Essential Concepts in Art Terminology
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Reference
The reality to which feelings, and so on, refer.
Emotion
The mood that arises from an impression of the senses.
Meaning
The concept associated with certain connotations, linked to significant results within a sign.
Artistic Production
A creation by an artist to express their feelings, emotions, etc.
Poetic Function
Focuses on aesthetic symbols within works of art.
Quality
A feature that something possesses.
Style
The distinctive character an artist imparts to their works.
Form
The mode or way of doing something.
Affective State
Sensitivity or emotional condition evoked by a particular situation, such as a work of art.
Aesthetics
The study of beauty and the philosophy of art.
Beauty
The quality that conveys a sense of pleasure, wonder, or harmony. This quality is related to aesthetics.
Harmony
A sense of proportion and agreement between elements.
Counterpoint
The art of combining different melodies according to specific rules.
Composition
A scientific, literary, or musical work.
Ars
Latin word from which 'art' is derived. In Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages, it designated the mental and manual skills of doctors, shoemakers, and poets.
Tecno
Greek word from which 'technique' is derived. In Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages, it designated the mental and manual skills of doctors, shoemakers, or poets.
Technique
The skill required to perform a set of established procedures.
Ability / Skill
The capacity or proficiency one possesses to perform a task.
Expression
The process an artist follows in a work of art to reflect their mood within it.
Imitation / Mimesis
The realization of something following the lines of another; representation.
Impressions
The effect that a work of art produces in the receiver.
Mass Art
An impersonal product created for mass consumption, manufactured by industries seeking profit. It does not express anything distinctive but is simply a commodity.
Avant-garde
Movements of rupture and change by artists seeking a new language, claiming creative freedom and the independence of art.
Craft
The art or work done in a personal way, typically by artisans.
Artifact
Anything of any size made with skill or art.
Ready-made
A urinal that Marcel Duchamp anonymously submitted to an artistic jury, to which he belonged, signed 'R. Mutt'.