The sculptured forms were more rounded and the faces showed more expression. ... Sculpture emerged as a principal form of artistic expression with a technique known as black-figure. ... In the Early Classical Period (490-450 B.C.), a new humanism began to find its aesthetic expression in terms of a perfect balance between probability and abstraction of form. ... The aesthetic ideal based on the representation of human character as an expression of a divine system embodying a rational ethic and ordered reality was integral to the culture during the Classical Period (450-400 B.C.). ... In th...

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Eliot noted: "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality." [3] One cannot spend life supressing all emotions and behaving in a rational manner. ...

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The term art can also be used to designate one of several forms of expression such as filmmaking, painting, music, dance, architecture, sculptures, literature, and many other modes of aesthetic expression. Aesthetic expression has been present throughout history. Prime examples of ancient aesthetic expression are the pyramids. ... We can see the usage of pyramids in literature, movies, videos, plays and several other forms of aesthetic expression. ... The latter are concerned with skill of expression in language, speech, and reasoning. ...

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