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Art Vocabulary

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  • art not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist's ideas about them
    abstract art
  • a type of painting done on wet plaster, often found in churches
    fresco
  • an artwork depicting scenery, usually in the countryside
    landscape
  • a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
    art gallery
  • art showing people, animals and objects as they really look
    figurative art
  • a slow-drying paint made of pigment floating in oil
    oil paint
  • a frame for holding art work or paper
    easel
  • a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
    canvas
  • a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
    ink
  • a drawing, painting, or photograph of a person, especially the face
    portrait
  • a printed reproduction of an original work of art
    print
  • group of works belonging to an organisation or private individual, often with a theme or period in common
    art collection
  • a portrait of an artist produced or created by that same artist
    self-portrait
  • a water-based paint that has a (polymer) plastic binder and dries to a permanent covering
    acrylic paint
  • book of paper for drawing quick drawings in pen or pencil
    sketchpad
  • the area of the picture space nearest to the viewer
    foreground
  • a building, column, statue, etc built to remind people of a famous person or event.
    monument
  • a board on which a painter mixes paints
    palette
  • a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
    exhibition
  • a scene of inanimate objects, such as fruits, flowers, or motionless animals
    still life
  • powdered colouring material that forms the basis of painting, drawing and printing media
    pigment
  • A person who buys and sells art, usually through an art gallery
    art dealer
  • someone who falsifies or makes fake copies
    forger
  • the products of artists, such as paintings or drawings
    work of art, artwork
  • a drawing or picture in a book, magazine, etc. especially one that explains something
    illustration
  • a paint that is mixed with water and used to create pictures, or a picture that has been done with this type of paint
    watercolour
  • the act of making, using and selling fake art (not original work from someone else)
    forgery
  • process of cutting into a surface with the use of an acid product
    etching
  • a figure of a person, animal in stone, metal, etc.
    statue
  • part of the scene or picture that is farthest from the viewer
    background
  • a border or structure of metal or wood that hold a picture in position
    frame
  • a piece of modern sculpture that is made using sound, light, etc. as well as objects
    installation
  • work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal...
    sculpture