- at
least the 18th
century (in
French and
German as well as English),
grotesque has come to be used as a
general adjective for the strange, mysterious...
- groups, the
fourth being the
result of
splitting the
grotesque category into
grotesque and neo-
grotesque. This
group features most of the
early (19th century...
-
Grotesque was
originally a
style of
ornament in art, and
today also
means strange, fantastic, ugly, or bizarre.
Grotesque may also
refer to: Grotesque...
- In architecture, a
grotesque or
chimera is a
fantastic or
mythical figure used for
decorative purposes.
Chimerae are
often described as gargoyles, although...
- The
grotesque body is a concept, or
literary trope, put
forward by
Russian literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his
study of François Rabelais' work. The...
-
Brandon Grotesque is a sans-serif
typeface designed by
Hannes von Döhren of HVD
Fonts during 2009 and 2010.
Spacing and
kerning was done by
Igino Marini...
-
Grotesque dance (French:
danse grotesque; Italian:
ballo grottesco or
danza grottesca) is a
category of
theatrical dance that
became more
clearly differentiated...
- The
Grotesque (also
known as
Grave Indiscretion and
Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets) is a 1995
British film by John-Paul Davidson,
adapted from the 1989 novel...
- The
Darth Vader grotesque is a
limestone grotesque by Jay Hall Carpenter. It is
located at the
Washington National Cathedral in Northwest, Washington,...
- decadence. As a term, it is used to
denote something that is both
erotic and
grotesque. The term
itself is an
example of wasei-eigo, a ****anese
combination of...
