Key Terms
- art
- the application of human creative skill and imagination to produce works intended to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power, typically but not exclusively in a visual form such as a painting or sculpture.
- body painting
- application of paint to the body
- cultural appropriation
- the adoption, usually without acknowledgment, of cultural identity markers from subcultures or minority communities into mainstream culture by people with a relatively privileged status.
- graffiti
- drawings, depictions, and writings on a wall typically without permission and meant for the public to see
- iconographic study
- the study of visual images, symbols, or modes of representation collectively associated with a person, cult, or movement.
- meme
- an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations.
- performance
- a musical, dramatic, or other form of entertainment presented before an audience.
- rezball
- short for reservation ball, a style of basketball played in Native American reservation communities.
- scarification
- the branding, burning, or etching of designs into the skin.
- sociodemographic
- of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and demographic factors.
- tattooing
- a form of body art where a mark, symbol, picture or design is placed on the skin. Tattooing has been practiced for thousands of years.