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Aquatint- example of aquatint art print
Aquatint		 Arabesque- A type of linear surface decoration based on foliage and calligraphic forms, usually characterized by flowing lines and swirling shapes
Arabesque		 Archaic Smile- The curved lips of an ancient Greek statue, usually interpreted as an attempt to animate the features.
Archaic Smile		 Art Brut- French term meaning "raw art", introduced by Jean Dubuffet to denote the often vividly expressive art of children and the insane, which he considered un contaminated by culture.
Art Brut		 Assemblage- Artwork created by gathering and manipulating two and/or three dimensional found objects.
Assemblage		 Automatism- A technique by artists such as Oscar Dominguez, whereby the usual intellectual control of the artist over his or her brush or pencil is foregone. The artist's aim is to allow the subconscious to create the artwork with rational influence.
Automatism
Avant-garde- term derived from the French military word meaning "before the group", or vanguard. Avant-garde denotes those artists or concepts of a strikingly new, experimental or radical nature of the time.
Avant-garde
Bas-relief		 Benday dots- In modern printing and typesetting, the individual dots, that together with many others, make up lettering and images. The recreation of benday dots was used by artist Roy Lichtenstein.
Benday Dots		 Biomorphic- adjective used to describe forms that resemble or suggest forms found in nature.
Biomorphic		 Black figure- A style or technique of ancient Greek pottery in which black figures are painted on a red clay ground.
Black Figure		 Blackware- A ceramic technique that produces pottery with primarily black surface.
Blackware
Aquatint- A type of printmaking developed in the eighteenth century that produces an area of even tone without laborious cross hatching. When printed the end result has a granular, textual effect.

Arabesque- A type of linear surface decoration based on foliage and calligraphic forms, usually characterized by flowing lines and swirling shapes.

Archaic Smile- The curved lips of an ancient Greek statue, usually interpreted as an attempt to animate the features.

Art Brut- French term meaning "raw art", introduced by Jean Dubuffet to denote the often vividly expressive art of children and the insane, which he considered un contaminated by culture.

Assemblage- Artwork created by gathering and manipulating two and/or three dimensional found objects.

Atelier- The studio or workshop of a master artist or craftsperson, often including junior associates and apprentices.

Automatism- A technique by artists such as Oscar Dominguez, whereby the usual intellectual control of the artist over his or her brush or pencil is foregone. The artist's aim is to allow the subconscious to create the artwork with rational influence.

Avant-garde- term derived from the French military word meaning "before the group", or vanguard. Avant-garde denotes those artists or concepts of a strikingly new, experimental or radical nature of the time such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, and Stuart Davis.

Axial- A term used to describe a plan or design that is based on a symmetrical, linear arrangement of elements along a central axis.

Bas-relief- Low relief sculpture.

Benday dots- In modern printing and typesetting, the individual dots, that together with many others, make up lettering and images. The recreation of benday dots was used by artist Roy Lichtenstein.

Biomorphic- adjective used to describe forms that resemble or suggest forms found in nature.

Black figure- A style or technique of ancient Greek pottery in which black figures are painted on a red clay ground.

Blackware- A ceramic technique that produces pottery with primarily black surface.

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