Max Ernst Word Search
Max Ernst, as a word search. 12 words drawn from famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: FROTTAGE, DECALCOMANIA, COLLAGE, GRATTAGE, AUTOMATISM, SURREALISM, DADA, BIRDS, MACHINES, TROPICAL, HEADLESS, ANTIPOPE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Max Ernst word list, defined
- FROTTAGE /ˈfrɒtɪdʒ/ (British); /ˈfrɑːtɪdʒ/ (US) · noun
- An artistic technique in which a design is created by placing paper over a textured surface and rubbing it with pencil, crayon, or charcoal; also, in psychology and law, the act of achieving sexual stimulation through rubbing against another person with clothes on. Related: rubbing, grattage.
- DECALCOMANIA /dɛkˈækəməniə/ · noun
- A technique of printing or transferring images from a smooth surface, such as glass or metal, to paper or another material, often used in art and design. Related: transfer printing, image transfer, offset printing.
- COLLAGE /kəˈlɑːʒ/ (British); /kəˈlɑːʒ/ (US, also /koʊ-/) · noun
- A work of art made by gluing pieces of paper, photographs, fabric, or other materials onto a flat surface; more generally, an assemblage or mixture of disparate elements. Related: montage, assemblage, mosaic, patchwork.
- AUTOMATISM /ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/ · noun
- The performance of actions without conscious thought or intention, whether as an involuntary bodily process, a symptom of certain neurological or psychiatric conditions, or a deliberate technique of spontaneous creation in art. Related: automatic behavior, involuntary action, reflex, rote.
- SURREALISM /səˈrɪəlɪzəm/ · noun
- A cultural and artistic movement that seeks to revolutionize the way we perceive reality, often by combining realistic images with fantastical or dream-like elements. Related: fantasy, dream, absurdism, surreal.
- DADA /ˈdɑː.dɑː/ · noun
- An infantile or informal term for one's father; also (as capitalized 'Dada') the early 20th-century European avant-garde art movement that embraced nonsense, chance, and anti-establishment provocation. Related: papa, daddy, pa, pop.
- BIRDS /bɜːrdz/ · noun
- Birds are warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and most commonly the ability to fly. Related: fowl, avian creatures, feathered friends, winged creatures.
- MACHINES /məˈʃiːnz/ · noun
- A machine is a device or system that performs or assists in the performance of a specific task, often using energy or power. Machines can be mechanical, electrical, or electronic, and can range from simple devices to complex systems. Related: device, equipment, apparatus, instrument.
- TROPICAL /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the tropics; extremely hot and humid. Having a warm or sunny climate. Related: exotic, equatorial, subtropical, torrid.
- HEADLESS /hæd.lɛs/ · adjective
- Having no head or a head that is not visible; lacking a head or a head that is not functioning. In computing, a headless system is one that is controlled remotely or by software, without a physical user interface. Related: headless chicken, decapitated, beheaded, headless body.
- ANTIPOPE /ˈæntɪpoʊp/ · noun
- A person who claims or is elected to be pope in opposition to a canonically chosen pope, especially during historical schisms within the Roman Catholic Church. Related: pretender, rival pontiff, usurper, counterclaimant.
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