Visual arts

Visual arts

Of or pertaining to any artistic creation that we can look at, such as paintings, drawings, or video footage.

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axial plan

Art history; Visual arts

In architecture, a plan in which the parts of a building are organized longtitudinally, or along a given axis.

An imaginary straight line which indicates movement and the direction of movement. It can be observed in the painting War Series: Another Patrol by Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917-). Also, especially ...

ascender

Art history; Visual arts

The part of the lowercase letters that project above the middle guideline, as in b, d, f, h, k, l, and t.

aspect ratio

Art history; Visual arts

This is the ratio (proportion) of a shape's width to its height. Computer and video monitors (television screens) can be proportioned for widescreen material (16:9) or for traditional TV viewing ...

asphaltum

Art history; Visual arts

In etching, a liquid that is used on plate as a soft ground, and on the backs of plates to protect them from the mordant. In lithography, asphaltum is used to chemically process the drawing. Also, an ...

assemblage sculpture

Art history; Visual arts

A three-dimensional composition made of various materials such as found objects, paper, wood, and textiles.

auteurism

Art history; Visual arts

The belief that the director of a film is of primary importance as the creator of the final product. Examples of directors whose work has been included in this group are Charlie Chaplin ...