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Edition

An edition is a copy or replica of a work of art made from a master. It commonly refers to …

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Educational turn

A theme that emerged in the mid-1990s, educational turn refers to collaborative or research-based art where the impetus is on …

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Electronic media

The most common examples of electronic media are video recordings, audio recordings, slide presentations, CD-ROM and online content

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Elizabethan

Elizabethan refers to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558 to 1603 which saw a flowering of the arts …

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Embossed

An embossed surface is a raised or depressed surface created during printmaking processes

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Emulation

Emulation is the process of recreating a digital art work to ensure it continues to work as technology changes

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Engraving

Engraving is a printmaking technique that involves making incisions into a metal plate which retain the ink and form the …

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Entropy

Entropy is the inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society

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Environmental art

Environmental art is art that addresses social and political issues relating to the natural and urban environment

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Environments

An alternative term for installation art; environments are mixed-media constructions or assemblages usually designed for a specific place and for …

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Ephemeral art

Ephemeral art is art that only lasts for a short amount of time

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Etching

Etching is a printmaking technique that uses chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then …

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Euston Road School

The Euston Road School was a British realist group formed in 1938 of artists who either taught or studied at …

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Expanded cinema

Expanded cinema is used to describe a film, video, multi-media performance or an immersive environment that pushes the boundaries of …

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Experimental ethnography

Experimental ethnography is an approach to studying and interpreting the cultures of everyday life that uses the techniques of experimental …

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Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)

Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) was a collective formed in 1967 in New York to promote collaboration between the …

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Expressionism

Expressionist art refers to the expression of subjective emotions, inner experiences and spiritual themes, as opposed to realistic depictions of …

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