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  2. Organic unity - Wikipedia

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    Organic unity is the idea that a thing is made up of interdependent parts. For example, a body is made up of its constituent organs, and a society is made up of its constituent social roles. In Aristotle 's Poetics he likened drama narrative 's and action to organic form, presenting it as “a complete whole, with its several incidents so ...

  3. Organicism - Wikipedia

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    Organicism. Organicism is the philosophical position that states that the universe and its various parts (including human societies) ought to be considered alive and naturally ordered, much like a living organism. [1][2] Vital to the position is the idea that organicistic elements are not dormant "things" per se but rather dynamic components in ...

  4. Stanislavski's system - Wikipedia

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    Stanislavski's system is a systematic approach to training actors that the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski developed in the first half of the twentieth century. His system cultivates what he calls the "art of experiencing" (with which he contrasts the "art of representation"). [2]

  5. Organic Abstraction - Wikipedia

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    Organic Abstraction is an artistic style characterized by "the use of rounded or wavy abstract forms based on what one finds in nature." It takes its cues from rhythmic forms found in nature, both small scale, as in the structures of small-growth leaves and stems, and grand, as in the shapes of the universe that are revealed by astronomy and physics.

  6. Vedanta - Wikipedia

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    Other Indian philosophies. v. t. e. Vedanta (/ veɪˈdɑːntə /; Sanskrit: वेदान्त, IAST: Vedānta), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (āstika) traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy. The word "Vedanta" means "conclusion of the Vedas ", and encompasses the ideas that emerged from, or ...

  7. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    Composition (visual arts) The term composition means "putting together". It can be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art. Composition can apply to any work of art, from music through writing and into photography, that is arranged using conscious thought. In the visual arts, composition is often ...

  8. Unity in variety - Wikipedia

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    Unity in variety. In aesthetics, " unity in variety " (sometimes " unity in diversity " [1]) is a principle declaring that in art beauty can come from the variety of diverse components grouped together thus creating a fused impression as a whole. [2] In the more broad meaning, to find pleasure in interaction with any set of objects, humans need ...

  9. Ecological art - Wikipedia

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    Ecological art is an art genre and artistic practice that seeks to preserve, remediate and/or vitalize the life forms, resources and ecology of Earth. Ecological art practitioners do this by applying the principles of ecosystems to living species and their habitats throughout the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere, including wilderness, rural, suburban and urban locations.