B2 Ordlista - Art

drawings, photographs, and pictures that are prepared for publication in a book, magazine, etc.

illustration, konstverk

the part of a photograph, etc. that is situated behind the main figures, etc.

bakgrund, background

the part of a scene, photograph, etc. that is closest to the observer

förgrund, framsidan

someone who gathers things, as a job or hobby

samlaren, insamlare

a professional who designs or creates visual content using various things, such as digital tools, illustration, photography, etc.

grafisk konstnär, grafisk designer

a piece of art created with great skill, which is an artist's best work

mästerverk, mästerstycke

a public event in which objects such as paintings, photographs, etc. are shown

utställning, exposition

a person's or an object's visual representation in art

bild, visuell representation

a style of painting that deals with the nature

landskap, landskapsmålning

a painting of a person that is created by the same person

självporträtt

the specific theme or topic that a work of art, speech, etc. contains

ämne, tema

any variation of one color, including darker or lighter versions

nyans, skugga

a black or colored liquid used for drawing, writing, etc.

bläck

a thick paint that has oil in it, allowing artists to mix colors and work in layers to achieve the desired effects

olje färg

the art or practice of painting with watercolors

akvarell

(of a form of art) characterized by the use of shapes, colors, lines, forms, etc. to convey emotions, concepts, or ideas, rather than illustrating recognizable objects or scenes from the physical world

abstrakt, abstrakt

involving artists or their work

konstnärlig, konstrelaterad

resulting from the direct work of an artist, etc., which is not a copy

original, äkte

depicting things as what they are in real life

realistisk, verklighetstrogen

simple, traditional, and appealing, with a timeless quality that stays in fashion regardless of trends

klassisk, traditionell

(of a style in architecture, music, art, etc.) recently formed and different from traditional styles and forms

modern

belonging to the current era

samtida, aktuell

related to sight or vision

visuell, visuell

(of colors or light) very intense or bright

livlig, klar

to represent or show something or someone by a work of art

avbilda, representera

to publicly show something

visa, utställa

to present or show something publicly to inform or entertain an audience

utställa, presentera

to put a work of art in a solid border

ramma in, sätta i ram

to make someone feel creative and motivated, helping them to think of new ideas to make art or solve problems

inspirera, stimulera

to create a smaller representation of something using wood, etc.

modellera, skulptera

to repair a work of art, building, etc. so that it is in a good condition again

restaurera