art terms Flashcards
art deco
Style popular in the 1920s and 1930s, known for its symmetry and bold colors
baroque
elaborate and decorative style
bauhaus
german school of design and art
caricature
a portrait with exaggerated features
carving
Using tools to shape an object by shaving off parts of it
classicism
Art based on Greek or Roman influences
cubism
Style that uses geometrical forms; Pablo Picasso produced works in the cubist style
dada
anti-establishment art style
etching
using acid to create art in metal
expressionism
Style that expressed emotion as opposed to realistic representation; Vincent van Gogh produced works in the expressionist style
fresco
A painting on plaster, usually done as a mural; Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is a well-known fresco
graffiti
Pictures or writing illegally placed on property
impressionism
Style showing the artist’s impression of the subject rather than a realistic one; Claude Monet produced works in the impressionist style
mosaic
Work of art made of many small pieces joined together
motif
repeated theme or pattern in a work
mural
painting that covers a wall or ceiling
paper mache
crafting material made from paper and adhesive
pointillism
Painting style that uses many tiny dots to form an image
portrait
a piece of art focusing on the face of a person
primary colors
Red, blue, and yellow; they can be combined to make all the other colors
realism
Art genre that depicts things as they are in reality
sculptor
Three-dimensional art made by carving or assembling
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still life
A piece of art that focuses on inanimate objects
surrealism
Art style with bizarre or surprising imagery
tempera
paint made with egg yolks
whittling
carving wood or bone with a knife
