Visual Arts Glossary This glossary is about useful terms and words in contemporary arts. The best way to get better at arts is studying other artists works. To understand everything, it is crucial to learn the right vocabulary, so here're 20 terms typically used in contemporary art. There's also images, translation, and pronunciation models. I used terms that I learned in my art history class and used google to define them. acrylic noun Acrylic is a general term for a family of man-made synthetic plastics, resins, and fibers derived from acrylic acid. Example: This painting was made using ACRYLIC. en: acrylique Your browser does not support the audio element. art movement phrase Art movement is a tendency or shared philosophy in art followed by a group of artists during a specific period. These groups share a common goal, visual style, or ideological belief. Example: Germ...