Word: methodic
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...method of "transfer of nature to canvas" differs from artist to artist, but the underlying theme seems to be a simplification of natural forms to their bare essence. The genre attempts to narrow the dichotomy between form and content. The artists' subjects are brought to the surface by means of abstraction: the figures or objects are stripped of the paraphernalia that composes form and are, instead, reduced to only content...
Dubuffet, Derain, Chagall and Pascin each add to the transformation of nature to the canvas. Dubuffet uses a color scheme in his canvas entitled "Site avec 2 Personnages" (1982). The bright red strokes guide the eye through the painting. This method of color contour tracking is a unique method of painting (reminiscent of Van Gogh) that Dubuffet manipulates carefully...
Chagall, the surrealist, offers no signs of architectural or sculptural space in his color lithographs. His lithographs appear soft on the surface; instead of using a single line to delineate a contour, he uses several smaller strokes. His method of transformation of nature uses the surrealist and soft impression as its primary tool...
Moorhouse also weaves humor into the fabric of her movie. One cannot help but be amused by Martin's method of catching the waiter's attention at a restaurant by pouring the wine on the table instead of the glass...
Kahlenberg also complained about Law School professors' use of the Socratic teaching method, in which teachers elucidate concepts by questioning students. Kahlenberg said this practice made him "uneasy" about coming to class when he was a law student...