Art Vocabulary
Philippine Art
General Art Trivia
Art in Action
100

A picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.

Drawing

100

Another term for Philippine pre-colonial art.

Ethnic Art

100

A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

Museum

100

An action you do for Theatre: chisel, dance, rip, sing, cut

Dance/Sing

200

An activity involving skill in making things by hand.

Craft

200

The painter of the Spoliarium.

Juan Luna

200

The painter of "The Starry Night"

Vincent van Gogh

200

An action you do for Painting: mix, spin, tear, paste, rinse

Mix/Rinse

300

All the visible features of an area of countryside or land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.

Landscape

300

Kenneth Cobonpue is a sculptor and industrial designer. This is the name of the piece that made him famous.

Yin Yang/Yin Yang Chair

300

The museum that house the Mona Lisa

The Louvre

300

An action you do for Music: build, throw, compose, stick, play

Compose/Play

400

If the subject of the painting is a person showing the face up until the shoulders it is called a _________.

Portrait

400

The type of landscape & imagery prominent in artworks during the American Colonial period.

Rural/Natural

400

A self-supporting wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn.

Easel

400

An action you do for Architecture: crack, sketch, burn, erase, scratch

Sketch/Erase

500

A public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.

Exhibition

500

What style of art did Jose Joya pioneer in the Philippines?

Abstract Expressionism

500

The two most used paints on canvas are oil and ______ 

Acrylic

500

An action you do for Sculpture: mold, rip, break, tear, chisel

Mold/Chisel