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==Origin==
via [[Latin]] from [[Greek]] ''exōtikos'' ‘foreign,’ from ''exō'' ‘outside.’
Late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th century]
==Definitions==
*1: originating in or characteristic of a distant [[foreign]] country: exotic birds | they loved to visit ''exotic'' places.
*2: [[attractive]] or striking because colorful or out of the ordinary: an exotic outfit | (as noun the exotic) : there was a [[touch]] of the exotic in her [[appearance]].
*3: of a kind not used for [[ordinary]] [[purposes]] or not ordinarily encountered: [[exotic]] [[elementary particles]] as yet [[unknown]] to [[science]].
==Description==
'''Exoticism''' (from '''exotic''') is a trend in European art and design, influenced by some ethnic groups or civilizations from the late 19th-century. First stimulated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism Eastern trade in the 16th and 17th centuries], interest in non-western art by Europeans became more and more popular following European [[colonialism]]. So-called "oriental" art emanated from a type of [[primitive]] [[fantasy]] for Western society, reflecting the increasingly exotic tastes of Europe.
The influences of ''Exoticism'' can be seen through numerous [[genres]] of this period, notably in [[music]], [[painting]], and decorative art. In music, exoticism is a genre in which the [[rhythms]], [[melodies]], or instrumentation are designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times (e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel Ravel]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnis_et_Chlo%C3%A9 Daphnis et Chloé]'' and ''Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy Debussy]'s ''Syrinx for Flute Solo'' or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Rimsky-Korsakov Rimsky-Korsakov]'s ''Capriccio espagnol''). Like orientalist subjects in 19th-century painting, exoticism in the decorative arts and interior decoration was associated with fantasies of [[opulence]].
''Exoticism'', by one definition, is "the [[charm]] of the unfamiliar." Scholar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alden_Jones Alden Jones] defines exoticism in [[art]] and [[literature]] as the representation of one [[culture]] for consumption by another. Victor Segalen's important "Essay on Exoticism" reveals Exoticism as born of the age of [[imperialism]], possessing both [[aesthetic]] and [[Ontology|ontological]] [[value]], while using it to uncover a significant cultural "[[otherness]]." An important and [[archetypical]] exoticist is the artist and writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gauguin Paul Gauguin], whose visual representations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti Tahitian] people and landscapes were targeted at a French [[audience]]. While exoticism is closely linked to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism Orientalism], it is not a movement necessarily associated with a particular time period or culture. Exoticism may take the form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitivism primitivism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnocentrism ethnocentrism], or [[humanism]].
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. The revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_art ancient Greek] and Roman art left behind the Academy’s emphasis on [[naturalism]], and incorporated a new found [[idealism]] not seen since the [[Renaissance]]. As classicism progressed, Ingres identified a newfound idealism and exoticism in his work. ''The Grand Odalisque'', finished in 1814, was created to arouse the [[male]] view. The notion of the exotic figure furthers Ingres’ use of [[symmetry]] and line by enabling the eye to cohesively move across the canvas. Although Ingres’ [[intention]] was to make the [[woman]] [[beautiful]] in his work, his model was a [[courtesan]], which arouse [[debate]].
Édouard Manet’s ''Olympia'', finished in 1863, was based on Titian’s ''Venus of Urbino''. Olympia was a popular play about a courtesan called Olympia. This subject was extremely [[controversial]] for an artist to portray a woman like this because of traditional [[vision]] of the Academy. Manet was being very different from the accepted [[academic]] style by outlining and flattening space that created a [[distortion]] of classical elements. Olympia is provocative in her [[nudity]] that implies she is naked, not nude. She is looking out in a very confrontational way, and setting the viewer as a man coming to the [[prostitute]], although Olympia’s hand suggests she is not ready to engage with the customer. The African servant calls on [[racism]] and [[slavery]] in France, because showing someone of color participating in French life was unheard of, furthering the works exotic nature.
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==Origin==
via [[Latin]] from [[Greek]] ''exōtikos'' ‘foreign,’ from ''exō'' ‘outside.’
Late [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th century]
==Definitions==
*1: originating in or characteristic of a distant [[foreign]] country: exotic birds | they loved to visit ''exotic'' places.
*2: [[attractive]] or striking because colorful or out of the ordinary: an exotic outfit | (as noun the exotic) : there was a [[touch]] of the exotic in her [[appearance]].
*3: of a kind not used for [[ordinary]] [[purposes]] or not ordinarily encountered: [[exotic]] [[elementary particles]] as yet [[unknown]] to [[science]].
==Description==
'''Exoticism''' (from '''exotic''') is a trend in European art and design, influenced by some ethnic groups or civilizations from the late 19th-century. First stimulated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism Eastern trade in the 16th and 17th centuries], interest in non-western art by Europeans became more and more popular following European [[colonialism]]. So-called "oriental" art emanated from a type of [[primitive]] [[fantasy]] for Western society, reflecting the increasingly exotic tastes of Europe.
The influences of ''Exoticism'' can be seen through numerous [[genres]] of this period, notably in [[music]], [[painting]], and decorative art. In music, exoticism is a genre in which the [[rhythms]], [[melodies]], or instrumentation are designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times (e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel Ravel]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnis_et_Chlo%C3%A9 Daphnis et Chloé]'' and ''Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy Debussy]'s ''Syrinx for Flute Solo'' or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Rimsky-Korsakov Rimsky-Korsakov]'s ''Capriccio espagnol''). Like orientalist subjects in 19th-century painting, exoticism in the decorative arts and interior decoration was associated with fantasies of [[opulence]].
''Exoticism'', by one definition, is "the [[charm]] of the unfamiliar." Scholar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alden_Jones Alden Jones] defines exoticism in [[art]] and [[literature]] as the representation of one [[culture]] for consumption by another. Victor Segalen's important "Essay on Exoticism" reveals Exoticism as born of the age of [[imperialism]], possessing both [[aesthetic]] and [[Ontology|ontological]] [[value]], while using it to uncover a significant cultural "[[otherness]]." An important and [[archetypical]] exoticist is the artist and writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gauguin Paul Gauguin], whose visual representations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti Tahitian] people and landscapes were targeted at a French [[audience]]. While exoticism is closely linked to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism Orientalism], it is not a movement necessarily associated with a particular time period or culture. Exoticism may take the form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitivism primitivism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnocentrism ethnocentrism], or [[humanism]].
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. The revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_art ancient Greek] and Roman art left behind the Academy’s emphasis on [[naturalism]], and incorporated a new found [[idealism]] not seen since the [[Renaissance]]. As classicism progressed, Ingres identified a newfound idealism and exoticism in his work. ''The Grand Odalisque'', finished in 1814, was created to arouse the [[male]] view. The notion of the exotic figure furthers Ingres’ use of [[symmetry]] and line by enabling the eye to cohesively move across the canvas. Although Ingres’ [[intention]] was to make the [[woman]] [[beautiful]] in his work, his model was a [[courtesan]], which arouse [[debate]].
Édouard Manet’s ''Olympia'', finished in 1863, was based on Titian’s ''Venus of Urbino''. Olympia was a popular play about a courtesan called Olympia. This subject was extremely [[controversial]] for an artist to portray a woman like this because of traditional [[vision]] of the Academy. Manet was being very different from the accepted [[academic]] style by outlining and flattening space that created a [[distortion]] of classical elements. Olympia is provocative in her [[nudity]] that implies she is naked, not nude. She is looking out in a very confrontational way, and setting the viewer as a man coming to the [[prostitute]], although Olympia’s hand suggests she is not ready to engage with the customer. The African servant calls on [[racism]] and [[slavery]] in France, because showing someone of color participating in French life was unheard of, furthering the works exotic nature.
[[Category: The Arts]]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]