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Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality." Artists painted unnerving,.

Fantastic art is a broad and loosely-defined art genre. It is not restricted to a specific school of artists, gerographical location or historical period. It can be characterised by subject matter - which portrays non-realistic, mystical, mythical or folkloric subjects.

Triptych - A three-part work of art; especially a painting, meant for placement on an altar, with three panels that fold together. Trompe-L’oeil - A French term meaning "deception of the eye." A painting or other work of two-dimensional art.

Stippling - A pattern of closely spaced dots or small marks used to create a sense of three-dimensionally on a flat surface, especially in drawing and printmaking. See also hatching, cross-hatching. Study - A detailed drawing or painting.

Romanticism - A movement in Western art of the 19th century generally assumed to be in opposition to Neoclassicism. Romantic works are marked by intense colors, turbulent emotions, complex composition, soft outlines, and sometimes heroic subject.

Primitive Art - Paintings and drawings of and by peoples and races outside the influence of accepted Western styles. Also, works by artists with a "naive" style often due to little, if any, training (or works intentionally made to look this way). Realism -.

Polychromatic - Having many colors, as opposed to monochromatic which means only one hue or color. Pop Art - A style of art which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture (such as comic strips, popular foods and.

Painterly - Descriptive of paintings in which forms are defined principally by color areas, not by lines or edges. Where the artist's brushstrokes are noticeable. Any image that looks as though it may have been created with the style or techniques.

Naturalistic - Descriptive of an artwork that closely resembles forms in the natural world. Synonymous with representational. Negative Space - The space in a painting around the objects depicted. Neoclassicism - “New” classicism - a.

Monotype - A one-of-a-kind print made by painting on a sheet or slab of glass and transferring the still-wet painting to a sheet of paper held firmly on the glass by rubbing the back of the paper with a smooth implement, such as a large hardwood.

Impressionism - An art movement founded in France in the last third of the 19th century. The artist's vision was intensely centered on light and the ways it transforms the visible world. This style of painting is characterized by short.

Fine Art - An art form created primarily as an aesthetic expression to be enjoyed for its own sake. The viewer must be prepared to search for the intent of the artist as the all-important first step toward communication and active participation. Futurism -.

Abstract - A 20th century style of painting in which nonrepresentational lines, colors, shapes, and forms replace accurate visual depiction of objects, landscape, and figures. The subjects often stylized, blurred, repeated or broken down into basic.

Italia Ruotolo was born in Naples , Italy. He studied the classics of ancient Greece and Latin. Later he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples . For many years he worked as a goldsmith and designer. This had a great influence on his painting.

Canadian-born Russian , Alexander Shubin painter expresses his creative mind with a style and techniques developed living and painting in a single Europe , but is always looking for a new and original way to express themselves in art. Alex used in his.

California artist, Glenn Arthur draws beautiful women, death and Hummingbirds, and does like no other can. Glenn is a self taught artist, and his wonderful works are a true testament to the skill and talent do not need an art degree. His true passion.

Sarah Hickey received a BFA from Griffith University in 1997. Prior to conduct secondary education. She was inspired to return to his creative practice as an art teacher Julia Cameron, whose books emphasized spiritual properties do, even in moments of.

Jeremiah Ketner is an American artist who paints a world of fairy tales. With cotton candy landscapes and fanciful imagery, his work takes us to an ethereal and heavenly life. He has the inimitable ability to transform the natural into the sublime, ephemeral.