Home > Industry/Domain > Arts & crafts > Fine art

Fine art

Of, or pertaining to the creation of, any visual art that was considered to have been created for purely aesthetic purposes.

Contributors in Fine art

Fine art

point of view

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The position from which something is seen or considered; for instance, head-on, from overhead, from ground level, etc.

plein air

Arts & crafts; Fine art

French for "open air", referring to landscapes painted out of doors with the intention of catching the impression of the open air.

pigment

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Any coloring agent, made from natural or synthetic substances, used in paints or drawing materials; the substance in paint or anything that absorbs light, producing (reflecting) the same color as the ...

pixnido

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Application-based pictorial resource of fine layers of paint, using the three basic colors (blue, yellow, magenta and black), leading to forms through the contrast of light and shadow, like a slow ...

dimensismo

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Movement pictorial art and design, based on mathematical distortions, or partial, in the way of presenting things smooth or exaggerated.

artist's proof

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Print intended for the artist's personal use. It is a common practice to reserve approximately ten percent of an edition as artist's proofs, although this figure can be higher. The artist's proof is ...

Dale Chihuly

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Dale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor credited for elevating blown glass from delicate decorative objects to fine art. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Chihuly received a bachelor of arts degree in ...

Featured blossaries

Forex

Category: Business   1 18 Terms

Best Writers

Category: Literature   1 2 Terms