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the art of being naïve is being questioned by the art of being "right" all the time.If we behave with naiveness, we are seen as idiots.Rate it:

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anyone can make art, but not all art makes a person an artist.ArtistRate it:

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abstract awayto omit, ignoreRate it:

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abstract awayto generalize concepts or their application by using abstraction into a more usable formRate it:

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abstract ideaUsed other than as an idiom: see abstract, idea.Rate it:

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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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abstract nonsenseDetails which involve diagram chasing.Rate it:

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abstract verbA verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single, completed action. Abstract verbs are always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect.Rate it:

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abstract verbUsed other than as an idiom: see abstract, verb.Rate it:

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in the abstractWith reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.Rate it:

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down to a fine artHaving or showing exceptional proficiency.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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art classA lesson in artRate it:

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art collegeA place where you learn artRate it:

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art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:

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art schoolPlace where you learn artRate it:

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huitième artTelevisionRate it:

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il sait le fort et le fin de son artHe knows every trick of his trade.Rate it:

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la critique est aisée mais l'art est difficileIl est facile de trouver des défauts à quelque chose, alors qu’on ne ferait pas mieux soi-même.Rate it:

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life imitates artThe notion that an event in the real world was inspired by a creative work.Rate it:

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neuvième artcomics, graphic novels, comic artRate it:

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septième artcinemaRate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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avoir le cafard^ Charles Baudelaire , “La Volupté”, in Les Fleurs du mal: “Parfois il prend, sachant mon grand amour de l’Art, / La forme de la plus séduisante des femmes, / Et, sous de spécieux prétextes de cafard, / Accoutume ma lèvre à des philtres infâmes.”Rate it:

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ars dicendithe art of speaking; oratory.Rate it:

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ars fingendithe art of sculpture.Rate it:

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ars ludicra (De Or. 2. 20. 84)the dramatic art.Rate it:

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ars pingendi, pictura (De Or. 2. 16. 69)the art of painting.Rate it:

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artem exercereto follow an artistic profession, practise an art.Rate it:

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artem profiterito profess an art.Rate it:

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artem tradere, docereto teach an art.Rate it:

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artis opus; opus arte factum or perfectuma work of art.Rate it:

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artis praecepta, or also simply arsthe rules of art; aesthetics.Rate it:

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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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dormitive virtueA type of tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.Rate it:

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faire écoleTo found (or, to be a leader of) a school of art, literature, music, &c.Rate it:

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nec plus ultrastate-of-the-artRate it:

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oil paintingworks of artRate it:

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one-upmanshipThe art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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piece of workA product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.Rate it:

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qui est bien qu'il s'y tienneRest content where thou art; Better dry bread at home than roast meat abroad.Rate it:

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spoken wordAn oral art form, usually consisting of performance poetry, although sometimes overlapping with storytelling or rap.Rate it:

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stack upTo put a group of abstract things together.Rate it:

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stuffAbstract substance or character.Rate it:

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suspend one's disbeliefTo willingly accept the premise of a story or work of art for the sake of enjoying it.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.Rate it:

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tant vaut l'homme, tant vaut la terreLes terres, les fonds de commerce, etc., rapportent en proportion de la capacité de ceux qui les exploitent, de l’art de les faire valoir.Rate it:

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