Art Terms (E) Flashcards
Edition
An edition is a copy or replica of a work of art made from a master. It commonly refers to a series of identical impressions or prints made from the same printing surface, but can also be applied to series of other media such as sculpture, photography and video
Elizabethan
Elizabethan refers to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558 to 1603 which saw a flowering of the arts in Britain
Emulation
Emulation is the process of recreating a digital art work to ensure it continues to work as technology changes
Engraving
Engraving is a printmaking technique that involves making incisions into a metal plate which retain the ink and form the printed image
Entropy
Entropy is the inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society
Environmental Art
Environmental art is art that addresses social and political issues relating to the natural and urban environment
Environments
An alternative term for installation art; environments are mixed-media constructions or assemblages usually designed for a specific place and for a temporary period of time
Ephemeral Art
Ephemeral art is art that only lasts for a short amount of time
Etching
Etching is a printmaking technique that uses chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then hold the applied ink and form the image
Expanded Cinema
Expanded cinema is used to describe a film, video, multi-media performance or an immersive environment that pushes the boundaries of cinema and rejects the traditional one-way relationship between the audience and the screen
Experimental Ethnography
Experimental ethnography is an approach to studying and interpreting the cultures of everyday life that uses the techniques of experimental filmmaking, like montage, found footage and surrealism, to create new ways of seeing the world around us
Expressionism
Expressionism refers to art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist’s inner feelings or ideas
