expressive, even if most of it or completely divorced from reality that can be recognized.
Explanation of Significant Form
Clive Bell’s theory of significant forms is explained in his book Art published in 1914. He started a book with the line: ‘What quality is shared by all objects that provoke our aesthetic emotions?’ The answer, according to Bell, is a ‘significant form’ which he described loosely as: ‘the lines and colors combined in certain ways, certain forms and the relationship of shape, [which] stir our aesthetic emotions’.
Bell is a member of the Bloomsbury group in London, and the idea can be seen reflected in artwork created by artists related to the group.
See the definition for the form
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix S, as well as terms associated with S.
Meaning of Significant Form in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Significant Form.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Bentuk signifikan (Indonesian), Formulir sing signifikan (Java), and Bentuk penting in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Bentuk yang ketara.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Significant Form.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix S. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=significant-form
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=significant-form
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