Ornament
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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“All art is erotic. The first ornament that was born, the cross, was erotic in origin. The first work of art, the first artistic act which the first artist, in order to rid himself of his surplus energy, smeared on the wall. A horizontal dash: the prone woman. A vertical dash: the man penetrating her.”--Ornament and Crime (1910) by Adolf Loos |
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An ornament is something used for decoration.
Ornament may also refer to:
- Ornament (art), purely decorative elements in architecture and the decorative arts
- Ornament (architecture) or "ornamentation"
- Decoration
- Human ornamentation, see:
By title
See also
List of ornaments
Acanthus , Arabesque, Ball flower, Bead and reel, Branchwork, Bucranium , Buta, Cartouche, Cornucopia , Curlicue, Dentil, Dog-tooth, Egg-and-dart, Festoon, Gadrooning, Garland bearers, Girih, Grotesque, Guilloché, Gul, Hood, Interlace, Margent, Mascaron, Meander, Millefleur, Molding, Moresque, Palmette, Puer mingens, Putto, Rais-de-cœur, Rinceau, Rosette, Scroll, Spur, Strapwork, Trophy of arms, Volute, Zellige
