Visual Arts Vocabulary
Across
- 2. The arrangement of visual elements in an artwork
- 5. An artwork that surrounds or deeply engages the viewer's senses
- 9. A material and medium involving clay, often fired in a kiln
- 10. Not typical or traditional in style, method, or content
- 11. A movement focused on innovation, individualism, and formal experimentation
- 13. The art and design of buildings and physical structures
- 17. An artwork depicting natural or urban outdoor environments
- 19. A humorous imitation that often critiques or comments on the original
- 21. To place an object or image in a new setting to shift its meaning
- 23. Combining two or more areas of knowledge or practice in one artwork
- 24. A strategy to provoke strong emotional or intellectual reactions
- 26. A theme in art exploring self, culture, and belonging
- 27. Tools, media, and digital innovations that influence how art is made or seen
Down
- 1. Reusing existing imagery or ideas in new contexts to create meaning
- 3. Describes artworks that are temporary or not meant to last
- 4. The ability to invent or visualise original ideas beyond reality
- 6. An artwork representing a person, often focusing on face and expression
- 7. The viewer or participant who interprets the artwork
- 8. Art experienced digitally or in simulated space
- 9. Created by more than one artist, emphasising shared authorship
- 12. Art created for and inseparable from a particular location
- 14. When an image or object is used to represent deeper meanings
- 15. Art made in recent times reflecting current ideas and issues
- 16. An art form where time, body, and action are central
- 18. Art that is sentimental, decorative, or considered low taste
- 19. Art movement rejecting universal truths, often using irony and pastiche
- 20. A genre of art featuring arranged inanimate objects
- 22. To challenge or overturn traditional expectations or values
- 25. A contrast between appearance and reality used to make a critical point