37.minimal art ：极简抽象艺术;最小主义艺术

　　An abstract, simple, reductionist style with absence of all but basic formal elements and primary colors. (U.S. mid-20th century)

　　美国20世纪中期兴起的一种艺术流派，其特点是抽象、简单、微缩，即把作品简略到基本抽象成分。

　　Minimalism is characterized by space with very sparse design elements and helped launch the popular art slogan of “less is more.”

　　最小主义艺术的特征是稀疏的画面，这一艺术促成了“简即繁”的艺术口号。

　　38.modernism ：现代主义

　　A style that breaks with traditional art forms and searches for new modes of expression.

　　一种新的、脱离传统艺术手法的表现形式。

　　Modernism became popular in the early part of the 20th century.

　　现代主义在20世纪初开始流行起来。

　　39.mosaic ：马赛克;镶嵌工艺，镶嵌画

　　An illustration composed of small, colored stones or tiles set into cement.

　　用五颜六色的小石子或瓦片在水泥板上镶嵌面成的图案。

　　The new mall in town features a giant mosaic over the main entrance way.

　　在城里新建的林荫道的主要入口处有一个巨大的镶嵌画。

　　(我觉得这句话应译成：城里新建的大型商场/购物中心的入口处有一巨幅镶嵌画。---southleaf)

　　40.mural ：壁画;壁饰

　　A large-scale painting, usually on a wall or ceiling.

　　通常挂在墙上或天花板上的巨幅画。

　　The McMullen’s have a giant mural painting along the hallway in their home.

　　麦克伦家的门厅里有一幅巨型壁画。

　　41.neoclassicism ：新古典主义

　　A style modeled after proportion and restraint of Greek and Roman classical antiquity. (late 18th, early 19th century.)

　　模仿和借鉴古希腊罗马匀称、庄重建筑风格的艺术形式，盛行于18世纪末，19世纪初。

　　We knew that Mr. Samuels was into neoclassicism by the way that he had his courtyard decorated with nude statues.

　　42.new wave ：新浪潮

　　A combination of cartoon, graffiti, and performance art in a minimalist, unsophisticated style (late 20th century.)

　　综合漫画、涂鸦和表演艺术的艺术形式，其风格简单自然。

　　There’s a new wave art show currently on exhibit up at the local college gallery.

　　本地大学美术馆正在举办一个新浪潮艺术作品展。

　　43.nude ：裸体画，裸体像

　　The undraped human figure, sometimes allegorical.

　　无遮盖的人体画像，有时具有讽喻意义。

　　The nude has always played a powerful role in art throughout the ages.

　　在艺术领域，裸体画一直占有重要地位。

　　44.oil paint ：油画颜料;油漆

　　Pigment mixed with drying oil, exp. linseed oil.

　　和亚麻油等干性油混制成的颜料。

　　You can buy a beginner’s set of oil paints for under $ 20.

　　花不到20元，你就可以买到初学者所用的一套油画颜料。

　　45.op art ：光效应艺术，视觉艺术

　　A style with graphic abstraction and pattern-oriented optical effects (mid-20th century)

　　利用几何图形和色彩对比给人以模棱两可的视幻觉艺术，起源于20世纪中期。

　　Riley and Vasarely are two noteable artists who made contributions in the illusory world of op art.

　　瑞利和凡撒里这两位著名的艺术家为梦幻般的光效应艺术作出了贡献。

　　46.performance art ：戏剧表演艺术

　　Use of paintings, sculpture, and video in live theatrical performance by the artist. (late 20th century)

　　现场戏剧表演中艺术家掺入绘画、雕塑和摄像等形式的综合艺术。兴起于20世纪末。

　　We watched a program that featured performance art on TV last night.

　　昨晚有一个电视节目介绍了表现派艺术。

　　47.pastel ：彩色粉笔画

　　A crayon made of color ground with chalk and compounded with gum water into paste, often of pale color.

　　粉笔作底色，用胶水调和色彩。色调淡雅。

　　Degas is probably my favorite pastel artist.

　　德加大概算是我最喜欢的彩色粉笔画家了。

　　48.perspective ：透视画法

　　A system of realistically depicting three-dimensional objects or views onto two-dimensional, flat surfaces through convergent lines and planes.

　　以现实的手法，在两维的平面上，利用线和面趋向会合的视错觉原理刻画三维物体的艺术。

　　Perspective illustration provides a three-dimensional view of objects or views.

　　透视画法提供了一个对物体或景色的三维视角。

　　49.pictograph ：象形文字;图画文字

　　A picture symbolizing an idea or object, used as an early form of writing.

　　代表一个思想或物体的图画。属早期的文字。

　　Three men were arrested for vandalizing ancient pictographs found I the canyons of southern Utah.

　　50.pointillism ：点画法;点彩派

　　Neo-impressionism characterized by the use of tiny, closely spaced dots or points of color that blend to produce a luminous quality.

　　新印象主义画法，用微小、密集的彩色点混合后产生一种夺目的效果。

　　The painting “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Seurat is probably the most famous work of pointillism.

　　修拉的《在拉·格兰德·加特岛的一个星期天下午》大概是最有名的点彩派画了。