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Art Terms

A word you didn't know makes the work you're about to meet far more interesting.
An art glossary.

Index

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  15. O
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  27. 126 terms
Site-specific
Work made for one place that does not survive transplantation; it takes on a site's history and physicality.
Sublime
A feeling of awe and beauty beyond human grasp; the core concept of Romanticism.
Salon
A state-sanctioned exhibition and critical forum; the 19th-century French authority that Impressionism contested.
Sinopia
A reddish-brown underdrawing beneath fresco; a design plan hidden under the finished wall.
Silkscreen · Serigraphy
A stencil printmaking technique that pushes ink through a fine screen, producing vibrant colour fields.
Sculpture
Three-dimensional shaping of space; includes carving, assembly, modelling, and more.
Stencil
Applying paint through a cut-out template; used in street art and mass-produced print alike.
Superrealism · Hyperrealism
A painting trend pushing past Photorealism, reconstructing reality at a precision beyond the naked eye.