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Vocabulary #4

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    Vocabulary #4
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  • Landscape: all the visible features of an area of countryside or land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
    Noun. He looked over his shoulder again at the dark landscape behind him.
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  • Open-air: Positioned or taking place out of doors
    Adjective. Working in the open air has made him very healthy.
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  • Portrait: a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
    Noun. Alberg took the portrait down from the wall.
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  • Site-specific: Created, designed, or selected for a specific site:
    Noun. We have already pointed out the hazards of site-specific recombination earlier.
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  • Still life: A painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers
    Noun. The third was a still life with a green drape, and green lettuce, pepper and apples.
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  • Abstract: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
    Adjective. I like the abstract
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  • Cubism: A style in art, especially painting, was the use of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and later, collage.
    Noun. an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes.
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  • Expressionism: A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions .
    Noun. Edward Munch painted The Scream during expressionism due the feelings he felt when the weather one day changed drastically
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  • Impressionism: A literary or artistic style that seeks to capture a feeling or experience rather than to achieve accurate depiction.
    Noun. During the Impressionism art movement, many paintings were quickly identifiable due to their vibrancy and brilliance.
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  • Pop art: Pop art is an artistic movement inspired by the aesthetics of everyday life and consumer goods of the time, such as advertisements, comic books.
    Noun. I like the style of pop art becuase is retro.
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  • Surrealism: An avant-garde movement in 20th century art and literature that sought to unleash the creative potential of the unconscious mind.
    Noun. In a painting of a dripping clock under the sun, the artist framed his masterpiece that was from the period of surrealism
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  • Mythology: A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
    Noun. In Greek mythology, Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.
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  • Inspired: Of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse.
    Adejective. She was inspired when she watched the fotball game.
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  • Pretentious: Try to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture. Of what you really own.
    Adjective. I don't appreciate your pretentious attitude!
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  • Critics: A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something.
    Noun. The great critic of scepticism has diverged from idealism toward scepticism again
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  • Useful: Able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways.
    Adjective. The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.
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