Fine Art Glossary
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Art brutArt brut: French for "raw art", the art of children and outsiders (naive artists and the mentally ill); actually, anyone not producing art for profit or recognition |
Art decoArt deco: a style of design and decoration popular in the 1920's and 1930's characterized by designs that are geometric and use highly intense colors, to reflect the rise of commerce, industry and mass production |
Art nouveauArt nouveau: a decorative art movement that emerged in the late nineteenth century; art characterized by dense asymmetrical ornamentation in sinuous forms, it is often symbolic and of an erotic nature. |
ArtistArtist: a practitioner in the arts, generally recognized as a professional by critics and peers. |
Asymmetrical balanceAsymmetrical balance: placement of non-identical forms to either side of a balancing point in such a way that the two sides seem to be of the same visual weight. |
Atmospheric perspectiveAtmospheric perspective: a technique used by painters for representing three-dimensional space on a flat two-dimensional surface by creating the illusion of depth, or recession within a painting or drawing. Atmospheric perspective suggests that objects closer to the viewer are sharper in detail, color intensity, and value contrast than those farther away. As objects move closer to the horizon they gradually fade to a bluish gray and details blur, imitating the way distant objects appear to the human eye. Also called aerial perspective. |
AutochromeAutochrome refers to the color “screen-plate” process developed by the Lumière brothers in 1903. It was the principal color photography process until it was replaced by color film in the mid-1930s. |
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BalanceBalance: a feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various elements within a composition as a means of accomplishing unity. |
Biological DegradationAny interruption in the original material due to current or previous biological infestation or insect damage, such as holes or remaining dust-like material. |
Birds-eye viewBirds-eye view: seeing from a point of view from an altitude or from a distance; a comprehensive view in a downward direction; also called an "aerial view". |