Art Vocab (UIL)

A style of art that emerged in the United States during the 1930s. Artists of this genre depicted rural places, farms, small towns, and everyday activities that were important to those areas.

• Regionalism

• Cubism

• Realism

A person who financially supports and commissions an artist's work

• Patron

• Oeuvre

• Impressionist

Colors such as blue, green, lavender, purple, and others, that we associate with cool or cold temperatures.

• Dark

• Warm Colors

• Light

• Cool Colors

the artistic ingredients a painter uses to create a painting

• Background

• Chiaroscuro

• Art Elements

• Brushwork

The part of the painting that seems farthest away from the viewer, and usually appears behind the main subject or focal point.

• Acrylic

• Background

• Canvas

• Contrast

Something that stands for or suggest an idea. For example, a halo or the color blue might suggest holiness, flags might suggest patriotism, a pocket watch might suggest the passage of time.

• Shape

• Pop Art

• Portrait

• Symbol

The way an artist uses their paintbrush to apply paint onto a canvas or surface in order to create different textures, strokes, and patterns

• Acrylic

• Brushwork

• Composition

• Contemporary

The three-dimensional aspect of an object or artwork. Used to describe objects that have volume, depth, and a sense of solidity.

• Symbol

• Shape

• Medium

• Form

treated fabric, stretched over a frame, to which paint is applied

• Background

• Collage

• Canvas

• Contrast

The way individual art elements- like light, color, lines, and shapes- work with each other to form a complete painting.

• Composition

• Contrast

• Abstract

• Brushwork