Art Terminology

2. A 3-dimensional form made by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques.
5. An image that has been engraved into the surface of a rock.
6. Images that have been painted onto a rock, usually in a cave or overhang.
8. A process that uses stop-motion photography with clay figures to create the illusion of movement.
12. Type of art/ materials an artwork is made of.
17. The act of selecting, organising, and presenting objects for display.
18. A collection of artworks for public display.
19. These form the basic building blocks of an artwork.
22. Documentation and secondary material.
24. A modernist movement, presenting the world from a subjective perspective.
25. A mark or character that represents or stands for something else such as material, object or idea.
26. Surface quality, from smooth to rough.
27. An object not originally created as art but used in or appreciated as a work of art.

1. Created by light reflecting off a surface.
3. Lasting for a very short time, fleeting momentarily.
4. Containing or using only one colour.
7. A drawing in which a single, unbroken line is used to develop the image.
9. Has one dimension, joining two points.
10. A large-scale, mixed media construction.
11. Any self-published unique work of art including text and images.
13. Three-dimensional area.
14. Range in terms of value.
15. Used to create an illusion of depth.
16. An area contained within an implied line.
20. A wide search over an area in order to obtain something.
21. A three-dimensional composition in which a collection of objects is unified in a sculptural work.
23. The makeup of something.