Styles and Subject matter Art Vocabulary and Concepts

: things that are represented in an artwork such as people, plants, places and objects.

• Subject matter

• Medium

• Style

• Technique

Still Life

• Still Life

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Abstract

_______: art that shows simplified, fragmented, and/or magnified arrangements of shape, line, texture and color.

• realistic

• abstract

• impressionist

• surrealist

________: art that has no recognizable subject matter.

• non-objective

• realistic

• abstract

• representational

______________: Description, Analysis, Interpretatoion judgement

• art exhibition

• art creation

• art history

• art criticism

_____________: the image of a person’s face.

• landscape

• portrait

• scenery

• object

_______: artwork that shows features of the natural environment.

• landscape

• portrait

• still life

• abstract

______________: the skills used to produce an excellent finished product.

• craftsman

• craftsmanship

• crafts

• crafting

__________: the characteristics of art that is visually pleasing.

• aesthetics

• dynamics

• mechanics

• statistics

______:_art with a compelling message about social norms or politics. Evokes emotions and ignites protest. Third of May by Francisco Goya is an example.

• still life

• Abstract Expressionism

• political/social commentary

• Landscape Painting