art terms

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art deco

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Style popular in the 1920s and 1930s, known for its symmetry and bold colors

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baroque

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elaborate and decorative style

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bauhaus

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german school of design and art

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caricature

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a portrait with exaggerated features

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carving

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Using tools to shape an object by shaving off parts of it

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classicism

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Art based on Greek or Roman influences

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cubism

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Style that uses geometrical forms; Pablo Picasso produced works in the cubist style

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dada

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anti-establishment art style

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etching

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using acid to create art in metal

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expressionism

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Style that expressed emotion as opposed to realistic representation; Vincent van Gogh produced works in the expressionist style

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fresco

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A painting on plaster, usually done as a mural; Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is a well-known fresco

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graffiti

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Pictures or writing illegally placed on property

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impressionism

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Style showing the artist’s impression of the subject rather than a realistic one; Claude Monet produced works in the impressionist style

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mosaic

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Work of art made of many small pieces joined together

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motif

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repeated theme or pattern in a work

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mural

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painting that covers a wall or ceiling

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paper mache

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crafting material made from paper and adhesive

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pointillism

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Painting style that uses many tiny dots to form an image

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portrait

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a piece of art focusing on the face of a person

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primary colors

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Red, blue, and yellow; they can be combined to make all the other colors

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realism

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Art genre that depicts things as they are in reality

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sculptor

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Three-dimensional art made by carving or assembling
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still life

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A piece of art that focuses on inanimate objects

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surrealism

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Art style with bizarre or surprising imagery

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tempera

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paint made with egg yolks

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whittling

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carving wood or bone with a knife