ARABESQUE

ărəbĕskˈ [Fr.,=Arabian], in art, term applied to any complex, linear decoration based on flowing lines. In Islamic art it was often exploited to cover entire surfaces. The arabesque in modern usage derives from a Renaissance design which was Greco-Roman in inspiration.

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books on: Arabesque  - 1433 results

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Debussy and the Fragment
Book by Linda Cummins; Rodopi, 2006
Subjects: Debussy, Claude--1862-1918--Criticism And Interpretation
...Gauguin and Moreau also used the term arabesque in their writings on art. Debussy could have used the term arabesque in his note as a (no doubt somewhat...not a work of high rank, but only an arabesque, and the term had not lost its association...
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Lorca, Bunuel, Dali: Art and Theory
Book by Manuel Delgado Morales, Alice J. Poust; Bucknell University Press, 2001
Subjects: Aesthetics, Modern--20th Century, Aesthetics, Spanish--20th Century, Arts, Spanish--20th Century, Bunuel, Luis--1900---Criticism And Interpretation, Dali, Salvador--1904---Influence, Garcia Lorca, Federico--1898-1936--Criticism And Interpretation, Spanish Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism
...carved, like the original arabesques, in stone. In Jimenez, the arabesque is of organic substance...infraconscious flow. His arabesques are therefore as organic...poetry, Frank uses the term arabesque to describe three main aspects...
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The Cambridge Companion to Debussy
Book by Simon Trezise; Cambridge University Press, 2003
Subjects: Debussy, Claude--1862-1918--Criticism And Interpretation
...to Debussys Deux arabesques whose charm and...conception of the arabesque as a decorative...things with the arabesque and, given his...unsurprising that the arabesque appealed to him. Arabesques in Moorish art are...
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William Thomas McKinley: A Bio-Bibliography
Book by Jeffrey S. Sposato; Greenwood, 1995
Subjects: Mckinley, William Thomas--1939---Bibliography
...I: Works for Solo Violin VII.I.1 Arabesques for Solo Violin* Date: 24-29 Dec 1971...Publications Movement s : Instrumentation: Arabesque I: =44 Vln solo. Arabesque II: =42 Arabesque III: =35 Arabesque IV. =52 Arabesque...
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The Lion and the Eagle: Interdisciplinary Essays on German-Spanish Relations over the Centuries
Book by Conrad Kent, Thomas K. Wolber, Cameron M. K. Hewitt; Berghahn Books, 2000
Subjects: German Literature--Appreciation--Spain, Germany--Relations--Spain, Spain--Relations--Germany, Spanish Literature--Appreciation--Germany
...constructions, just as various images compose the arabesque. Concerning the arabesque opposition and juxtaposition of signifying elements...Schlegel writes that chaos, in the forms of the arabesque and the fairy tale, is the essential element...
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journal articles on: Arabesque  - 189 results

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Gilman's Arabesque Wallpaper
Journal article by Marty Roth; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 34, 2001
Subjects: Feminism and literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Gilman, Charlotte Perkins--Works, Horror tales--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Imperialism in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Yellow Wallpaper (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wallpaper--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Women authors--Works
...positions which we call arabesques" (qtd. in Falcone...Kayser 191). The arabesque of art and architecture...about women trapped in arabesque prisons. In designing...them is a pattern of arabesques against a yellow or...spotted over with "arabesque figures." And here...
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Light, Motion, Cinema!: the Heritage of Loïe Fuller and Germaine Dulac
Journal article by Tom Gunning; Framework, Vol. 46, 2005
Subjects: Art history, Dancers & choreographers, Dulac, Germaine, Filming, Fuller, Loie, Motion picture directors & producers, Motion pictures
...found in Debussys Deux Arabesques and Dulacs Arabesque, and the pattern...decorative arts for arabesque), and music-as in Debussys 1888 Deux Arabesques, which provided the...dissertation, "... Arabesque line reinstated its...
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Poe's Oriental Gothic: 'metzengerstein' (1832), 'the Visionary' (1834), 'berenice' (1835), the Imagination, and Authorship's Perils
Journal article by Travis Montgomery; Gothic Studies, Vol. 12, 2010
...letters written in Tyrian fire and strange Arabesque censers.5 Berenice actually includes...carvings of untutored Egypt and strange Arabesque censers, which adorn the visionarys...references to Tyrian fire and strange Arabesque censers (40, 41). The first of these...
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Marie Krysinska's Poetics of Parody: Figures of the Woman Artist
Journal article by Tracy L. Paton; Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 33, 2004
Subjects: Levila, Maria Kryinska de--Criticism and interpretation, Parody--Criticism and interpretation, Poetry--Criticism and interpretation
...Baudelaires writings on musk and the arabesque. Musk is one of the perfumes in a mistresss...1: 27). Tropes of musk and the arabesque serve as metaphors through which Krysinska...musc minuscule et complique comme une arabesque" (39). Krysinska adopts the notion...
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Q or, Heine's Romanticism
Journal article by Susan Bernstein; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 42, 2003
Subjects: Poe, Edgar Allan, Romanticism, Romanticism--Research, Schlegel, Friedrich von
...Bernstein The epithets "Grotesque" and "Arabesque" will be found to indicate with sufficient...think it is this prevalence of the "Arabesque" in my serious tales, which has induced...PREFACE TO HIS Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840), Edgar Allan Poe makes a number...
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magazine articles on: Arabesque  - 587 results

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Children's Series Albums & Arabesques
Magazine article by Patsy Rabinowitz; American Music Teacher, Vol. 57, April 2008
Subjects: Albums and Arabesques for Piano (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Childrens Series Albums Arabesques. by Patsy Rabinowitz Childrens Series Albums Arabesques, by Alexandre Gretchaninov. Hal Leonard...etudes for the imagination." The Albums and Arabesques are character pieces in the romantic tradition...
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Statuesque Arabesque
Magazine article by Sue Langenberg; Dance Spirit, Vol. 8, February 2004
Subjects: Ballet, Dancers & choreographers
...more stable and lofty arabesque. (Try Pilates-based...dancers with stunning arabesques, agree that core strength...in turn improves their arabesques. Flexibility is also...to achieve a standout arabesque. Nadeau says that its...
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"Arabesque": Art at the Crossroads
Magazine article by Michael Keating; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 28, May/Jun 2009
Subjects: Airports, Culture, Dance, Jazz, Musical performances, Traditions
"Arabesque": Art at the Crossroads by Michael...Performing Arts in Washington, DC hosted "Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World." It was a...of traditional wedding gowns. But "Arabesque" wasnt like the Smithsonian Institutions...
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Arabesque Advice
Magazine article by Susan Chitwood; Dance Spirit, Vol. 10, February 2006
Subjects: Ballet, Dancers & choreographers
...most quintessential poses: first arabesque. Surprised that a pro with 11...for higher, more square first arabesques. "Its the most telling of all...like asks for a picture in first arabesque. Its used everywhere." 5 TIPS...
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How I Teach Arabesque
Magazine article by Jenny Dalzell; Dance Teacher, Vol. 32, April 2010
Subjects: Artistic directors, Ballet, Dancers & choreographers, Students
How I Teach Arabesque by Jenny Dalzell Darla Hoover "I get...demonstrate the syllabus evolution of an arabesque, from levels 2 to 7. Level 2 Start...Counts 5-6: Extend the leg to arabesque, maintaining a straight upper body...
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newspaper articles on: Arabesque  - 175 results

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'Arabesque' Immersion; Festival's First Week Mostly Fine
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 3, 2009
Subjects: Festivals
Arabesque Immersion; Festivals First Week Mostly...performances of the festival, called Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World, there was...makes for a happy ending all round. Arabesque continues at the Kennedy Center through...
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Back Majority to Rule Opener in Tipperary; Graceful Power: Geoff Rellis, above, Displays His Acrobatic Repertoire While Wayne Healy, Left, Summersaults above Him, Grainne Johnston, Bottom Right, Performs an Arabesque. All Three Were Promoting the 2007 Northern European Gymnastics Championships, Which Will Take Place from the 4th of October to the 8th at Dublin City University
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 13, 2007
...His Acrobatic Repertoire While Wayne Healy, Left, Summersaults above Him, Grainne Johnston, Bottom Right, Performs an Arabesque. All Three Were Promoting the 2007 Northern European Gymnastics Championships, Which Will Take Place from the 4th of October...
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How a Girl from Beddgelert Grew Up to Teach the Bolshoi to Dance; with Dance in Her Veins, Odette Hughes Has Travelled the World, Even Teaching the Harry Potter Cast to Dance. She's Happy Being Part of the Jet Set, She Tells Kirstie McCrum, as Long as Long as She's Home for Christmas
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 17, 2010
...work. "There are a lot of ballet techniques people recognise, so an arabesque would always be an arabesque. "But what I love about Wayne is you wouldnt have a pure arabesque, you would have an arabesque with the rib cage stuck out or the hips...
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Arabian Arts on the Potomac; Kennedy Center Festival Explores Culture in Many Forms
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 20, 2009
Subjects: Festivals
...THE WASHINGTON TIMES When Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World became...seemed downright prescient. Arabesque opens Tuesday, looking more...open the festival. The major Arabesques theater offerings are Alive...part of the Kennedy Centers Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World...
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Westgate Hill Is Bikers' Paradise
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), December 21, 2005
...businesses are reporting increased sales through e-commerce. Arabesque gift store is one such business. Owner Ernie Blissett said...50% of our card sales have been from our website, www.arabesque-gifts.co.uk. Without these additional sales the shop...
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encyclopedia articles on: Arabesque  - 11 results

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Arabesque
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARABESQUE ar besk Fr.,=Arabian, in art, term applied to any complex, linear...In Islamic art it was often exploited to cover entire surfaces. The arabesque in modern usage derives from a Renaissance design which was Greco-Roman...
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Stove
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the earliest of this type were earthenware stoves enclosed in iron castings decorated with biblical scenes and armorial and arabesque designs. They often bore inscriptions in Norse, German, Dutch, French, or sometimes Latin, and some were dated. Many...
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Celtic Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...gold and bronze. Some painted ceramics and enamel work survive as well from the early period. Frequently, Greek-inspired arabesque motifs were modeled in low relief. Artisans of the British Isles adapted Celtic design in the 3d cent. b.c., producing...
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Plateresque
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...against a foil of bare wall space. Columns in candelabrum form were among the favorite motifs, as were pilasters enriched with arabesque reliefs and topped with free Corinthianesque capitals, columns with bracketed capitals, heraldic escutcheons, and fancifully...
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Graffito
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...borders depicting pilasters, colonnettes, and caryatids; remaining surfaces were covered with medallions, garlands, and arabesque bands. Fine examples remain, especially at Florence, and the medium has occasionally been revived in modern buildings...
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