Dictionary

Keith Haring: A graffiti artist known for chalk drawings in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s, and the drawing "Radiant Baby."

Kitsch: A German word used to describe tasteless art; came to be used in English to describe sentimental items.

Leonardo Da Vinci: Italian "renaissance man," who painted the "Mona Lisa," engineered a helicopter and also studied math and anatomy.

Marcel Duchamp: A French artist of the contemporary era whose works are often puzzling and have been associated with the schools of surrealism and dada.

modern art: Art produced after the Renaissance and through present day.

modernism: An artistic and cultural movement which examines human knowledge, technology and progress.

nudity: Refers to art and photography where the subject is not wearing clothes; the artistic value of nudes is often rated by evaluating context and reverence for the human body.