Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
art — art1 /ahrt/, n. 1. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. 2. the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art… … Universalium
Art — /ahrt/, n. a male given name, form of Arthur. * * * I also called visual art A visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination. The term art encompasses diverse media such as painting, sculpture,… … Universalium
ART — Ling. article: often used to represent the class of determiners, including words such as this, that, and some as well as the articles a, an, and the. * * * I also called visual art A visual object or experience consciously created through an… … Universalium
nonobjective — adjective Date: 1905 1. not objective 2. representing or intended to represent no natural or actual object, figure, or scene < nonobjective art > • nonobjectivism noun • nonobjectivist noun • nonobjectivity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonobjective — [nän΄əb jek′tiv] adj. not objective; designating or of art that does not attempt to represent in recognizable form any object or scene in nature; abstract; nonrepresentational nonobjectivism n. nonobjectivist n … English World dictionary
art — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. craft, skill; cunning; science, technics; fine arts (See representation). See business. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Skill or creative power] Syn. skill, craft, technique, artistry, craftsmanship,… … English dictionary for students
nonobjective — adj (of art) nonrepresentational, abstract, abstracted; theoretical, pure, unapplied; conceptual, ideational, notional, metaphysical; immaterial, imaginary, visionary, ideal, transcendental, spiritual; impractical, intellectual; enigmatical,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nonobjective — /nɒnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (say nonuhb jektiv) adjective (of a work of art) not representing or containing objects known in physical nature; abstract or nonrepresentational …
abstract art — or nonobjective art or nonrepresentational art Art, including painting, sculpture, and graphic art, that does not represent recognizable objects. In the late 19th century the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature was… … Universalium
Abstract art — Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, c. 1913 Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.[1] Western art had been, from the… … Wikipedia
