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Chuck Close, Up Close. Vocabulary. Abstract. Definition: art in shapes that aren’t realistic Synonyms: unrealistic Antonyms: realistic, concrete Sentence: The abstract painting made the children giggle because it did not represent a realistic face. Abstract Paintings. Canvas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chuck Close,
Up CloseVocabulary
Abstract• Definition: art in shapes that aren’t
realistic• Synonyms: unrealistic• Antonyms: realistic, concrete• Sentence: The abstract painting made
the children giggle because it did not represent a realistic face.
Abstract Paintings
Canvas• Definition: tough, woven material for
painting (often stretched over a wooden frame)
• Sentence: The artist’s studio was filled with blank and half-painted canvases.
Canvas on a Frame
Conceptual• Definition: having to do with ideas• Synonyms: hypothetical, visionary• Antonyms: concrete, physical
• Sentence: His artwork was conceptual and had to do with saving the earth.
Conceptual Art
Exhibition• Definition: show of artwork• Synonyms: display, presentation
• Sentence: My uncle won first prize in the Anchorage Art Exhibition!
Art Exhibition
Hyperrealistic• Definition: Extremely real looking• Synonyms: very realistic, photographic
• Sentence: Her painting was so hyperrealistic, I thought it was a photograph.
Is it real?
Obstacles• Definition: things that stand in the
way• Synonyms: blocks, barrier,
disadvantage• Antonyms: assistance, advantage
• Sentence: The only obstacle that he faced was that he was in a wheelchair.
Despite the obstacle of a wheelchair,
he still raced in national competitions.
Optically• Definition: having to do with the eye• Synonym: visually
• Sentence: There is more than one way to optically understand this picture.
Optically Confusing?
Painstaking• Definition: involving great care and effort• Synonyms: careful, meticulous,
perfectionist• Antonyms: careless, sloppy
• Sentence: Years of painstaking effort was necessary to create the detail in the paintings of the Sistine Chapel.
Sistine Chapel
Palette• Definition: board for making paint
colors• Sentence: She mixed new shades on
her palette by combining two or more colors.
PIXELS• Definition: pieces of an electronic
image• Sentence: If you look at photographs
closely, they are made up of tiny pixels of colors.
Portrait• Definition: painting of a person• Sentence: She had to sit for hours
while he painted her portrait.• Sentence Two: Some artists prefer to
paint a person’s portrait by looking at their photograph.
Portrait of Mona Lisa
Portrait by Chuck Close