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poetry
Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet. Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as assonance, alliteration, consonance, euphony and cacophony, onomatopoeia, rhythm (via metre), rhyme schemes (patterns in the type and placement of a phoneme group) and sound symbolism, to produce musical or other artistic effects. They als
aesthetics
Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies beauty, taste, and related phenomena. In a broad sense, it includes the philosophy of art, which examines the nature of art, artistic creativity, the meanings of artworks, and audience appreciation.

modernism
Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, performing arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience. Philosophy, politics, architecture, and social issues were all aspects of this movement. Modernism centered around beliefs in a "growing alienation" from prevailing "morality, optimism, and convention" and a desire to change how "human beings in a society interact and live together".
literary criticism
study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature
paradigm
In science and philosophy, a paradigm ( ) is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitute legitimate contributions to a field. The word paradigm is Greek in origin, meaning "pattern". It is closely related to the discussion of theory-ladenness in the philosophy of science.
feng shui
Chinese system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment
arts
group of creative disciplines in which human expression and creativity, usually influenced by culture (use Q2018526 for the general concept of art)
artistic inspiration
psychological phenomenon

masterpiece
thumb|upright=0.8|In painting, Leonardo da Vinci's [[Mona Lisa ( 1503–06) is considered an archetypal masterpiece, although it was not produced for admission to a guild or academy.]]

escapism
thumb|200px|King Ludwig II of Bavaria was famous for his escapism, which involved his admiration for the work of [[Richard Wagner. In this caricature, he is portrayed in the role of King Lohengrin.]]
art film
film genre
art criticism
literary form
human physical appearance
look, outward phenotype

metamodernism
Metamodernism (from meta-, in reference to metaxy, and modernism) is the term for a cultural discourse and paradigm that has emerged after postmodernism. It refers to new forms of contemporary art and theory that respond to modernism and postmodernism and integrate aspects of both together. Metamodernism reflects an oscillation between, or synthesis of, different "cultural logics" such as modern idealism and postmodern skepticism, modern sincerity and postmodern irony, and other seemingly opposed concepts.

maximalism
thumb|Studio Job Headquarters, [[Antwerp, Belgium, by Job Smeets, 2018]]
thumb|Vans (brand)|Vans Half Cab 33 DX 30th Anniversary shoes, an example of maximalist design
In the arts, maximalism is an aesthetic characterized by excess and abundance, serving as a reaction against minimalism. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist principle of "less is more".
formalism
study of art by analyzing and comparing form and style
aestheticization of violence
aestheticization of bodily harm
Philosophy of design
study of the definitions, assumptions, and implications of design
classificatory disputes about art
disputes about what should and should not be classified as art
Utopian Scholastic
design aesthetic