pictorialism
- noun
- /pɪkˈtɔːriəlɪzəm/
- Specialized
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pictorialismo
- Critics praised the exhibition for its dedication to pictorialism, which emphasized aesthetic expression over mere documentation.
Examples
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Curtis, as a practitioner of Pictorialism, aimed for tonal qualities in his plates, with a wide range of light and dark contrasts, highlights, and the subordination of details, particularly in photographing faces.
Academic text (2004) -
This effect, according to Laurence, is the result of using filters "to blur and distance the figures and evoke ... a Curtis-like pictorialism" (Laurence 2003, 38).
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Pictorialism was, by definition, a style that subordinated the specific to the general.
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Genre is a broad group style or school, like Group f/64 or "pictorialism."
Academic text (2006) -
Pictorialism began in the last two decades of the nineteenth century and was known by that name until about 1920.
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Many photographers during the early 20th century adopted pictorialism to create images that resembled works of art.
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The gallery featured several stunning examples of pictorialism, highlighting the beauty of its artistic compositions.
Synonyms
Pictures taken with a camera to show an artist's personal vision, not for news or sale
How Artistic
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pictorialism comes from the Latin root pictura 'painting' and the ending -ism meaning 'style', and it shares the same root as the English word picture. So pictorialism describes a photographic style that makes photos look like paintings and focuses on artistic arrangement and visual beauty.