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Modern art
A movement in fine arts (starting from the mid-1800s) in which the styles, attitudes and subject-matter began to differ from those of traditional art.
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Scale
Arts & crafts; Modern art
The ratio between the size of an object and its model or representation, as in the scale of a map to the actual geography it represents.
Screenprinting
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A printing technique in which areas of a silkscreen, comprised of woven mesh stretched on a frame, are selectively blocked off with a non-permeable material (typically a photo-emulsion, paper, or ...
Screw
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A threaded cylindrical pin or rod with a head at one end, used as a fastener to hold things together or lift materials. Examples include corkscrews, drills, and threaded jar lids.
Shutter
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A mechanical device for controlling the aperture, or opening, in a camera through which light passes to the film or plate. By opening and closing for different amounts of time, the shutter determines ...
Social construct
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A concept or practice that doesn’t exist innately in the world but is instead created by society.
Solvent
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A substance capable of dissolving another material. In painting, the solvent is a liquid that thins the paint.
Spring
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A flexible mechanical device, such as a coil, that stores and releases potential energy, as in a spring mattress.
