Visual arts

Visual arts

Of or pertaining to any artistic creation that we can look at, such as paintings, drawings, or video footage.

Contributors in Visual arts

Visual arts

Art in three dimensional forms, whether made by carving, chiseling, modelling or casting. While sculpture and painting are often seen as distinct arts, they have also been practised together, as in ...

Zen buddhism

Art history; Visual arts

A school of buddhism that asserts enlightenment can be attained through meditative self-contemplation.

Yellow

Art history; Visual arts

One of the primary colors, appearing on the spectrum between orange and green.

X-ray

Art history; Visual arts

A photograph using an x-ray. X-ray images have been used to identify what lies under the surface of a painting, including prior works or studies and sketches.

Xerography

Art history; Visual arts

A dry photocopying process in which an image is transferred electrically and fixed on a piece of paper or other surface.

Woodcut

Art history; Visual arts

A print made from an incised block of wood on which the surface left after cutting is covered with ink and impressed onto paper or other suitable sheeted material.