Tenebrism is a form of artistic expression that uses dramatic lighting, often to create a sense of darkness or gloom. It is an extension of the Italian word tenebrae, which means shadows. The term was coined by the French playwright Jean-Baptiste Racine in 1667 as…

Agitprop (from the Russian агитпроп, an abbreviation of agitation and propaganda), or agitprop art, is a style of visual art commonly associated with socialist realism, Soviet propaganda, and communist politics. Agitprop often has a political purpose: to influence popular opinion and promote leftist ideas. It…

Video art is a genre of art that uses films, video recordings and video projections as the creative or expressive medium. Video art is often site-specific, and can be installed, exhibited, viewed and recorded in different places. Video art began with the invention of the…