mannerism vs praxis

mannerism

noun
  • A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual. 

  • In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language. 

  • Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior. 

  • In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness. 

praxis

noun
  • Custom or established practice. 

  • The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. 

  • The deliberate action of a rational being. 

  • An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice. 

  • The practical application of any branch of learning. 

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