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"Hi. Thanks for putting all your information about study and writing about art on
the web. I'm located in Massachusetts and am trying to educate myself about
art. I found your information most helpful and informative. I'll try to use
some of the techniques you mention the next time I visit a museum. Thanks
again and congratulations."
Charlotte Wright
"Hello. I'm studying at Rhodes University and currently attempting to get a
credit in Theory of Art I. In researching a paper on fifteenth
century Flemish painters, I came across your site. Perhaps this is a
bit arbitrary but I really found it useful. If it is an accurate
reflection of your actual course and attitude, I think your
students are really lucky. You seem to be really open to
self-opinion and know what you want in an essay.
Thanks :-)"
Nadine Botha
"I am currently working on creating a tour as a final exam at the Museum of
Fine Arts in Montreal, when I happened on this site. I just want to let you
know what an incredibly useful & exciting tool I have found it to be. Thank
you."
Grace Powell
"I am an Art History student at the University of Manitoba, and I'd like
to commend you for this list. I don't know if you can comprehend
exactly how useful these definitions have been to me over the past
semester for my Art Theory and Criticism class. I find your definitions
to be concise and well-researched. The service you provide is
inestimable, as most dictionaries, encyclopedias etc. list these words
not in a visual context, but a in literary or philosophical one."
Eluned Jones Wpg.
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i am an m.f.a student at the san francisco art institute, and i use your site on a daily basis.
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"[I] had a wonderful time reading the last two sections of
'Important Moments in [Canadian] Visual Culture.' That's a
terrific piece of work, remarkable for its breadth
(architecture to movies to industrial design, etc.),
entertaining to read, illuminating too.... It's a wonderful
piece of work, proof that interesting things are happening
at OUC.... I look forward to exploring the remainder of
Canadian visual art history through your Website (do you go
right back to the Big Bang?), and also to the handbook
to art history."
Robert Fulford, O.C., columnist, Globe and Mail
" i love the word list you have on the internet!
thanks for all your hard work!"
dr. jennifer way
school of visual arts, university of north texas
"Just wanted to convey my thanks for maintaining this page. I am a grad student in Comparative Literature and the breadth of info at this site and the concise explanations have been a godsend."
Elizabeth Altman
"As someone who's been teaching a very diverse group of
film courses at UCLA for 30 years, I congratulate you
on your "Words of Art" site. I only wish I'd had that
to use with students decades ago. This is what
scholarship is all about! I admire what you're doing."
Howard Suber, University of California, Los Angeles
I stumbled onto Words on Art, and am awed. This is without a doubt the
meatiest web site I've discovered to date -- a remarkable tool and resource,
and loads of fun just for a browse. I'll revisit often.
MFort81687@aol.com
... I very much enjoy the Okanagan fine arts site. The fine art words
section is amazing and the how to write art history papers is also
terrific. Keep up the excellent work.
Carol Sutton
...have found your artwords dictionary really helpful when will it be
'constructed past N please great for essays
hello from masters student oz
australia
doubleelvis
This is a fantastic resource for everyone in the art world! I am very
impressed by its comprehensiveness, which does make it useful to
everyone....
I was particularly impressed by your thorough treatment of ethnicity, an
area of considerable interest to me....
I look forward to reading more entries (perhaps more about cultural
identity?)
Melanie Johnston
"What a wonderful site!"
Penny Martin, National Museum of Photography, Film and
Television, England
"This is a project that will be valuable for students
(including those of us who teach who are of necessity
perpetual students), particularly for those in theory
and criticism and studio-seminar courses. I think it
will be more widely useful as well, not least for the
salutory effect such a glossary may have in facilitating
comprehension of what to some seems an impenetrable
jargon. The hypertext format enhances its utility, as
one can already observe with the ABC documents."
David Newman, Dallas County Community College, Texas
"Excellent project, a most useful web site.... The
definitions are comprehensive, as is what's being
included. Amazing breadth.... This is an excellent
site. Congratulations!"
Larry Boswell, Carleton University, Ottawa
"Wow! I'm impressed! Congratulations! Looking forward
to more!"
Henry Taylor, University of Arizona
"What a wonderful addition to your website!"
Pat Wehrman, ceramist, California
"Wow! I think this thing would be very valuable!"
Roger Boulet, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton
"It looks like it could be a terrific resource!"
Linda Lucek, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
... an impressive and
noteworthy effort. Congratulations to you and to your
colleagues.
James M. Bower
Getty Art History Information Program
I have just got through using "Words of Art". Thanks to all and whoever
conceived, implement, etc. I have been reading in Film Theory/Criticism
recently and some of the terminology is new to me. Some terms remained
opaque through multiple contexts, so, I appreciate the efforts that you
have made.
Edward Carney
VERY impressive.
Jim Johnson
I'd worked up a lexicon of about 30pp when I came across your "Words of Art,
An On-Line Glossary of Theory and Criticism for the Visual Arts."
It's a tremendous piece of work, and humbles me greatly!
I am happy to find this demystifying site.
I want to thank you again for the posting of art history
work that you have done.
Katherine Bolman
Your sites have been very popular with students on
the MA course since we added them earlier in the year - especially
Words of Art. Your hard work is appreciated around these parts!
Trish Cashen, Birbeck College, London
Hi,
my name is Olga Johnson (Russian).
I'm teaching Art History (Kingwood College, Texas).
Your glossary is fantastic! You've done a tremendeous job!
Congrats. You've been voted eye WEEKLY's eyeSITE for the DAY!
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