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Chuck Close, Up Close. Vocabulary. Abstract. Definition: art in shapes that aren’t realistic Synonyms: unrealistic Antonyms: realistic, concrete Sentence: The abstract painting made the children giggle because it did not represent a realistic face. Abstract Paintings. Canvas.
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Chuck Close, Up Close Vocabulary
Abstract • Definition: art in shapes that aren’t realistic • Synonyms: unrealistic • Antonyms: realistic, concrete • Sentence: The abstract painting made the children giggle because it did not represent a realistic face.
Canvas • Definition: tough, woven material for painting (often stretched over a wooden frame) • Sentence: The artist’s studio was filled with blank and half-painted canvases.
Conceptual • Definition: having to do with ideas • Synonyms: hypothetical, visionary • Antonyms: concrete, physical • Sentence: His artwork was conceptual and had to do with saving the earth.
Exhibition • Definition: show of artwork • Synonyms: display, presentation • Sentence: My uncle won first prize in the Anchorage Art Exhibition!
Hyperrealistic • Definition: Extremely real looking • Synonyms: very realistic, photographic • Sentence: Her painting was so hyperrealistic, I thought it was a photograph.
Obstacles • Definition: things that stand in the way • Synonyms: blocks, barrier, disadvantage • Antonyms: assistance, advantage • Sentence: The only obstacle that he faced was that he was in a wheelchair.
Despite the obstacle of a wheelchair, he still raced in national competitions.
Optically • Definition: having to do with the eye • Synonym: visually • Sentence: There is more than one way to optically understand this picture.
Painstaking • Definition: involving great care and effort • Synonyms: careful, meticulous, perfectionist • Antonyms: careless, sloppy • Sentence: Years of painstaking effort was necessary to create the detail in the paintings of the Sistine Chapel.
Palette • Definition: board for making paint colors • Sentence: She mixed new shades on her palette by combining two or more colors.
PIXELS • Definition: pieces of an electronic image • Sentence: If you look at photographs closely, they are made up of tiny pixels of colors.
Portrait • Definition: painting of a person • Sentence: She had to sit for hours while he painted her portrait. • Sentence Two: Some artists prefer to paint a person’s portrait by looking at their photograph.