Ten Artists Who Changed the World

Vocabulary pg 9

abstract (adjective)MEANING EXAMPLE• showing imagined things

rather than what people or objects actually look like *

• I like realistic art better than abstract art because I like to know what the painting is supposed to be showing. *

composition (noun)MEANING EXAMPLE• something whole formed

in a certain way from parts

• This painting has a balanced composition, since it shows half sky and half ground.

exhibition (noun)MEANING EXAMPLE• a public display of works

of art or objects of special interest

• Our art class had a sculpture exhibition.

portrait (noun)MEANING EXAMPLE• a drawing, painting, or

photograph of a person• That portrait of your

sister looks just like her!

impact (noun)MEANING EXAMPLE• the effect that something

has• Jose’s band had a great impact on me, and made me want to form one of my own.

reject (verb)MEANING EXAMPLE• to refuse to accept

something • Marcus will reject this

invitation to the school dance, because he doesn’t want to go.

depict (verb)MEANING EXAMPLE• to show something in a

picture or with words• My painting depicts my

strong feelings about the ocean.

uproar (noun)MEANING EXAMPLE• state of disturbance • Sonia was in an uproar

when Joe spilled juice on her iphone.