Art genres

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Romantic painting

The romance is a movement within Western painting, part of a broader romantic cultural movement. Its flowering period can be…

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Altermodern

Altermodern, a portmanteau word defined by Nicolas Bourriaud, is an attempt at contextualizing art made in today's global context as…

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Western arabesque

The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and…

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Zoomorphism

The word zoomorphism derives from the Greek ζωον (zōon), meaning "animal", and μορφη (morphē), meaning "shape" or "form". It can…

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Yarn bombing

Yarn bombing is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or…

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Xerox art

Xerox art, also known as copy art, electrostatic art, or xerography is an art form that began in the 1960s.…

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Visionary art

Visionary art is art that purports to transcend the physical world and portray a wider vision of awareness including spiritual…

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Video games as an art form

The concept of video games as a form of art is a controversial topic within the entertainment industry. Though video…

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Video game art

Video game art is a specialized form of computer art employing video games as the artistic medium. Video game art…

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Victimless Leather

Victimless Leather – a prototype of a stitch-less jacket, grown from cell cultures into a layer of tissue supported by…

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Utility box art

Utility box art is a form of street art whereby utility boxes on city streets are painted or otherwise covered…

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Urban art

Urban art is a style of art that relates to cities and city life often done by artists who live…

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Underground art

Underground art, is any form of art that operates outside of conventional norms in the art world, part of underground…

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Tronie

A tronie (16–17th-century Dutch meaning for "face") is a common type, or group of types, of works common in Dutch…

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Trompe-l’œil

Trompe-l'œil (French meaning for "deceive the eye") is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion…

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