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stencil
a perforated template that allows ink or paint to pass through and create an image
visionary
art that is made by self taught artists following a personal vision.
tableau
a stationary scene arranged for artistic impact.
photomontage
a single photograph that combines several separate images.
surrealism
an artistic movement that was inspired by dreams and the subconscious
expressionism
an artistic style which emphasized feelings and personal experiences
naturalistic
a very realistic or lifelike style of making images
conceptualart
a work in which the ideas are often as important as how it is made
nonobjective
art that does not depict a recognizable subject
pointillism
paint style that uses short brush strokes or point to create imagery
monumentality
massive or impressive scale
cubism
a 20th century movement that favored the emphasis of geometric forms
collage
a work of art assembled by gluing material onto a surface.
popart
artistic movement inspired by commercial art forms and popular culture
stupa
a burial mound containing Budda's remains
figurative
art that portrays items perceived in the visible world
terracotta
iron-rich clay that is fired at a low temperature
stela
upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or carvings
calligraphy
carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting
pictograph
picture used as a symbol in writing
stylized
art that represents objects in an exaggerated way
pueblos
dwellings of the Anasazi and Plain peoples
motif
a distinctive visual element
tattoos
signs marked on the body by injecting dye under the skin
mandala
a sacred diagram of the universe
necropolis
a cemetery or burial place
hieroglyph
written language involving sacred characters as pictures or letters
minaret
a tall slender tower, usually on a mosque
stepped
pyramid consisting of several retangular stuctures placed on top of each other
pediment
triangular space situated above a row of columns or at the end of building
symbolism
european movement that used powerful, yet ambiguous symbols
abstract
imagery that departs from recognizable images from the natural world
classical
artworks from ancient Greece and Rome
illusionistic
something made to look real by artistic skill or trickery
realism
artistic movement that aimed to depict subjects in a un-idealized manner
oculus
a round opening at the center or a dome
renaissance
a period of cultural and artistic rebirth in Europe
impressionism
artistic style conveying the impression of the effects of light
romanticism
European art movement concerned with the power of the imagination
sublime
feeling of awe or terror provoked by the awareness of an individual's insignificance
patron
organization or individual who sponsors the creation of works of art
narrative
an artwork that tells a story
baroque
artistic style characterized by extravagance and emotional intensity
Laocoon; Ancient Greek
Hellenist style
Pantheon; Ancient Rome
Chartres cathedral, France Gothic
Bernini; Ecstacy of St. Teresa Baroque
Jan Van Eyck; Portrait of Giovanni Renaissance
Umberto Boccioni
Unique forms of Continuity in Space
Futurism
Edvard Munch; the scream Expressionism
Jackson Pollock; Mural Abstract Expressionism
Georges Seurat; Sunday la Grande Jatte Impressionism
Rafael; School of Athens Renaissance
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