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Arti Visive / Visual Arts

  • La pittura (The painting)
  • La scultura (The sculpture)
  • Il disegno (The drawing)
  • La fotografia (The photography))
  • La grafica / L’incisione (acquaforte, xilografia) [The printmaking (etching, woodcut)]
  • La ceramica / La terracotta (The ceramics / terracotta)
  • Il mosaico (The mosaic)
  • L’affresco (The fresco)
  • L’acquerello (The watercolor)
  • La pittura a olio / acrilica (The oil / acrylic painting)
  • Il pastello (The pastel)
  • Il carboncino (The charcoal)
  • La matita (The pencil)
  • L’inchiostro (The ink)
  • La litografia (The lithography)
  • La serigrafia (The screen printing)
  • L’arte concettuale (The conceptual art)
  • L’arte astratta / figurativa (The abstract / figurative art)
  • Il ritratto / Il paesaggio / La natura morta (The portrait / landscape / still life)
  • L’installazione (artistica) [The (art) installation]
  • La videoarte (The video art)
  • L’arte digitale / computer grafica (The digital art / computer graphics)
  • L’arte di strada / Il graffitismo / Il murales (The street art / graffiti / mural)
  • La land art / L’arte ambientale (The land art / environmental art)
  • La body art (The body art)
  • La performance art [The performance art (visual)]
  • La fotografia artistica / documentaria / di moda (The artistic / documentary / fashion photography)
  • La scultura in marmo / bronzo / legno (The marble / bronze / wood sculpture)
  • La scultura cinetica (The kinetic sculpture)
  • Il ready-made / L’oggetto trovato (The ready-made / found object)
  • Il collage / Il fotomontaggio (The collage / photomontage)
  • La calligrafia (The calligraphy)
  • La miniatura (The illumination / miniature)
  • L’iconografia (The iconography)
  • La prospettiva (The perspective)
  • Il chiaroscuro (The chiaroscuro)
  • La composizione (The composition)
  • La tela / La tavola (The canvas / panel)
  • Il cavalletto (The easel)
  • Lo scalpello (The chisel)
  • Lo stampo (The mold)
  • La lastra (per incisione) [The plate (for printing)]
  • Il torchio (The printing press)
  • La macchina fotografica / La reflex / La mirrorless (The camera / DSLR / mirrorless)
  • L’obiettivo (The lens)
  • Il diaframma / Il tempo di esposizione (The aperture / shutter speed)
  • La camera oscura (The earkroom)
  • Il file RAW / JPEG (The RAW / JPEG file)
  • Il ritocco digitale (Photoshop) [The digital retouching (Photoshop)]
  • La stampa fine art / su tela (The fine art / canvas print)
  • La cornice (The frame)
  • Dipingere / Dipingersi (To paint)
  • Scolpire / Intagliare (To sculpt / To carve)
  • Disegnare / Schizzare (To draw / To sketch)
  • Fotografare / Scattare (To photograph / To shoot)
  • Incidere / Stampare (To engrave / To print)
  • Modellare / Plasmare (To model / To shape)
  • Fondere (il bronzo) [To cast (bronze)]
  • Cuocere (la ceramica) [To fire (ceramics)]
  • Comporre / Inquadrare [To compose / To frame (a shot)]
  • Ritrarre / Ritrarsi (To portray)
  • Astrazione / Astrarre (To abstract)
  • Installare / Allestire (To install / To set up)
  • Progettare (un’installazione) [To design (an installation)]
  • Intervenire (su uno spazio) [To intervene (in a space)]
  • Ritoccare / Modificare (To retouch / To modify)
  • Esporre / Mostrare (To exhibit / To show)
  • Verniciare / Dare la vernice finale (To varnish / To apply finish)
  • Sfumare / Sfumarsi (To shade / To blend)
  • Delineare / Contornare (To outline)
  • Copiare / Riprodurre (To copy / To reproduce)
  • Figurativo / Astratto (Figurative / Abstract)
  • Realistico / Iperrealistico (Realistic / Hyperrealistic)
  • Espressionista / Impressionista (Expressionist / Impressionist)
  • Moderno / Contemporaneo / Classico (Modern / Contemporary / Classical)
  • Bidimensionale / Tridimensionale (2D/3D) (Two-dimensional / Three-dimensional)
  • Monocromatico / Policromo (Monochromatic / Polychrome)
  • Luminoso / Scuro / Tenebroso (Bright / Dark / Tenebrist)
  • Statico / Dinamico (Static / Dynamic)
  • Minimalista / Barocco / Ornato (Minimalist / Baroque / Ornate)
  • Concettuale / Decorativo (Conceptual / Decorative)
  • Effimero / Permanente (Ephemeral / Permanent)
  • Tradizionale / Sperimentale / Avanguardista (Traditional / Experimental / Avant-garde)
  • Sublime / Banale (Sublime / Banal)
  • Armonioso / Dissonante (Harmonious / Dissonant)
  • Audace / Timido (Bold / Timid)
  • Tecnico / Istintivo (Technical / Instinctive)
  • Finemente dettagliato / Abbozzato (Finely detailed / Sketchy)
  • Opaco / Lucido (Matte / Glossy)
  • Espressivo / Inespressivo (Expressive / Inexpressive)
  • Iconico / Sconosciuto (Iconic / Unknown)

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Arti performative / Performing arts