Art Vocabulary - Describing Art Forms.

breathtaking is ____

• being lack of oxigen

• very impressive, exciting, or surprising

• not as good as you hoped or expected

• something that gives you pleasure

A masterpiece is _______.

• a picture showing an area of countryside or land

• something so surprising that it is difficult to believe

• a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person

• a work of art, a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc. has produced

A style of art and decoration that uses simple shapes and was popular in Europe and America in the 1920s and 1930s

• Traditional

• Avant-garde

• Art deco

• Abstract art

Paintings, designs etc. that consist of shapes and patterns that don't look like real people or things.

• Avant-garde

• Art deco

• Portraits

• Abstract art

Not interesting or exciting. In everyday English, people usually say boring rather than _______.

• Figurative

• Tranquil

• Dull

• Heavy

________ shows objects, people, or the countryside as they really look.

• Abstract art

• Dull art

• Avant-garde art

• Figurative art

Someone who loves and understands beautiful things, such as art and music is ________.

• an aesthete

• disappointing

• a visionary

• a genius

A visionary is _____

• someone who has clear ideas and strong feelings about the way something should be in the future.

• someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability.

• the man who is the ruler of an empire.

• someone who loves and understands beautiful things, such as art and music.

Use the word 'masterpiece' correctly in a sentence. ( if you are not sure, research it )

Use the word 'aesthetic' in a sentence correctl. ( if you are not sure, research it )