Art terms
Learn about the materials, techniques, movements, and themes of modern and contemporary art from around the world.
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Oeuvre
This French term, which translates to work, is often used to refer to an artist’s total body of work, encompassing all of the art they have made throughout
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Oil paint
A paint in which pigment is suspended in oil, which dries over time when exposed to air
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On-chain art
A term referring to NFTs that “live” on the blockchain; in other words, both the smart
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Opaque
Impenetrable to light
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Op art
An abstract style, also known as Optical Art, developed in the 1960s and featuring geometric shapes and lines in black and white or vivid colors. Based
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Organic
Derived from materials or forms with characteristics of a biological entity or organism, or developing in the manner of a living thing
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Orphism
A Cubist-influenced style of painting pioneered around 1912 by Robert and Sonia Delaunay and František Kupka, who turned to abstraction as a way to explore
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