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Words used to describe works of art or

crafts - synonyms or related words


a
determiner

used before the name of a famous artist to mean a picture by that artist

abstract
adjective
art abstract art expresses the artists ideas or feelings instead of showing the exact appearance of

people or things

accessible
adjective

accessible art, music, literature, etc. is easy to understand and enjoy

aesthetic
adjective

relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art

artisan
adjective

made by hand and with skill using traditional methods

artistic
adjective

relating to any form of art, including painting, music, literature, acting, and dancing

artistic
adjective

relating to drawing, painting, etc.

artistic
adjective

painted, arranged, or done in a way that shows skill and imagination and looks beautiful

artsy-craftsy
adjective
americaninformal made by someone who enjoys creating and decorating things themselves, but who

you think lacks skill

avant-garde
adjective

avant-garde music, art, etc. is very modern and may shock people because it is so different from
what has gone before

baroque
adjective

relating to the very detailed style of art, building, or music that was popular in Europe in the 17th and
early 18th centuries

camp
adjective

art or entertainment that is camp deliberately does not follow traditional ideas about what is
considered good in order toproduce a humorous effect

campy
adjective

camp

color
adjective

a color photograph, magazine, etc. consists of different colors rather than just black and white

cubist
adjective

relating to an early 20th-century style of painting in which the artist paints several different views of a
person or object in asingle painting, usually using straight lines

esthetic
an American spelling of aesthetic

evocative
adjective
formal an evocative work of art expresses something very clearly and makes you have a strong

reaction to it

figurative
adjective
art figurative art represents people, objects, and scenes, rather than representing feelings or ideas

as abstract art does

folk
adjective

folk art, traditions, stories, etc. were developed by people in a particular region and have become
traditional there

folksy
adjective

made or done in a way that is intended to remind you of traditional art, customs, or stories

formal
adjective

relating to the form or structure of something such as a piece of writing, art, or music

freehand

adjective

drawn without using a ruler or other equipment

Gothic
adjective
art Gothic styles of building and art were common in Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries

grandiose
adjective

designed to look very impressive, but really looking artificial or silly

graphic
adjective

relating to drawing

lifelike
adjective

a lifelike picture, model, etc. looks like a real person or thing

literary
adjective

relating to books that are considered to have value as art

magisterial
adjective

a magisterial work is written by someone whose knowledge and opinions are respected

mature
adjective

the mature work of an artist, writer, etc. is produced when they are no longer young and have
developed their skill to a highlevel

minimalist

adjective

relating to minimalism

monochrome
adjective
art using different shades of a single color

naturalistic
adjective
artliterature a naturalistic painting, novel, etc. shows people and things as they are in real life

painterly
adjective

with a style or appearance that reminds you of a painter or painting

pictorial
adjective

consisting of pictures

postmodern
adjective

relating to postmodernism

pre-Raphaelite
adjective

typical of a style of art popular in late 19th century England that used a lot of detail and bright colors
and showed a very romanticized view of life

pulp
adjective

pulp books, magazines, and movies have not been written very well, and are often about sex or
violence

pure
adjective

a pure form of art does not have any practical purpose, such as selling something

realist
noun
artliterature relating to realism in art or literature

representational
adjective
art representational paintings and other works of art show things as they really are

Romantic
adjective

relating to the style of literature, art, and music known as Romanticism

satirical
adjective

satirical writing or art uses humor to criticize people or things and make them seem silly

seminal
adjective
formal a seminal piece of writing or music is new and different and influences other literature or music

that comes after it

silk-screen
adjective

printed by silk screen, or related to this method of printing

skeuomorphic
adjective

a skeuomorphic design includes features which make a new thing look older or more familiar

spacey
adjective
informalmainly british spacey music or art seems to have been created by someone who takes drugs

that change the way that they think

stereoscopic
adjective

a stereoscopic picture is designed so that when you look at it through a special piece of equipment,
it looks solid and real

stylized
adjective

in a style that is artificial instead of realistic (=like life)

surrealistic
adjective
artliterature connected with surrealism

three-D
adjective

a three-D movie, picture, etc. looks as if it has height, depth, and width

three-dimensional
adjective

used for describing images that look as if they are three-dimensional

untitled
adjective

an untitled poem, book, painting, etc. has not been given a title

wearable
adjective

wearable technology or art is worn on the body

aesthetically
adverb

artistically
adverb

expressionist
adjective

freehand
adverb

Impressionist
adjective

lithographic
adjective

modernist
adjective

mural
adjective

photorealist
adjective

pictorially
adverb

pointillist
adjective

postmodernist
adjective

satirically
adverb

scribbled
adjective

surrealist
adjective

three-D
noun

uncompromisingly
adverb

from life
if you draw, paint, etc. from life, you use a real object or person as your subject instead of copying a
photograph or picture

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