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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






2. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






3. What color do two secondary colors make?






4. What would not be seen in a typical western water color?






5. When the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art - that work is said to have ______. It suggests motion.






6. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






7. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






8. Product that extends the drying time - and paint.






9. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






10. What city had the first skyscraper?






11. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






12. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






13. Art - as sculptural constructions - having movable parts activated by motor - wind - hand pressure - or other direct means.






14. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






15. The laying of paint thickly






16. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






17. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






18. Came in response to Renaissance Art - ominous - otherworldly - and dark in subject. _________ art was heavily influenced by the Counter - reformation and thus more interested in dramatic scenes of saints and history paintings.Art from the Baroque per






19. Bright - round - flat and filbert - can be cleaned with turpentine - ferrule - metal part of brush






20. Stick - Compressed - charcoal pencils - powered charchoal - kneaded putty erasers






21. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






22. Made out of Metal






23. Who said ' less is more'?






24. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






25. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






26. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






27. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






28. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






29. Emphasis - contrast - balance - harmony - rhythm - proportion - unity - and variety






30. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






31. Italian term meaning smoke - describing a very delicate gradation of light and shade in the modeling of figures; often ascribed to Da Vinci's work.






32. An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.






33. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






34. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






35. Robert Smithson






36. Fix






37. Most common oil in oil paints






38. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






39. Painter and printmaker of Romantism.Held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity - and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. Works: The Song of Los - The Lovers Whirlwind - Ancient of Days






40. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






41. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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42. Continuous frieze






43. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






44. An obsolete photographic process in which a picture made on a silver surface is sensitized with iodine; and developed by exposure to mercury vapor.






45. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






46. His versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man






47. Came in response to the darkness and heaviness of Baroque art - but did continue many of the ideals specified during the 17th century. Rococo related much more to decorative shapes as well as the natural and organic. Swirling shapes and asymmetrical






48. Origin is Mayan






49. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






50. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended