Art Terms
Limited Edition
An edition, as of a book or print, restricted to a specified number of copies. Artist can restrict the number of printed reproductions available to the general public for any particular piece of artwork.
Lithography
The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. When creating color lithographs, the artist creates separate drawings
Manifesto
Occurs when a person, usually in a leadership or high-ranking position, will claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him. During the first half of the twentieth century, artists (and groups of artists) would reveal their opinions and motives through their artwork.
Maquette
A usually small model of an intended work, such as a sculpture or piece of architecture. Sculptors and artist will sometimes create a mini-replica of what they intend to create, on a larger scale, for a client. The term Bozzetto, simply is defined as "small sketch".
Montage
A picture composed of various proportions of existing images (artwork). A montage creation is used widely with photographs; multiple pictures are joined together and blended in to create one new image. It's very common to create a montage using computers to blend digital photographs.
Monotype
A unique (one-of-a-kind) print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked surface. Can also be created by painting colors on a sheet (or slab of glass), transferring the wet painting to a sheet of paper or a polished plate. Monotypes can be printed either by hand or transferred through an etching press.
Museum
A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value. Museum comes from the Latin word "muses, meaning " source of inspiration" or "to be absorbed in one's thoughts." |
