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Details Title: Drawing & Painting Vocabulary Description: 2-D studio Flashcards Total Flash Cards: 15 Created: 01/21/2007 10:48:05	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term still life Definition an arrangement of inanimate objects as the subject for a drawing or painting Term subject matter Definition the subject of a composition, what the artist wants to communicate as the theme of his or her work Term subject matter Definition the subject of a composition, what the artist wants to communicate as the theme of his or her work Term subject matter Definition the subject of a composition, what the artist wants to communicate as the theme of his or her work Term 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 Term figure drawing Definition a type of drawing that uses the human figure as the main subject matter Term landscape Definition a drawing, painting or photograph that features the natural outdoor environment such as trees, lakes, mountains etc. Term cityscape Definition an artwork that features part of the city environment as it's subject Term seascape Definition a work of art that features some part of the sea or coastal environment as the subject Term 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 Term 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 Term 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. Term 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 Term contemporary art Definition refers to art of the present, today, now. the methods, styles and techniques of artists living in the present Term avant garde art Definition 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.