CONCEPTUAL DIMENSIONS OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FOLK ART

Abstract

The current research dealt with the topic (conceptual dimensions of American and European folk art). Which is determined: by standing at those intellectual references, critical trends, social, economic, political and cultural variables, and the extent of their impact on folk art (American and European) and how they were reflected in its constructive treatments? The objectives of the research were determined by (recognizing the conceptual dimensions of folk art in America and Europe). While the limits of the research were limited to the study of folk art for the period of time (1950-1980), specifically in Europe and the United States of America, as an effective time stage in establishing the structure of folk art. The first chapter ended with defining the most important terms contained in the research. The second chapter: It contained two sections representing the theoretical framework and its indicators, as the first topic dealt with: - Intellectual and philosophical concepts of folk art. The second topic dealt with the structural outputs of American and European folk art: As for the third chapter: it included the research procedures, and ended with the analysis of the research sample, which numbered (2) models with different artworks of American and European folk art. As for the fourth chapter, it included a number of results that answer the research objectives in identifying the conceptual dimensions of folk art in American society. and the European community. Down to the conclusions, as well as the recommendations and proposals.