Basic vocabulary for talking about art

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Across
  1. 2. having rare beauty or delicacy
  2. 4. lacking unusual or special aspects
  3. 7. the early 20th century school of art which shows unusual or impossible things happening
  4. 9. the late 19th century school of art whose aim was to represent the effects of light on
  5. 10. arousing interest or enthusiasm
  6. 12. showing advanced skills and understanding
  7. 15. intended for educated, intelligent people (often disapproving)
  8. 17. better than any other
  9. 18. new in a special and interesting way
  10. 20. done awkwardly or without skill
  11. 23. interesting because it is strange or mysterious
  12. 26. or scenes
  13. 28. not intended to be taken seriously, despite appearing serious
  14. 30. depressingly dull, bleak or repetitive
  15. 31. resulting from or showing serious and intense conviction
  16. 32. so bright that it seems to glow in the dark
  17. 33. inspiring great admiration because it is brilliant in some way
  18. 34. one of the primary colours
  19. 35. demanding considerable effort to be understood
Down
  1. 1. lacking inspiration or excitement; dull
  2. 3. obvious in advance
  3. 5. having no real value or use
  4. 6. used to describe something that has a lot of parts and is therefore confusing
  5. 8. easy to perceive, understand or detect
  6. 11. using only black, white, and grey, or using only one colour
  7. 13. making people think
  8. 14. very basic or unsophisticated in terms of comfort, convenience, or efficiency
  9. 16. full of busy activity, lively
  10. 19. not highly intellectual or cultured
  11. 21. producing excitement or interest
  12. 22. extremely difficult to understand
  13. 24. the mid 20th century school of art which has its origins in optical illusions
  14. 25. calling up images and memories
  15. 27. extremely valuable
  16. 29. someone who paints quickly and carelessly
  17. 35. the early 20th century school of art which depicts people or objects as a set of geometric shapes