6 Texture

Question 1

actual texture

Answer 1

Tactile, physical texture related to the material used to create the work

Question 2

visual texture

Answer 2

The illusion of an actual texture.

Question 3

impasto

Answer 3

Application of mediums such as oils and acrylics so that an actual texture is built up on a surface.

Question 4

invented texture

Answer 4

Texture that makes no reference to real or actual texture.

Question 5

subversive texture

Answer 5

Texture that is chosen or created by the artist to foil or undermine our ideas about the objects that it depicts

Question 6

texture gradient

Answer 6

The visual perception of nearby objects as distant objects; a method in two-dimensional works whereby the artist creates the illusion of depth by making objects designated as nearby more detailed in texture