Vocabulario de arte

abstracto Joan Miró- Dutch Interior Abstract: art that looks as if it contains little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world. Focus is on formal elements such as colors, lines, or shapes. Artists often "abstract" objects by changing, simplifying, or exaggerating what they see. Joan Miró- Dutch Interior

claro y oscuro either the sensation of light, a source of light, its illumination, the representation of it in a work of art, or an awareness as if there were light on a subject.

el dibujo Drawing: the act of representing an image on a surface by means of adding lines and shades, as with a pencil, crayon, pen, chalk, pastels, etc. Also refers to an illustration that has been drawn by hand.

el equilibrio Approximate symmetry: the use of forms which are similar on either side of a central axis. They may give a feeling of the exactness or equal relationship but ar sufficiently varied to prevent visual monotony. Asymmetrical balance: placement of non-identical forms to either side of a balancing point in such a way that the two sides seem to be of the same visual weight. Balance: a feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various elements within a composition as a means of accomplishing unity.

la fuente de luz

moderno Romanticism, impressionism, post-impresionism, fauvism, cubism, surrealism, expresionism, De Stijl, dada, pop art, etc Modernism or modernism - An art movement characterized by the deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Modernism refers to this period's interest in: new types of paints and other materials expressing feelings, ideas, fantasies, and dreams instead of the visual world we otherwise see creating abstractions, rather than representing what is real a rejection of naturalistic color a use of choppy, clearly visible brushstrokes the acceptance of line, form, color, and process as valid subject matter by themselves a requirement that the audience take a more active role as interpreter. Each viewer must observe carefully, and get information about the artist's intentions and environment, before forming judgments about the work.

el paisaje Landscape: a painting, drawing or photograph which depicts outdoor scenery. They typically include trees, streams, buildings, crops, mountains, wildlife, rivers and forests.

realista Realism: a style of painting which depicts subject matter (form, color, space) as it appears in actuality or ordinary visual experience without distortion or stylization.

el retrato Portrait: a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person.

surreal Surrealism: an art style developed in Europe in the 1920's, characterized by using the subconscious as a source of creativity to liberate pictorial subjects and ideas. Surrealist paintings often depict unexpected or irrational objects in an atmosphere of fantasy, creating a dreamlike scenario; An art movement in which one's dreams, nightmares, sub consciousness and fantasy inspired the final works.

la acuarela Surrealism: an art style developed in Europe in the 1920's, characterized by using the subconscious as a source of creativity to liberate pictorial subjects and ideas. Surrealist paintings often depict unexpected or irrational objects in an atmosphere of fantasy, creating a dreamlike scenario; An art movement in which one's dreams, nightmares, sub consciousness and fantasy inspired the final works.

luz directa y luz indirecta

romántico Romanticism is marked by an emphasis on imagination and emotions and the exaltation of the primitive and the common man, appreciation of nature , and interest in the remote or melancholy. (Merrian Webster’s Dictionary)

el grabado Etching: an impression made from an etched plate; an intaglio process in which an image is scratched through an acid-resistant coating on a metal plate. The plate is then dipped in acid which eats into the exposed surface.

el oleo sobre lienzo Oil paint: a type of paint made from color particles( pigment) and linseed oil. Oil paint dries slowly, can be used thick or thin, and with glazes. Because it dries slowly, oil paint is easier to blend from dark to light creating the illusion of three-dimensions. Used by most artists since the Renaissance.

la pintura al temple Egg tempera: A medium created by mixing pure, ground pigments with egg yolk. This was a very common medium before the invention of oil paints.

el reflejo

las figuras distorsionadas

barroco Baroque (pronounced /bəˈroʊk/, bə-rohk) is an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century.[1] The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement.[2] The aristocracy also saw the dramatic style of Baroque architecture and art as a means of impressing visitors and expressing triumphant power and control. Baroque palaces are built around an entrance of courts, grand staircases and reception rooms of sequentially increasing opulence. Webster’s dictionary-style marked by elaborate and sometimes grotesque ornamentation and the use of curved and exaggerated figures in art and architecture.

la figura humana

la intensidad

el primer plano

el collage de medios mixtos Collage: introduced by the Cubists, the technique of creating a work of art by adhering flat articles such as paper, fabrics, string or other materials to a flat surface such as a canvas whereby a three-dimensional result is achieved.

el símbolo

el bodegón Still life: a painting or other two-dimensional work of art representing inanimate objects such as bottles, fruit, and flowers. Also, the arrangement of these objects from which a drawing, painting, or other art work is made.

cuadrado y redondo

el fondo

la metáfora Visual metaphors are implied as a consequence of analyzing the relationships between the formal structures and subject matter of works of art. In addition to their role as symbols, the crosses can also function as visual metaphors if we will take the time to analyze their form-content relationships.

ovalado

el rasgo Rasgos del manierismo son figuras alongadas, falta de perspectiva y figuras torcidas. Un rasgo del cubismo es que se ve la figura de más de un punto de vista. Un rasgo del romanticismo es que trata de evocar las emociones.

el triángulo

la sombra either the sensation of light, a source of light, its illumination, the representation of it in a work of art, or an awareness as if there were light on a subject. Shading: showing change from light to dark or dark to light in a picture by darkening areas that would be shadowed and leaving other areas light. Shading is often used to produce illusions of dimension and depth (see illustration).

la penumbra Partially blocked shadow