Below is a glossary article post in the category C which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Canvas based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Canvas
So, what is actually meant by Canvas?
Canvas is a strong woven fabric that is traditionally used by artists as support (surface to paint).
Explanation of Canvas
Usually made of linen thread or cotton, but also produced from man -made materials such as polyester.
Canvas shaped
The shaped canvas is a canvas that is not a traditional rectangular shape. Although there are many examples of irregular canvas throughout the history of art, this term obtained a currency in the 1960s and tends to be associated with the type of geometric abstract painting that became famous in the late 1960s. Artists like Frank Stella use irregular canvas edges to determine the shape of the painting. Ellsworth Kelly and Jeremy Moon also especially experiment with shaped canvas.
The form of canvas also raises questions about the painting as an object with their own rights, not as something representative or illustrated from something else. In this sense, canvas paintings are sometimes described as statues.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix C, as well as terms associated with C.
Meaning of Canvas in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Canvas.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Kanvas (Indonesian), Kanvas (Java), and Kanvas in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Kanvas.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Canvas.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix C. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=canvas
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=canvas
- View example images of canvas through Google here
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- View example images of canvas on Yandex here
