Key Words - Visual Arts
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Vocabulary
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Meaning
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Example
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aesthetics
(noun) |
the principles of beauty
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The aesthetics of the new building are wonderful.
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ambience
(noun) |
the atmosphere (feeling) of a place
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This restaurant has such a relaxed and friendly ambience.
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appeal
(verb) |
the quality of being attractive or interesting
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Most post modern art just doesn't appeal to me.
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composition
(noun) |
how an artwork is technically arranged / an art show / the explanation of an idea or theory
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The composition of this painting is quite complex.
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crude
(adj) |
vulgar, coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters
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Some parts of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are very crude!
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enhance
(verb) |
improve the quality or value of a thing or thought
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The use of CGI effects doesn't always enhance the quality of the movie.
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era
(noun) |
a long period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
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The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of an era.
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form
(noun) |
the shape of something
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Michelangelo's David, depicted the perfect form of the ideal man in Renaissance Italy.
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genre
(noun) |
a category of creative works
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Rock, Hip Hop and R&B, are popular genres in modern music.
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medieval
(adj) |
the Middle Ages, from around the 5th to the 15th century (European history)
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The Catholic Church was very powerful in Medieval Europe.
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method
(noun) |
how something is done, the technique or procedure of doing something
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There are different methods of house construction around the world.
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perceive
(verb) |
how you see, think about and understand everything around you
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How people perceive the world can change with their mood.
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primary
(adj) |
the first / the most important
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The primary concern of most large corporations is to make profits.
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primitive
(adj) |
simple / at an early stage of development
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Tribes living deep inside the Amazon have very primitive cultures.
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refer
(verb) |
mention or allude to / direct the attention of someone to
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The doctor said he would refer me to a brain specialist.
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restriction
(noun) |
a limiting condition or measure / type of control
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There are many restrictions on the things you can bring into the country.
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scribe
(noun) |
a person who copies out documents, especially before printing was invented
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Venerable Bede was a monk and scribe who recorded history in Early Medieval Britain.
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spring to mind
(phrase) |
a thought or idea that occurs to someone
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I don't know! Nothing springs to mind.
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structure
(noun) |
the arrangement of the parts of something complex
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The structure of the church is based on the shape of a cross.
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ultimately
(adv) |
finally / in the end
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Ultimately, it is up to the boss to decide.
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