Practice Metalanguage Flashcards
Physical actions done to achieve the representation of an idea
Artmaking Practice
Materials used to achieve the representation of an idea
Material Practice
An idea that is represented through physical actions or use of material
Conceptual Practice
Things done with purpose
Intentions
Things thought about being done
Choices
Things done and the way they’re done
Actions
Procedures
Processes
Methods of tackling something artistically with planned steps or a logical method
Strategies
Methods or ideas that are ingrained into a culture
Traditions
Conventions
New, exciting, groundbreaking methods or ideas
Technical innovation
Avant-garde
Someone or something that inspired an artist in an impactful way
Influence
Something that is new to a community and catches on among other members of the community
Trends
Using devices for art (especially those of the post industrial to contemporary age)
Use of technology
A main point or idea of an artist’s body of work
Career focus
The artistic career of an artist i.e. the stuff they’ve made over the years, especially those which have a unified theme or focus
Body of Work
The more early potentially naive works of an artist
Early Works
The most important and career or life defining works of an artist
Key works
The idiosyncrasies of action an artist will partake in
Work habits
Art made by a single person
Individual practice
Art made by a bunch of people
Collective practice
Collaborative practice
A certain aesthetic that an artist uses in their works
Style
People or things that are the focus of a piece
Subjects
Main ideas that are present in the work/s
Themes
The shapes of the work
Forms
The stuff the work is made out of
Materials
The things done by an artist
Techniques
Work that is a log of information or images
Documentation
Places where art is displayed to others
Exhibitions
Galleries
People who deal art and stuff
Art dealers
People who talk about works and stuff
Curators
The conditions of society which are of interest to the artist due to how it impacts them
Social concerns/interest
