Art

Definition of photomicrography

Microphotography is the technique applied to shrink the image of some object. This is the first meaning that the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) mentions in its dictionary. Microscopic photography Photomicrography can also be a photograph of a microscopic object. In this case, to obtain it you must use a camera with […]

Definition of darn

The verb darn refers to making a seam to mend a fabric that is torn. When darning, the pieces are joined together with stitches, trying to hide the arrangement. Replacing threads Darning refers to the replacement of missing threads in a hole in a fabric through criss-cross stitches and […]

Definition of polygraphy

The Greek word polygraphía came into our language as polygraphy. The first meaning included in the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refers to the technique that allows writing in a hidden way, in such a way that what is written is intelligible only to those who are in a position to discover the content. The notion also refers […]

Definition of brocade

The concept of brocade can refer to different types of fabrics or fabrics. The term comes from the Italian word broccato, which derives from brocco (translatable as "dry branch" or "thorn"). Luxury fabric Brocade is a silk fabric that is made up of different weaves and that allows you to make luxury garments. […]

Definition of spatialism

Spatialism is an artistic movement that emerged in the mid-1940s in Italy. Lucio Fontana was responsible for promoting this movement that combined postulates of Tachism and Dadaism, among other groups. A peculiar depth The publication of Fontana's “White Manifesto” in 1946 is noted as […]

Definition of hyperrealism

The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) defines hyperrealism as enhanced or excessively detailed realism. The term is used to refer to a pictorial and sculptural style that resembles photography. An explicit representation of reality Emerged at the end of the 1960s on the European continent and in the territory […]

Definition of bead

The Sanskrit word veluriya passed into Greek as bḗryllos, which came into classical Arabic as billawr. This term, in turn, derived from the Hispanic Arabic alballúri, which refers to something made of glass. After this etymological journey, we arrive at the concept of beads. Showy ornament It is called a bead, it is an ornament of little value but […]

Definition of ladder

The term escaleta is the diminutive of scale. The first meaning mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refers to a device made up of a plank, a pair of wood and a bolt, used to suspend the axle of a vehicle and thus turn its wheels to repair, clean or repair them. replace them. Scheme […]

Definition of airbrushing

Airbrushing is an artistic technique that consists of applying paint using a compressed air device known as an airbrush. This device is loaded with paint that the artist then blends onto the surface to be painted. Paint and air It can be said that airbrushing is similar to the graffiti that is done […]

Definition of experimentalism

Experimentalism is a current of art that is characterized by transgressing the norms or criteria of previous models. In this way it establishes a break with what is traditional and what is already socially accepted. Novel expression Experimental artists opt for a novel form of expression. That is why this movement is linked […]