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Drawing & Painting Vocabulary
2-D studio Flashcards
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Art/Design
12th Grade
01/21/2007

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still life
Definition
an arrangement of inanimate objects as the subject for a drawing or painting
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subject matter
Definition
the subject of a composition, what the artist wants to communicate as the theme of his or her work
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subject matter
Definition
the subject of a composition, what the artist wants to communicate as the theme of his or her work
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subject matter
Definition
the subject of a composition, what the artist wants to communicate as the theme of his or her work
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portrait
Definition
an artwork featuring one or more people as the subjects of the composition. portraits are usually facial but may also include the figure
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figure drawing
Definition
a type of drawing that uses the human figure as the main subject matter
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landscape
Definition
a drawing, painting or photograph that features the natural outdoor environment such as trees, lakes, mountains etc.
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cityscape
Definition
an artwork that features part of the city environment as it's subject
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seascape
Definition
a work of art that features some part of the sea or coastal environment as the subject
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representational art
Definition
the drawing of objects, people or places in such a way that they can be recognized for what they are, with very little or no distortion or abstraction
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abstract art
Definition
a style of drawing or painting that shows people, places or things in simplified arrangements of shape, line, texture and color. They are geometrical and at times even unidentifieable in their origin. this is known as NON-OBJECTIVE
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conceptualized art
Definition
a style of art in which the artist communicates what is known of the subject, a general idea or concept, not how the object actually looks. an african tribal mask is a conceptualized face.
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non-objective art
Definition
art that has no recognizable subject matter, such as trees, flowers, animals or people. the actual subject may be a color or the composition of the work
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contemporary art
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refers to art of the present, today, now. the methods, styles and techniques of artists living in the present
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avant garde art
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the leading edge or the most advanced and previously unseen style, trend setting, it is the newest form of visual expression and drasticly different from traditional ways of working.
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