types:
cyberart
art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software
decoupage
art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
diptych
a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
gem,
treasure
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
genre
a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
graphic art
the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking
grotesque
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
kitsch
excessively gaudy or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
mosaic
art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
plastic art
the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
triptych
art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
work of art
art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)
dance
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
abstract art,
abstractionism
an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
chinoiserie
a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
folk art
genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society
graphics
the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
magic realism
a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams
modernism
genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
painting,
picture
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
pastiche
a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
period piece
any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
pointillism
a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
postmodernism
genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
primitivism
a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
print
a picture or design printed from an engraving
scene,
view
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
sculpture
a three-dimensional work of plastic art
synthetism
a genre of French painting characterized by bright flat shapes and symbolic treatments of abstract ideas
warhorse
a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
extension
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
choreography
the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes
pastoralism
a literary or artistic style that idealizes rural life, especially the life of shepherds