Painting with Paper Vocabulary

7. artwork that does not depict anything from the real world (figures, landscapes, animals, etc.) Nonrepresentational art may simply depict shapes, colors, lines, etc., but may also express things that are not visible– emotions or feelings.
8. the content that is depicted in a work of art
10. refers to the surface used to make art, such as the canvas or paper used to paint or collage on
11. life the depiction of mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural or man-made
12. representational art, also refers to artwork that depicts the figure
14. areas that are hit directly by light. These sections are typically much lighter than other areas of a particular object or figure.
15. a work of art made by assembling different parts to create a new, completed whole. Often made with materials like paper and fabric glued onto a surface.

1. an artistic rendering of the artist created by the artist
2. the depiction of natural scenery in art. Landscape paintings may capture mountains, valleys, bodies of water, fields, forests, and coasts and may or may not include man-made structures as well as people.
3. depicts something that is easily recognizable by most people
4. areas where light from a light source cannot reach. As a result, these areas are darker than other sections of a particular object or figure.
5. the layout used for a work of art
6. Megan Coyle’s collage technique where she cuts magazine strips and glues them down in such a way that they resemble the brushstrokes in a painting
8. the characteristics of the visual appearance of a work of art that ties it to other work created by that same artist
9. a work of art that depicts a person
13. an artistic representation of a city.