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formalism
formalism In historical aesthetics, formalism is the view that art is understood mainly through its sensory qualities and formal arrangement rather than through the significance or expressive content it represents.
In historical aesthetics, formalism is the view that art is understood mainly through its sensory qualities and formal arrangement rather than through the significance or expressive content it represents. In this contrast, it treats form as more central than subject matter or moral meaning.