Art Words
A word you didn't know makes the work you're about to meet far more interesting.
An art glossary.
Figuration Libre
1980年代フランスの運動。漫画やサブカルチャーを取り込んだ自由で軽快な具象表現。
Figuration
Figurative depiction of bodies and objects; recovered as a term against abstraction in the postwar period.
Fixative
A thin resin solution sprayed on pencil, charcoal, or pastel works to bind the pigment to the paper.
Philippine Contemporary Art
Philippine contemporary art since the 1970s, addressing colonial history and everyday life. Includes generations based in Manila, Cebu, and Baguio.
Feminist Art
女性の経験やジェンダーの不均衡を主題化する美術。1970年代以降、制度批評とともに展開した。
Photorealism
A late-1960s painting trend that takes photographs as a base and reproduces them with extreme precision.
Fauvism
An early-20th-century movement of vivid colour and simplified form; the name translates as 'wild beasts.'
Fluxus
1960年代の国際的なネットワーク。音楽・パフォーマンス・出版を横断し、日常と芸術の境界を溶かした。
Fresco
A wall-painting technique applied to fresh wet plaster; lime and pigment fuse chemically, locking the image into the wall.