Does "were articulated" below mean "were formed in the artist's brain" or "were written by biographers"?
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A sociology of the arts should take into account the meaning of art for an artist, the biographical and historical contexts in which intentions and motivation were articulated and their effect on the artwork created.
That "articulated" seems to be unnecessary jargon for "expressed" in the writer's world.
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That "articulated" seems to be unnecessary jargon for "expressed" in the writer's world.