A glossary of global art terms, alongside jargon and phrases coined in Southeast Asia. These definitions cite examples of artists, exhibitions, techniques, and more, in which the phrases have been applied.
Iconography in a painting is the imagespresented in it and isascribedby an artist to any object or image that is prominent or has a distinctiveconnotation attached to it. In the field of academia, Iconography (or iconology) is also the study of images in art and their meanings. Source: AWDB team.AWDB highlighted artist: Khairulddin Wahab.
Installation
Installationis defined as mixed media compositions or assemblages generally created for a certainlocation and for a brief period. The artworks which comprise the installation can inhabit an entire room, gallery space, or other venue, that the viewerwalks through to fully immerse themselves in the experience of the work. Some are devisedfor walking around the work’s perimeter, while others are tactile and meant to be touched by the spectator. A vast and diverse breadth of materials, such as light, sound, food, and videos, just to name a few, have remained central to installation art.Source: AWDB team.AWDB highlighted artist: Mulyana.
Intaglio
Intagliois a general term for metal-plate printmaking techniques, including etching,drypoint, engraving, aquatint, and mezzotint. The word comes from the Italian intagliare, meaning “to incise” or “to carve.” In intaglio printing, the lines or areas that hold the ink are incised below the surface of the plate, and printing relies on the pressure of a press to force damp paper into these incised lines or areas, to pick up ink. Also see Engraving. Source: moma.org.AWDB highlighted artist: Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook.
