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Background -
the part of a picture or scene that appears to be the farthest from the viewer, typically nearest the horizon.
Barbizon school - the name of a group of French landscape painters in the French village of Barbizon during the period about 1830 to 1880 who were the first to paint landscapes from nature rather than from memory in a studio. The approach led to realism.
Gust of Wind, 1866
Pond at the Edge of a Wood
Baroque -
a dynamic and dramatic style of art and architecture in mostly Catholic countries during the 17th century that stressed emotion, variety and movement. It was a style that used ornate forms as well as illusionism and realism to achieve its purpose.
Baroque Architecture
The Night Watch, 1642
Batik - an Indonesian method of printing textile. A design is made on the fabric by coating it with wax to repel dye. The cloth is then dipped in dye after which the wax is removed so the design appears in the original color of the cloth. Often, this process is repeated for a number of colors to complete the desired design.
Portals: Journey
Batik Material and Sarongs
Bauhaus - a German school of art and architecture that tried to meld the techniques and materials of industrial mass production (including glass, concrete, steel and chrome) and the aesthetics of design. Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, it was closed by Hitler in 1933 with many of its practitioners and teachers relocating to the United States.
Bauhaus Austellung,
50 Jahre
Bauhaus Blue Circle
Bird's eye view - seeing from a high enough view or altitude as to give a comprehensive view of a scene; also known as aerial view.
Aerial View of
Chrysler Building
Birds Eye View
of Venice
Boite - French for "box", the collection of an artist's work to be viewed by clients.
Bravura-a term used to describe bright and excited brushwork.
Brush - the tool used to apply paint to a surface, often consisting of a gathering of bristles held together by a ferrule attached to a handle. The bristles may come from hairs of a variety of animals including boar, squirrel and badger as well as synthetic. Red sable hairs are often considered the finest. Different shapes are desirable for different paint types and techniques.
Paint Brushes,
Patterns
Paint Brush Art Tree
Byzantine - the art and architecture of the Eastern Roman Empire from about AD 330 to 1450. The style itself is mostly religious. Pieces are characterized by a strong use of colors and figures. The figures seem to be flat with prominent eyes and backgrounds that are golden in tone. Most works of the period tend to be clear and simple, probably for an effective presentation of the intended religious lesson.
