
A film location for An Allegory About Socks, with cinematography by Adam Forslund, right. Photo: Jennifer Morales

Ba·roque: A uniquely definitive cultural movement in art and architecture from the early 17th to mid-18th century, that preceded the European Enlightenment. Emphasizing dramatic effect and typified by extravagant, bold, curving forms, and complexity in regards to surface design and ornamentation. A cultural development derived from labyrinthine and contrasting influences.