Vocab

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Community art

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Art created by and for a specific community, often reflecting its values, culture, and identity.

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Gothic

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A style of architecture, art, and culture prevalent in Europe during the Middle Ages, characterized by intricate ornamentation, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults.

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Masquerades

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Events or performances where participants wear masks, often held during festivals or celebrations.

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Gèlèdé rituals

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Traditional Yoruba rituals in Nigeria involving masked performances honoring female ancestors.

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Site-specific

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Artwork created to exist in a particular location, often integrated with its surroundings.

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Public art

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Artwork displayed in public spaces, accessible to all, often intended to engage and interact with the community.

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Kachina

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Spiritual beings or ancestral spirits in Hopi mythology, often depicted in masks and used in ceremonial dances

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Sand-painting

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A form of ritual art practiced by various Indigenous cultures, where designs are created using colored sand.

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Nkisi/Nkondi & Nkisi Nkondi/Minsikisi Minkondi

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African ritual objects used for spiritual purposes, often containing spiritual essences or powers.

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Icons

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Religious paintings or sculptures depicting holy figures, often venerated by believers.

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Books of the Dead

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Ancient Egyptian funerary texts containing spells and instructions for the afterlife.

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Mosque

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A Muslim place of worship, typically featuring a prayer hall and a minaret.

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Mihrab

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A niche in a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca, towards which Muslims pray.

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Earthworks

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Artistic works created by altering landscapes or natural materials, often on a large scale

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Illuminated manuscript

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A handwritten book decorated with elaborate illustrations, often featuring gold or silver.

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Vanitas

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Artworks symbolizing the transience of life and the futility of earthly pursuits, often featuring symbols of mortality.

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Bioart

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Art that utilizes living organisms or biological processes as part of its creation.

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Muqarnas

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Ornamental architectural elements, often resembling stalactites, used in Islamic architecture.

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Trompe l’oeil

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A painting or technique that creates the illusion of three-dimensional space or objects.

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Anamorphosis

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A distorted projection or perspective requiring a specific vantage point or device to view correctly.

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Optical mixture

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The visual blending of colors perceived by the eye when small dots or lines of different colors are placed close together.

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Afterimage effect

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The visual illusion of an image persisting after the stimulus has been removed.

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Synesthesia

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A neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in another sensory pathway.

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Conservation

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The preservation and restoration of cultural heritage, artworks, and natural environments.

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Stela

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An upright stone slab or pillar, often inscribed with text or images, used for commemorative or religious purposes.

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Cuneiform

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An ancient system of writing used in Mesopotamia, characterized by wedge-shaped characters inscribed on clay tablets.

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Propaganda

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Information or artwork, often biased or misleading, used to promote a particular political ideology or agenda.

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Contrapposto

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A pose in sculpture or painting where the weight of the body is shifted onto one leg, creating a more naturalistic and dynamic stance.

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Iconoclasm

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The destruction or rejection of religious icons or symbols, often for religious or political reasons.

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Hierarchical scale

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A method of artistic representation where the relative size of figures indicates their importance or social status.

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Bis poles

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Carved wooden poles used in the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, often adorned with symbolic motifs.

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Canon of proportions

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A set of idealized ratios and measurements used in art to create harmonious and balanced compositions.

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Idealized:

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Represented in an ideal, perfected form, often deviating from naturalistic or realistic depictions.

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Conventions

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Established practices or rules within a particular artistic tradition or culture.

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Reclining nude

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A common motif in art depicting a nude figure in a relaxed, reclining pose.

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Performance art

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Artistic practices that involve the body, actions, or live presentations, often challenging traditional notions of art.

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Identity/identity politics:

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The exploration and expression of individual or collective identity, often intersecting with political and social issues.

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Self-portraits

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Artworks created by artists that depict themselves, often exploring identity, self-representation, and introspection.

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Feminist Movement/Art (1970s+

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Artistic practices and movements that advocate for gender equality and challenge patriarchal norms and structures.

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Civil Rights Movement/Art (1960s-70s+)

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Artistic expressions and activism associated with the struggle for racial equality and social justice.

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AIDS Crisis (1980s+):

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Artistic responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, addressing issues of stigma, activism, and community support.

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Intersectional

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A framework or approach that considers the intersections of various social identities and experiences, such as race, gender, class, and sexuality.

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Cultural appropriation

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The adoption or use of elements from one culture by members of another culture, often without proper understanding or respect.

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Social practice art

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Artistic practices that prioritize social engagement, collaboration, and interaction with communities and audiences.

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Apartheid

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The system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa, enforced between 1948 and 1994.

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Catadores

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Brazilian workers who collect and recycle garbage for a living, often depicted in contemporary art addressing issues of social inequality and environmentalism.

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Censorship

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The suppression or restriction of speech, expression, or artistic content by governmental or institutional authorities.

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Nazi Degenerate Art Exhibition

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: A propaganda exhibition organized by the Nazis in 1937 to vilify and condemn modernist and avant-garde art.