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Forms are modified or changed to varying degrees in order to emphasize certain qualities or content. Recognizable references to original appearances may be slight. The term is also used to describe art that is nonrepresentational.  \nAbstract Expressionism An art movement, primarily in painting, that originated in the United States in the 1940s and remained strong through the 1950s. Artists working in many different styles emphasized spontaneous personal expression in large paintings that are abstract or nonrepresentational. One type of Abstract Expressionism is called action painting. See also expressionism.  \nacademic art Art governed by rules, especially art sanctioned by an official institution, academy, or school. Originally applied to art that conformed to standards established by the French Academy regarding composition, drawing, and color usage. The term has come to mean conservative and lacking in originality.  \nacademy An institution of artists and scholars, originally formed during the Renaissance to free artists from control by guilds and to elevate them from artisan to professional status. In an academy, art is taught as a humanist discipline along with other disciplines of the liberal arts.  \nachromatic Having no color or hue; without identifiable hue. Most blacks, whites, grays, and browns areachromatic.  \nacrylic (acrylic resin) A clear plastic used as a binder in paint and as a casting material in sculpture.  \naction painting A style of nonrepresentational painting that relies on the physical movement of the artist in using such gestural techniques as vigorous brushwork, dripping, and pouring. Dynamism is often created through the interlaced directions of the paint. A subcategory of Abstract Expressionism.  \nadditive sculpture Sculptural form produced by combining or building up material from a core or armature. Modeling in clay and welding steel are additive processes.  \nadvancing colors Colors that appear to come towards you (warm colors) .  \naesthetic Relating to the sense of the beautiful and to heightened sensory perception in general.  \naesthetics The study and philosophy of the quality and nature of sensory responses related to, but not limited by, the concept of beauty.  \nafterimage The visual impression that remains after the initial stimulus is removed. Staring at a single intense hue may cause the cones, or color receptors, of the eye to become so fatigued that they perceive only the complement of the original hue when it has been removed.  \nairbrush A small-scale paint sprayer that allows the artist to control a fine mist of paint.  \nanalogous colors Closely related hues, especially those in which we can see a common hue; hues that are neighbors on the color wheel, such as blue, blue-green, and green.  \naperture In photography, the camera lens opening and its relative diameter which is measured in f-stops, such as f/8, f/5 .6, etc. The aperture size controls how much light passes through the lens to the film plane (often expressed as a fraction or ratio 1:1 .8) . As the number increases, the size of the aperture decreases, thereby reducing the amount of light passing through the lens and striking the film.  \napplied art Art in which aesthetic values are used in the design or decoration of utilitarian objects.  \naquatint An intaglio printmaking process in which value areas rather than lines are etched on the printing plate. Powdered resin is sprinkled on the plate and heated until it adheres. The plate is then immersed in an acid bath. The acid bites around the resin particles, creating a rough surface that holds ink. Also, a print made using this process.  \narabesque Ornament or surface decoration with intricate curves and flowing lines based on plant forms.  \narcade A series of arches supported by columns or piers. 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