Unit 5.1 Flashcards
Paint-box:
a small box containing dry paint that you mix with water (acuarela)
Painter of great skill:
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Painting
a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to see
Pale:
to have more white in it than usual
Palette
the colours that a particular artist uses or the colours in a particular painting
Palette
a thin curved board that an artist uses to mix paints, holding it by putting his or her thumb through a hole at the edge// the colours that a particular artist uses or the colours in a particular painting// the choice of colours or shapes that are available in a computer program
Palette-knife
a knife that bends easily and is not sharp, used for spreading a substance, for example in cooking or painting (espátulas chiquitas)
Pan-pipes:
flauta de pan (sicus)
Papier maché:
a soft substance made from a mixture of paper, water, and glue, which becomes hard when it dries and is used for making pots and other objects /ˌpæpieɪ ˈmæʃeɪ/
Parsimony:
extreme unwillingness to spend money
Parts of a picture
Foreground- Middle ground- the top/ upper, right-hand corner- the bottom/lower left-hand corner- background-
Pastel
pastel colours are light and pale // drawn using pastels
Pastel
a small coloured stick for drawing pictures with, made of a substance like chalk// a light colour such as pale blue or pink
Patron
someone who supports the activities of an organisation, for example by giving money// a famous person who is officially involved with an organisation, such as a charity, and whose name is used to help advertise it
Pavement artist:
a person who draws pictures on a pavement using coloured chalks, especially so that people who walk past will give small amounts of money
Pearly
pale in colour and shiny, like a pearl
Peculiar:
strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising// behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way
Percussion instruments
Castanets- drum set-
Permanent collection
Unlike a loan exhibition, permanent collections remain for years or forever in museums
Personify:
to think of or represent a quality or thing as a person (personify something as somebody)// to have a lot of a particular quality or be a typical example of something
Pervasive
existing everywhere
Photo-narrative
the idea that photographs can be used to tell a story
Piano
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Pigments
a natural substance that makes skin, hair, plants etc a particular colour
Pitiful:
someone who is pitiful looks or sounds so sad and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them// a very small amount of sth// very bad in quality
Places that identify an artists
Atelier- Studio- exhibition-
Play second fiddle (to sb):
to be in a lower position or rank than someone else
Pluck:
to pull the strings of a musical instrument (P at) // to take someone away from a place or situation that is dangerous or unpleasant in a quick and unexpected way (pluck somebody/something from/out of something).
Poke out
if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it
Polished
shiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish // done with great skill and style
Polyphony
a type of music in which several different tunes or notes are sung or played together at the same time
Pop:
modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat
Porous
allowing liquid, air etc to pass slowly through many very small holes //easy to pass through or get into something
Portrait:
a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person.
Portray sb/ sth as sth else:
to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them.
Portray:
to describe or represent something or someone (depict)// to act the part of a character in a play, film, or television programme (play)
Portrayal:
the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play etc (accurate, realistic -)
Poser:
someone who pretends to have a quality or social position they do not really have, usually in order to make people notice or admire them// a difficult question
Pour one’s heart/ soul out
to tell someone your secret feelings and things that worry you, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them:
Prance:
to walk or dance with high steps or large movements, especially in a confident way (prance around)
Preaching to the converted/ the choir:
to talk about what you think is right or important to people who already have the same opinions as you // to mean that they are wasting their time because they are trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in.
Predilection:
if you have a predilection for something, especially something unusual, you like it very much
Preppie
(a preppy): preppy clothes or styles are very neat, in a way that is typical of students who go to expensive private schools in the US (niño del bien)
Professions related to the arts
Colorist- art collector- An art dealer- Museum curator- sitter- art connoisseur
Profound:
having a strong influence or effect (effect, influence, impact, consequence)// showing strong serious feelings// showing great knowledge and understanding// deep or far below the surface of something
Prompt
a word or words said to an actor in a play, to help them remember what to say
Prompt
Done quickly, immediately, or at the right time
Prompt
To make someone decide to do something
Proportional
something that is proportional to something else is in the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance et
Pulsate
literary to be strongly affected by a powerful emotion or feeling// to make sounds or movements that are strong and regular like a heart beating
Puppetry
the art of performing with puppets
Put (your) heart and soul into sth
to make a lot of effort to do something:
R&B:
(rhythm and blues) a style of popular music that is a mixture of blues and jazz
Radiance:
a soft gentle light // great happiness that shows in someone’s face and makes them look attractive
Rake:
rastrillo
Rasping:
to make a rough unpleasant sound
Raw
simple, direct, and powerful, but not fully developed.
Raw
raw feelings are strong and natural, but not fully controlled.
Realm:
a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought
Rebellious
deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour// fighting against the government of your own country
Reeds
a thin piece of wood that is attached to a musical instrument such as an oboe or clarinet, and that produces a sound when you blow over it
Reflected light bouncing off
if light or sound bounces, it hits a surface and then moves quickly away from it
Refrain from (doing) sth
to not do something that you want to do (abstain)
Regard
to think about someone or something in a particular way (to regard sb/sth as sth)
Reggae
a kind of popular music originally from Jamaica, with a strong regular beat
Relics
an old object or custom that reminds people of the past or that has lived on from a past time
Reminiscent
literally thinking about the past
Reminiscent of sth
reminding you of something
Render
to spread plaster or cement on the surface of a wall// depict, represent
Repertoire
all the plays, pieces of music etc that a performer or group knows and can perform// the total number of things that someone or something is able to do
Represent sth with blots of ink
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Resonant
a resonant sound is deep, loud, and clear, and continues for a long time
Retrospective exhibition
related to or thinking about the past
Revere
to respect and admire someone or something very much
Rhythmic (music)
having a strong rhythm
Rich
strong and attractive
Right edge:
Part of a painting
Rill
a small stream
Risqué
A joke, remark etc that is risqué is slightly shocking, because it is about sex
Rock
a type of popular modern music with a strong loud beat, played using guitars and drums
Romanesque
in the style of building that was popular in Western Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries, and had many round arches and thick pillars.
Rough
having an uneven surface // having an unpleasant sound, especially because there is something wrong with a machine
Rummage
a careless or hurried search for something (to have a rummage)// ld clothes, toys etc that you no longer want (jumble)
Rummage
to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way (Rummage around/ about/ in/ through)
Sacred music
relating to a god or religion// very important or greatly respected
Sad
Miserable/ heartbroken
Saturated
having a large degree of saturation
Saturation
filled completely with sth, so that no more can be added.
Saxophone
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Scarcely
almost not or almost none at all// only a moment ago// definitely not or almost certainly not
Scavenge
to search through things that other people do not want, for food or useful objects
Scope
the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with // a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them
Score
a written or printed copy of a piece of music, especially for a large group of performers, or the music itself
Score
to arrange a piece of music for a group of instruments or voices
Scrap-heap
a pile of unwanted things, especially pieces of metal
Scrap-heap:
a pile of unwanted things, especially pieces of metal
Searing
searing words or attitudes criticise someone or something very strongly // A searing speech or piece of writing is very critical // intense // fierce, highly critical.
Second banana
a performer who acts in a supporting role to the leading comedian // any person who plays a secondary role or serves in a subsidiary capacity
See which way the cat jumps
to delay making a decision or taking action on something until more is known about how the situation will develop
Seize
to take hold of something suddenly and violently// to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using military force
Self-enquiry
asking questions in order to get information or find out sth // the constant attention to the inner awareness of “I” or “I am”
Self-evident
clearly true and needing no more proof
Sensuous
pleasing to your senses// literary attractive in a sexual way.
Sensuous
Pleasing to your sense
Shades
the dark places in a picture// a particular type of red, green, blue etc
Shading
the areas of a drawing or painting that have been made to look darker
Sharpless
able to think and understand things very quickly, and not easily deceived // if music or singing is sharp, it is played or sung at a slightly higher pitch than it should be/ F sharp/D sharp/C sharp etc a musical note that is sharp has been raised by one semitone from the note F, D, C etc
Shimmer
to shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly
Shine
to produce bright light
Show one’s true colours/ to see sb in their true colours
if you show your true colours, you do something which shows what your real attitudes and qualities are, especially when they are bad // to suddenly become aware that a person is not as moral or honest as you thought they were
Shrill
a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant
Shroud
a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person’s body before it is buried// something that hides or covers something
Shy away from sth
to avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it
Silhouette:
a dark image, shadow, or shape that you see against a light background// a drawing of something or someone, often from the side, showing a black shape against a light background
Silky
soft, smooth, and shiny like silk // made of silk // a silky voice is gentle, and is used especially when trying to persuade someone to do something
Silvery
shiny and silver in colour// a silvery voice or sound is light, pleasant, and musical
Simply
to make something easier or less complicated
Sinews
a part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone (tendón) // a part of a structure or system that provides support and holds it together:
Sinews of sth, the
something that gives strength or support to a government, country, or system
Sinuous
with many smooth twists and turns
Sitter
someone who sits or stands while someone else paints them or takes photographs of them, a model
Ska
a kind of popular music from the West Indies with a fast regular beat, similar to reggae
Sketch
a simple, quickly made drawing that does not show much detail (sketcher)
Sketch-book
a number of sheets of paper fastened together and used for drawing (also sketchpad)
Skewed
something that is skewed is not straight and is higher on one side than the other // an opinion, piece of information, result etc that is skewed is incorrect, especially because it has been affected by a particular thing or because you do not know all the facts
Skilled (at/in)
someone who is skilled has the training and experience that is needed to do something well.
Slanted
providing facts or information in a way that unfairly supports only one side of an argument or one opinion – used to show disapproval.
Smooth:
no rough parts, lumps, or holes, especially in a way that is pleasant and attractive to touch // a voice or music that is smooth is soft and pleasant to listen to
Sneer (at)
to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something// noun: an unkind smile or remark that shows you have no respect for something or someone
Soft
soft colours or lights are pleasant and relaxing because they are not too bright
Solo
a piece of music for one performer
Sombre
dark and without any bright colours
Soothe
to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset, or angry // to make a pain become less severe, or slowly disappear (Adj: soothing/ to soothe sth away)
Soprano
the highest female voice being able to sing roughly between C4 (middle C) and C6 (high C), and possibly higher.
Sorrow
a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you
Sought after
wanted by a lot of people but rare or difficult to get
Soul
a type of popular music that often expresses deep emotions, usually performed by black singers and musicians
Soul reaching
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Spark
a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space //
Spark somebody’s interest/hope/curiosity etc:
to make someone feel interested, hopeful etc
Sparkling
Full of life and brightness
Specific colours:
Jet black: negro azabache
Scarlet: rojo escarlata
Crimson: rojo carmesí
Ginger: naranja cobrizo
Navy: azul marino
Turquoise: turquesa (celeste)
Chestnut: castaño
Mauve: malva (magenta y violeta) ( /məʊv/)
Burgundy: borgoña (color vino)
Spongy
soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge
Sponsor
a person or company that pays for a show, broadcast, sports event etc, especially in exchange for the right to advertise at that event// someone who officially agrees to help someone else, or to be responsible for what they do
Sporting sth:
to be wearing something or have something on your body and show it to people in a proud way
Squeaky
making very high noises that are not loud
Staggering
extremely great or surprising
Staging
when a play is performed on stage
Stained glass
Materials or work created from coloured glass
Steel
acero, plateado
Stench
a very strong bad smell // something unpleasant that makes you believe that something very bad and dishonest is happening (stench of)
Stifling
a situation that stops you from developing your own ideas and character
Still-life
a picture of an arrangement of objects, for example flowers or fruit
Stint
a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity. Collocations: in/ at/ as
Stirring
producing strong feelings or excitement in someone
Stocking
a thin close-fitting piece of clothing that covers a woman’s leg and foot// a man’s sock
Straight
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Street performance
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Strident
forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying // a strident sound or voice is loud and unpleasant
Strike the right note (BrE)
to behave appropriately // (NAmE): to say, write, or do what is specially apt or pleasing
Striking
attractive in an unusual way that is easy to notice // unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed
String
one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon etc that are stretched across a musical instrument and produce sound// the strings/the string section the people in an orchestra or band who play musical instruments that have strings, such as violins
String(ed) instruments
Banjo- bass guitar- cello- violin- mandolin (mandolina)
Strong light:
bright and easy to see
Studio
a room where a painter or photographer regularly works
Subdued
subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual
Subtle
not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
Suffuse
if warmth, colour, liquid etc suffuses something or someone, it covers or spreads through them.
Suffused with sth
if someone is suffused with a feeling, they are full of that feeling
Sumptuous
very impressive and expensive (a painting)
Supple
leather, skin, wood etc that is supple is soft and bends easily.
Supreme
having the highest position of power, importance, or influence // the greatest possible
Supreme lack of..
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Surging
Wavy
Sweet:
pleasant to listen to // kind, gentle, and friendly
Swindl
a situation in which someone gets money by deceiving someone else
Swindle
to get money from someone by deceiving them (cheat) to swindle sb out of sth
Swirling
a twisting circular pattern (Starry Night)
Symmetric(al)
an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
Symphonic
a long piece of music usually in four parts, written for an orchestra
Synaesthesia
Synesthesia is when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously. It is a phenomenon that causes sensory crossovers, such as tasting colours or feeling sounds. Some people describe it as having “wires crossed” in their brain because it activates two or more senses when there’s only a reason for one sense to activate.
Syrinx
Flauta de pan
Tainted
not safe because it is spoiled or contains a harmful substance or poison// affected or influenced by something illegal, dishonest, or morally wrong
Take root in:
if an idea, method, activity etc takes root, people begin to accept or believe it, or it begins to have an effect//
Talent
a natural ability to do something well
Tattered
clothes, books etc that are tattered are old and torn
Tattoos
Considered as a way of art
Tempt
to try to persuade someone to do something by making it seem attractive// to make someone want to have or do something, even though they know they really should not
Tenacious
determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult// tenacious beliefs, ideas etc continue to have a lot of influence for a long time
Tender
to formally offer or show something to someone
Tender
gentle and careful in a way that shows love
Tenor
the highest male voice (without counting countertenor) being able to sing roughly between B2 (2nd B below middle C) and A4 (A above middle C), and possibly higher.
The Arts
art, music, theatre, film, literature etc all considered together.
Therein lies sth
used to say that something is caused by or comes from a particular situation
Therein lies sth
in that place, or in that piece of writing
Thick
if someone has a thick accent, the way they speak shows clearly which particular place or part of a country they come from// if someone’s voice is thick, it is not as clear or high as usual, for example because they are upset
Thrash Metal:
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterised by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.[4] The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead guitar work.
Thrust sth aside:
to refuse to think about something
Thrust sth upon/on sb:
if something is thrust upon you, you are forced to accept it even if you do not want it
Thrusts
to push something somewhere roughly
Tickled pink
greatly pleased// extremely pleased about something
Timbrels
tambourine/ pandero
Timid
not having courage or confidence
Tinge
a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality
Toil
to work very hard for a long period of time // to move slowly and with great effort
Tonal
relating to tones of colour or sound // a piece of music that is tonal is based on a particular key
Tone
the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or someone’s voice // the way your voice sounds, which shows how you are feeling or what you mean // the general feeling or attitude expressed in a piece of writing, a speech, an activity etc // one of the many types of a particular colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next (shade)
Tones
one of the many types of a particular colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next.
Top/ upper, right-hand corner
Part of a painting
Touch/ strike a chord with sb
to do or say something that people feel is familiar or true
Tremendous
very big, fast, powerful etc// excellent
Tremulous
shaking slightly, especially because you are nervous
Tune
a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to. Producing the right tones
Tuneful (music):
pleasant to listen to
Tuneless (music):
not having a pleasant tune
Turbulence
state of confusion and disorganised change // a state or condition of confusion, movement, or agitation; disorder // a political or emotional situation that is very confused (turmoil)
Twisted
something twisted has been bent in many directions or turned many times, so that it has lost its original shape
Two way street
used to say that a situation depends on two people working well together
Types of artists
Pavement artist- Sketcher- commercial artist- An engraver (engraving)-
Types of paint
Chiaroscuro- Acrylic paints- paint-box-
Unaccompanied
an unaccompanied singer or musician sings or plays alone
Understated
An understated style is one that is attractive because it is simple and does not have too many decorations
Undulate
to move or be shaped like waves that are rising and falling
Unearthly
very strange and unnatural, and probably frightening
Unravel
to understand or explain something that is mysterious or complicated
Unsettling
making you feel nervous or worried
Unshakeable
an unshakeable faith, belief etc is very strong and cannot be changed or destroyed
Uplifting
making you feel happier and more hopeful
Upturned
that points upwards // that is upside down
Urge
a strong wish or need (urge to do sth). Collocations: strong, powerful, irresistible, uncontrollable, overwhelming, sudden, primal, instinctive, natural; to feel, have, resist, suppress, fight, satisfy, give in to
Urge
to strongly suggest that someone does something (urge sb to do sth) (urge sth on/ upon sb)
Utterly
completely – used especially to emphasise that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong
Varnish
a clear liquid that is painted onto things, especially things made of wood, to protect them, or the hard shiny surface produced by this
Vast
extremely large
Vast majority of
used when you want to emphasise that something is true about almost all of a group of people or things
Velvety
looking, feeling, tasting, or sounding smooth and soft
Verbs descriptive of the artist’s work
Create depth- Create a sensuous appeal- to balance shapes and figures- to use evocative images- to give the composition a strong sense of design
Versatile
to have many different skills// having many different uses
Vibrant
colour is bright and strong
Vicarious
experienced by watching or reading about someone else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself (vicarious experience, pleasure, excitement)
Violin
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Virtuoso
someone who is a very skilful performer, especially in music (/vɜːtʃuˈəʊsəʊ/)
Visual Arts, the
: art such as painting, sculpture etc that you look at, as opposed to literature or music.
Warm
warm colours contain the colours red, yellow, and orange, which make you feel comfortable and happy
Warm
friendly or making someone feel comfortable and relaxed
Warmth
friendliness and happiness
Watercolour
artists’ paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent colour.
Weld
to join metals by melting their edges and pressing them together when they are hot // to join or unite people into a single strong group
Welded-steel sculpture
Esculturas de metal fundido
Well-timed
said or done at the most suitable moment (timely)
Whimper
to make low crying sounds, or to speak in this way
Whimsical
unusual or strange and often amusing
Whipping
a punishment given to someone by whipping them
Whistle for sth
used to tell someone that there is no chance of them getting what they have asked for // you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them // said rudely to mean that you will not give something to someone.
Wide-eyed
with your eyes wide open, especially because you are surprised or frightened// too willing to believe, accept, or admire things because you do not have much experience of life
Wild
feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement// very enjoyable and exciting
Wild-eyed
. glaring in an angry, distracted, or wild manner.
Wind Instruments
Recorder (flauta dulce)- harmonica-bagpipes-
Wistful
thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past
Wit
the ability to say things that are clever and amusing// someone who is able to say clever and amusing things
With flying colours:
if you pass a test with flying colours, you are very successful in it
Within the realm of possibilities
used, often humorously, to say that something is possible even though you think it is not very likely (also not beyond the….)
Words related to the world of the art market
Patron- A permanent collection- Forgery- a sponsor- poser- auction houses- loan exhibition-
Wrought out
(/rɔːt/) made or done in a careful or decorative way:
Wry
a wry expression or wry humour shows that you know a situation is bad, but you also think it is slightly amusing
Yearnin
a strong desire for sth (yearning for/ to do)
