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| abstract expressionism |
(sometimes cap.) a school of painting that arose after World War II and that was marked by expressive but nonrepresentational images formed by an apparently random and often unconventional application of paint. |
| aquarelle |
(French) watercolor painting with transparent colors, or a painting done by this technique. |
| art |
the field of visual works such as painting, drawing, and the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| artist |
a person who is skilled at painting, sculpting, music, writing, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| artwork |
a painting or other work of art, or such works collectively. [1/2 definitions] |
| background |
a part located in the rear, esp. as depicted in a painting, photograph, or scene. (Cf. foreground.) [1/5 definitions] |
| brush1 |
a device made of stiff hairs, such as nylon or animal hair, fastened into a handle, for grooming, painting, scrubbing, and the like. [1/8 definitions] |
| brushwork |
work done with a brush, as in painting. [1/2 definitions] |
| canvas |
a piece of such material used as the surface for an oil painting. [2/3 definitions] |
| cityscape |
an artist's view of a city, as in a painting, drawing, photograph, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| commission |
to grant a commission for the creation of (a painting, poem, article, or the like). [1/9 definitions] |
| crucifixion |
a painting, sculpture, or the like representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. [1/3 definitions] |
| cubism |
an early twentieth-century movement in painting and sculpture in which objects were represented abstractly by geometrical forms. |
| daub |
a crude painting. [1/7 definitions] |
| depict |
to portray or represent, as in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| depiction |
the way in which something is shown or represented, as in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| diptych |
a painting or carving consisting of two panels that are hinged together. [1/2 definitions] |
| encaustic |
painting with encaustic paint, or a work of art in this medium. [1/2 definitions] |
| fauvism |
(sometimes cap.) in early twentieth-century painting, an expressionistic development, esp. French, involving the juxtaposition of different bold colors and sometimes the distortion of form. |
| field |
a background, esp. of a painting or flag. [1/11 definitions] |
| filler |
a substance used to fill cracks and holes in a surface before painting. [1/4 definitions] |
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