pretentious: trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature
adjective
surfaces: the outer or top part or layer of something
noun
pop art: a type of modern art that started in the 1960s and uses images and objects from ordinary life
noun
useful: effective; helping you to do or achieve something
adjective
abstract: existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object
adjective Universality was meaningless as an abstract term
impressionism: a style of painting, which began in France in the 1860s, in which the artist tries to represent the effects of light on an object, person, area of countryside
noun
mythology: a popular belief that is probably not true
noun I understand! There are also elements of greek mythology, particularly hermes.
inspired: excellent, or resulting from inspiration
adjective
novels: a long printed story about imaginary characters and events
noun
landscape: a view or picture of the countryside, or the art of making such pictures
noun Widespread wood cutting has changed the Afghan landscape
posing: to move into and stay in a particular position, in order to be photographed, painted
verb
surrealism: a type of 20th-century art and literature in which unusual or impossible things are shown happening
noun
critics: someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something
noun
pieces: a part of something
noun
portrait: a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of a group of people
noun My father's portrait was there
still life: a type of painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects that do not move, such as flowers, fruit, bowls
noun
open-air: used to describe a place that does not have a roof, or an event that takes place outside
adjective This open-air experiment's no good
cubism: a style of modern art in which an object or person is shown as a set of geometric shapes and as if seen from many different angles at the same time
noun
expressionism: a style of art, music, or writing, found especially in the 1900s, that expresses extreme feelings
noun
site-specific: refers to a work of art designed specifically for a particular location and that has an interrelationship with the location
noun