A still-life painting

A painting with inanimate (not living) objects on it

Something that is very new, causing great changes

A usually large painting done on the surface of a wall, Fresco

Not new, In a way that is typical for a certain culture, In a way that has been used for a long time

Physical structure that is 3D and made to transform a place

A decoration made with small pieces of coloured glass/stone

Using straight lines, circles or squares

A depiction that is true to life

A painting made on a piece of cloth

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Vocabulary for describing art

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Organic
A painting of the human body
A painting with musical instruments on it
Something created naturally, often with very free lines
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A drawing
A picture made with paint
Picture made with crayon, ink, chalk but usually not paint
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Abstract
Without a subject
Expressing ideas and emotions without being realistic
Really weird
The opposite of concrete
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A still-life painting
A painting that needs to be looked at in a quiet environment
A painting in which the people on it are doing nothing
A painting with inanimate (not living) objects on it
A painting that requires very little effort to make
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A contemporary sculpture/painting/...
A sculpture or painting that does not have vivid colours
Very hipster
Portraying recent events
Made in recent times
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Revolutionary
A painting that has a revolution on it
Something that is very new, causing great changes
Something that turns around every minute (revolving)
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A mural
A usually large painting done on the surface of a wall
A painting done by artists from the Mur-group
Fresco
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Traditional
Not new
In a way that is typical for a certain culture
In a way that has been used for a long time
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Installation art
An exhibition using lots of sound
An exhibition using lots of items
Physical structure that is 3D and made to transform a place
A physical structure typically made out of wood
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Modern
A synonym of 'contemporary'
A painting that was created by someone of the Mod-group
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Subtle
Creating a pleasant atmosphere
A picture taken underwater
Not standing out too much
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A mosaic
A decoration made with small pieces of coloured glass/stone
A painting made by using little dots of paints
An assemblage of many things
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Bold
With people on it who don't have any hair
Artistically boring
Standing out prominently
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Geometric
That the sun revolves around the earth
About the world
A very large painting
Using straight lines, circles or squares
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Realist
A sculpture that looks 3D
A painting that looks 3D
A depiction that is true to life
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A canvas
A painting made on a piece of cloth
A sculpture that includes fabric
A square painting
A network on Flemish television

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