judgment -- The final step in the Art Critiquing Process in which the viewer determines the merit or success of a particular work of art.

juxtaposition -- The conscious positioning or arranging of objects.

kiln -- A commercially produced oven  designed to each very high temperatures. Kilns are used to fire ceramics.

kinetic art -- Art that utilizes movement.

landscape--A work of art that represents a view of natural scenery.

life drawing -- Drawing from a live model.

line --A mark created by moving a point along in one direction.

loom -- A frame-like tool designed to create weavings by interlacing threads or yarn at right angles to create cloth.

mandala -- A symbolic circular design.

mannequin -- A wooden or plastic jointed doll capable of very natural poses. These are used by artists instead of live models when study of human movement is necessary.

mask --An artform designed to cover the face. Masks have a long history and many styles can be indigenous to specific cultural  groups

meander -- A line or site of view that follows a winding or rambling path.

media -- The plural form of medium.

medium --The material used to create a work of art.

Middle Ages -- The period of European history placed roughly between 1000s and the 1500s.  This period is often referred to as the Dark Ages or the Medieval period.

middle ground -- The section of a drawing or painting that exists between the foreground and the background. It is usually found in or near the middle third of a picture.

miniature -- A work of art on a much smaller scale than is typical.

Minimalism--A style of art in which the artist reduces the work to a minimum of elements.

mixed media--A work of art utilizing more than one medium and/or material.

mobile -- A moving sculpture, usually suspended. The shapes and areas are balanced.

modeling --Shaping or molding a three-dimensional form from a malleable medium such as clay.
Modeling can also  be used to describe the degrees of tinting and shading used to achieve a three-dimensional look on a two-dimensional surface.

modern -- Contemporary.

mola -- A several layers of cloth are sewn together and the top layers are cut and turned to show the colors underneath. This textile art is a folk art of the Kuna Indians of Panama.

monochromatic-- Different shades and tints of a single color.

mood -- A feeling inferred by an artist and felt by the viewer.

mosaic-- An artform consisting of patterns of small pieces of tile or glass inlaid in cement or grout.

motif--A design or designed image that is repeated over and over with little to no differences.

movement -- An illusion  created by the artist to convey action in a piece of stationery art. This can be achieved by repetition, adding lines, or careful placement of objects.

mural - A large painted picture extending over a wall or other monumental surface.

museum -- An organized space devoted to preserving, viewing and studying works of art and other manmade elements.

naive art-- A style of painting often associated with folk art. The paintings are generated by people who have not been formally schooled in art.

narrative art -- Art which visually tells a story or relays information about an important event.

negative space -- The empty space or seemingly unimportant background space, in an artwork.

neutral colors -- This color category encompasses whites, grays, blacks and browns.

non-objective art -- Art that has no recognizable subject matter.