Abstract Art
Art which does not represent reality as we see it. Rather, it takes its inspiration from the real world but uses patterns for expression. For the onlooker, these patterns represent independent relationships with no reference to the original source of inspiration.
Figurative art/painting
An art form which is inspired by the visible world. It takes visible objects as its base and then distorts or changes them to convey its message. The human from is the most common base for these paintings.
Gouache
A type of painting that uses opaque watercolors. The filler used in this case is most often opaque white that gives a chalky look to the painting. The pigments are bound by gum.
Ground
The surface that has been especially prepared for the purpose of painting is called ground. Canvas or paper are the more common grounds.
Medium
During painting, the pigment that is being used to get the required color has to be suspended in some liquid. This liquid is called the medium. For example, an oil painting would mean when linseed oil is used as the medium Medium also refers to the substance used by an artist for giving expression to his art. Like, a sculptor uses stone as his medium of expression.
- A 20th century art form in which different types of physical materials are combined together
- An art which represents a combination of various media into one production akin to modern day multimedia.
This refers to the physical size of the painting where the height is greater than the width. The upper torso of the human form is the most common subject for these paintings.
This represents an image of which many copies are present. The image is typically taken from a silk screen or a woodblock or the negative of a photograph.
- The side-wise appearance of a person's face
- The outline of a building or an object.
- Art which aims at producing an exact replication of reality
- It also represents a particular phase of art in 19th century France. During this phase, the French artists like Courbet chose to draw inspiration from what they saw and experienced in their immediate surroundings and expressed them as is without romanticizing their experience. The impact of photography was responsible for the advent of this art form.
A type of painting that represents the sea and all that goes with it, ships included. Typical representations include depiction of a battle at sea or some such historical event. This form became a genre by itself in Holland during the 17th century.
Tempera is a medium that is used for suspending the pigment. Traditionally, tempera is made with eggs or egg yolk. But this is not a rigid rule. Other substances such as milk, glue, or sap of the fig tree are also used at times. The use of tempera was more popular among the 14th and 15th century Italian painters.
This is used as a protective coating. It consists of a resin dissolved in a medium. It can also carry the pigment and hence act as a paint.