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Pieces- a part of a whole: such as a : fragment pieces of broken glass

Noun- With them were a few pieces of bones

Novels- a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

Noun- The studio is looking for novel concepts to turn into original television series.

Surface- the outside part or uppermost layer of something (often used when describing its texture, form, or extent).

Noun- Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below

Posing- the act of assuming a certain position

Verb- I watch models posing for magazine photos

Useful- able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways.

Adjective- My grandmother expects all children to be useful and help with household chores.

Critics- a person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something.

Noun- The book critic wrote a negative review that ripped the novel to shreds

Inspired- aroused or guided by or as if aroused or guided by divine inspiration: an inspired performance; she was like one inspired.

Adjective- my teacher is very inspired explaining the subject of the class

Pretentious- making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction;

Adjective- I don't like pretentious people

Surrealism- a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.

Noun- the surrealism is strange

Mythology- a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.

Noun-The pioneer and the cowboy are part of the national mythology.

Cubism- a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements

Noun- The cubism is interesting

Expressionism- Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century.

Noun- he Scream during expressionism due the feelings he felt when the weather one day changed drastically.

Impressionism- Impressionism - a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light art movement , artistic movement

Noun- Vincent Van Gogh painted “The Starry Night” during impressionism with bright blue and yellow colors and the light showing in the painting.

Pop art- Pop Art Definition Pop Art is the name given to a style of artworks created in the UK and USA from the mid-1950s through the 1960s.

Noun- I like the pop art

Portrait- a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

Noun- When he had his portrait drawn, he couldn’t move for a few hours while the artist drew an image of him.

Site-specific : created, designed, or selected for a specific site a site-specific sculpture.

Noun- I find the site specific interesting

Still life- A still life (from the Dutch, stilleven) is a painting featuring an arrangement of inanimate, everyday objects, whether natural objects (flowers, food, wine, dead fish, and game, etc.)

Noun- Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumblebee, the small child, and the smiling faces.

Abstract- expressing a quality or characteristic apart from any specific object or instance: an abstract word like justice

adjective - I have seen many abstract paintings

Open-air : the space where air is unconfined

Adjective- I love take exercise in the open air

Landscape- a landscape refers either to all the visible features of an area of land (usually rural)

Noun- Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.