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Site-specific |
Artwork created to exist in a certain place. |
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percent for art programs |
A cultural system where a certain percentage of the cost of a public building be applied towards art and decoration to enhance the space or its surrounding. |
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Passage technique |
the blending of overlapping planes into one another. |
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Simultaneity |
Rendering of a space using shifting views. |
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Papier Collé |
A type of collage close to drawing or painting. The shape of the pieces act as the subject |
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Gouache |
A type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. Thicker than water colour. |
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Manifesto |
Public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives. |
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Photodynamism |
Photographs that capture the sensation of speed and motion. |
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Avant-garde |
French for before the group. The introduction of experimental ideas. |
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Ephemeral |
Not long lasting |
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Readymade |
Object that were already made placed in a different to change their meaning. |
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Photomontage |
Pasting together images to create a whole new image |
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Assemblage |
A 3D artistic composition made from assembling found objects |
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Frottage |
French for rubbing. Creating an image by placing paper over a textured surface and running crayon or pencil to create an impression |
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Grattage |
Canvas prepared with layers of paint, allowed to dry. Canvas places over textured surfaces then scraped. |
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Decalcomania |
A transfer technique created when placing glass or paper on a wet canvas then pulling it off. |
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automatism |
Techniques for spontaneous writing, drawing or painting with an emphasis on the subconscious over the conscious. |
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Medium specificity |
Manipulating aspects of a particular medium that are unique to that medium. |
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Gestural painting |
Also known as action painting, this is a way of working where paint is applied to the canvas by dribbling, splattering, and pouring. The work is created by chance. |
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Soak-stain method |
Oil paint is diluted with turpentine or kerosene and applied to an unprepared canvas. |
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Colour field painting |
Paintings characterized by large areas of colour. |
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Hard edge painting |
An abstract style that combines the clear composition of geometric abstraction with intense colour and bald, unitary forms of colour field painting. |
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Gestalt |
The brain's way to self-organize; recognizing figures and whole forms as opposed to simple shapes. |
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Phenomenology |
Experience things as they are. A pure response to the object itself. |
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Form follows function |
The shape of something should be based on the intended use of it. |
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Reinforced concrete |
Steel rods, beams or mesh that are within concrete to add strength and flexibility. |
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Cantilever |
An extended balcony without structural support. Held in place by the weight of the house itself. |
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Analytical Cubism |
An art movement focusing on the reduction and fragmentation to the point of abstraction. |
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Synthetic Cubism |
A reaction to all the thought that happened in analytical cubism. Focused on play and the suggestion of things. |
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Futurism |
An art movement that detested formal antiquity ingrained in contemporary society. Instead, celebrating advancements in modern technology. |
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Constructivism |
An art movement in soviet Russia aiming to be utilitarian, easy to understand and aesthetically pleasing. |
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Suprematism |
Avant-garde artists exploring abstract art in attempts to create a new desirable future through art. Freed from all social and material associations. |
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De Stijl |
An art movement focusing on the idea of bringing spirituality back through abstract art. |
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Dada |
A shocking art movement attempting to provoke thought. It doesn't make sense because society does not either. |
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Automatism |
An abstract art movement heavily influenced by advancement in psychology. Focusing on the subconscious mind. |
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Veristic Surrealism |
An art movement using art as a metaphor acting as a gateway to an inner reality. Although objects were distorted, they were still recognizable. |
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Abstract Expressionism |
The first truly american art movement, this was a safe art practice in the McCarthy era. |
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Minimalism |
An art movement that focused on extreme simplicity and form. |
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Post-Minimalism |
A art movement reaction to closed geometric forms, reinserting humanity into the art. |