Using straight lines, circles or squares

A depiction that is true to life

Picture made with crayon, ink, chalk but usually not paint

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

The opposite of concrete, Expressing ideas and emotions without being realistic

Something created naturally, often with very free lines

A painting made on a piece of cloth

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

Something that is very new, causing great changes

A still-life painting

A painting with inanimate (not living) objects on it

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

A decoration made with small pieces of coloured glass/stone

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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 painting that looks 3D
A depiction that is true to life
A sculpture that looks 3D
3
A drawing
A picture made with paint
Picture made with crayon, ink, chalk but usually not paint
4
A contemporary sculpture/painting/...
Very hipster
Made in recent times
Portraying recent events
A sculpture or painting that does not have vivid colours
5
Installation art
An exhibition using lots of sound
A physical structure typically made out of wood
Physical structure that is 3D and made to transform a place
An exhibition using lots of items
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Abstract
The opposite of concrete
Without a subject
Expressing ideas and emotions without being realistic
Really weird
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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 canvas
A network on Flemish television
A sculpture that includes fabric
A painting made on a piece of cloth
A square painting
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Bold
Artistically boring
Standing out prominently
With people on it who don't have any hair
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Modern
A painting that was created by someone of the Mod-group
A synonym of 'contemporary'
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Traditional
In a way that has been used for a long time
In a way that is typical for a certain culture
Not new
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Revolutionary
Something that is very new, causing great changes
A painting that has a revolution on it
Something that turns around every minute (revolving)
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Subtle
Creating a pleasant atmosphere
A picture taken underwater
Not standing out too much
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A still-life painting
A painting that requires very little effort to make
A painting in which the people on it are doing nothing
A painting with inanimate (not living) objects on it
A painting that needs to be looked at in a quiet environment
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A mural
Fresco
A usually large painting done on the surface of a wall
A painting done by artists from the Mur-group
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A mosaic
A decoration made with small pieces of coloured glass/stone
An assemblage of many things
A painting made by using little dots of paints

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