1. Chuck Close, Up Close Vocabulary

2. Abstract Definition: art in shapes that aren’t realistic Synonyms: unrealistic Antonyms: realistic, concrete Sentence: The abstract painting made the children giggle because it did not represent a realistic face.

3. Abstract Paintings

4. Canvas Definition: tough, woven material for painting (often stretched over a wooden frame) Sentence: The artist’s studio was filled with blank and half-painted canvases.

5. Canvas on a Frame

6. Conceptual Definition: having to do with ideas Synonyms: hypothetical, visionary Antonyms: concrete, physical Sentence: His artwork was conceptual and had to do with saving the earth.

7. Conceptual Art

8. Exhibition Definition: show of artwork Synonyms: display, presentation Sentence: My uncle won first prize in the Anchorage Art Exhibition!

9. Art Exhibition

10. Hyperrealistic Definition: Extremely real looking Synonyms: very realistic, photographic Sentence: Her painting was so hyperrealistic, I thought it was a photograph.

11. Is it real?

12. Obstacles Definition: things that stand in the way Synonyms: blocks, barrier, disadvantage Antonyms: assistance, advantage Sentence: The only obstacle that he faced was that he was in a wheelchair.

13. Despite the obstacle of a wheelchair, he still raced in national competitions.

14. Optically Definition: having to do with the eye Synonym: visually Sentence: There is more than one way to optically understand this picture.

15. Optically Confusing?

16. Painstaking Definition: involving great care and effort Synonyms: careful, meticulous, perfectionist Antonyms: careless, sloppy Sentence: Years of painstaking effort was necessary to create the detail in the paintings of the Sistine Chapel.

17. Sistine Chapel

18. Palette Definition: board for making paint colors Sentence: She mixed new shades on her palette by combining two or more colors.

19. PIXELS Definition: pieces of an electronic image Sentence: If you look at photographs closely, they are made up of tiny pixels of colors.

20. Portrait Definition: painting of a person Sentence: She had to sit for hours while he painted her portrait. Sentence Two: Some artists prefer to paint a person’s portrait by looking at their photograph.

21. Portrait of Mona Lisa

22. Portrait by Chuck Close