Definitions Flashcards
1
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Humour
A
Amusing or comical
2
Q
Motif
A
Recurring image, idea or shape
3
Q
Australia portraiture prize held annually
A
Archibald
4
Q
Skewed perspective
A
Weird, crazy all different angles
5
Q
Texture
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Surface characteristics: rough, patterned, how it looks/feels
6
Q
Landscape
A
Views of nature, seascape, cityscape, waterscape
7
Q
Abstraction
A
An artwork that is nonrepresentational
- achieves effects through colour, line and form.
8
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Collage
A
A single artwork made up of nan arrangement of diverse images & or materials
9
Q
Aerial perspective
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Technique that makes distant objects lighter and bluer in tone
10
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Contemporary
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Of this time, generally in the past 10-15 years up to date.
11
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Whimsical
A
Playful, quaint or fanciful in an appealing or amusing way
