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Vanishing point
The point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge
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Vanitas
A still life artwork which includes various symbolic objects designed to remind the viewer of their mortality and of the …
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Verism
From Italian term 'verismo', meaning realism in its sense of gritty subject matter
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Verso / recto
Terms used for the front and back of a single sheet of paper, or the right-hand and left-hand page of …
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Video
Art that involves the use of video and /or audio data and relies on moving pictures
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Virtual reality
A technology that enables a person to interact with a computer-simulated environment, be it based on a real or an …
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Visual ethnography
Ethnography is the study and interpretation of social organisations and cultures in everyday life. It is a research-based methodology, and …
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Vorticism
The vorticists were a British avant-garde group formed in London in 1914 with the aim of creating art that expressed …