Art history
Artistic movements, periods, styles, criticism and historical context.
Areas within Art history
Visual art
General vocabulary for visual artworks, artistic media and creative practice.
97 wordsPainting and drawing
Painting, drawing, colour, line, composition, media and techniques.
50 wordsSculpture
Three-dimensional art, carving, modelling, casting and sculptural materials.
42 wordsArchitecture
Buildings, architectural design, structure, form and built environments.
178 wordsGraphic design
Layout, branding, visual communication, graphics and publication design.
39 wordsDesign principles
Balance, contrast, hierarchy, proportion, rhythm, alignment and other design principles.
35 wordsArt history
Artistic movements, periods, styles, criticism and historical context.
35 wordsPhotography
Photography, exposure, composition, lenses, image-making and photographic genres.
36 wordsTextiles and fashion
Fabric, textiles, garments, fashion design and decorative surface techniques.
227 wordsTypography
Type, fonts, letterforms, spacing, readability and typographic design.
17 wordsArchitecture
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
110 wordsDesign studies
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
4 wordsVisual art
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
50 words35 featured terms
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the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that a…
Artistic creationnounthe creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that a…
Artistic productionnounthe creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that a…
Baroquenounelaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Baroquenessnounelaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Contemporaryadjectivecharacteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
Cubismnounan artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
Expressionismnounan art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expresse…
Historynounthe discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"
Impressionismnouna school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
Modern-dayadjectivecharacteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
Modernismnoungenre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
Rebirthnounthe revival of learning and culture
Renaissancenounthe revival of learning and culture
Renascencenounthe revival of learning and culture
Romantic Movementnouna movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism val…
Romanticismnouna movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism val…
Surrealismnouna 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to…
Arts and craftsnounthe arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production"
Carvingnouncreating figures or designs in three dimensions
Ceramicsnounthe art of making and decorating pottery
Decalcomanianounthe art of transferring designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface
Decoupagenounthe art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer
Draftingnounthe creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
Draftsmanshipnounthe creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
Drawingnounthe creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
Gastronomynounthe art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
Glyptographynouncarving or engraving (especially on stones)
Origaminounthe Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
Paintingnouncreating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Perfumerynounthe art of making perfumes
Printmakingnounartistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
Sculpturenouncreating figures or designs in three dimensions
Topiarynounmaking decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees
Modernadjectivebelonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than preh…
