Say What? Art Terms for Beginners, Part 17
Our art terminology article this quarter continues with the theme of the current exhibition, “Blue and White”, with terms like Qingbai, klapmutsen and Delftware.
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 16
In conjunction with the AGGV’s latest exhibition, Blue & White, we have selected art terms related to the art of Chinese blue and white porcelain.
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 14
This edition of Art Terms will focus on the various techniques and terminology in printmaking. The AGGV has substantial holdings of prints from North America, Europe and Asia.
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners
Textile art encompasses a wide range of practices, some which date back millennia. The AGGV is privileged to have in […]
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 12
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria houses one of the greatest and most diverse Asian art collections in Canada, with works from China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, India, Vietnam and Thailand. In this quarter’s segment of “Art Terms For Beginners”, we will continue to focus on terminology specific to Asian art and culture.
Say What? Art Terms for Beginners, Part 11
Derived from the Sanskrit, the key concept of dharma has different meanings in Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism.
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 10
Art conservation and restoration terms are revealed in this installment of Art Terms. But first, you may question what the difference is between conservation and restoration.
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 9
Abstraction in art is a visual language that uses line, colour, form and composition that are non-representational or independent to a certain degree of any reference to the world.