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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






2. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






3. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






4. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






5. Used in water printing






6. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






7. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






8. A steel needle for engraving on a bare copper plate without acid.






9. Pagoda






10. To make a quick sketch






11. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






12. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






13. An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.






14. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






15. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






16. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






17. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






19. Among the more prominent characteristics of his work are his use of chiaroscuro - the theatrical employment of light and shadow derived from Caravaggio






20. Common characteristics: flying buttress - copious amounts of stained glass windows - vast amounts of statuary - and many vaulted roofs - Rose Window - Ex. Chartres Cathedral






21. White coating made of substances such as chalk - plaster - and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint






22. Sculptor. Major Work: The Thinker - a naturalist - less concerned with monumental expression than with character and emotion. Departing with centuries of tradition - he turned away from the idealism of the Greeks - and the decorative beauty of the Ba






23. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






24. 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






25. Huge stones






26. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






27. A dominant idea or central theme






28. 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






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






30. What kind of paper is used in the Book of Kells?






31. What goes horizontal across a loom?






32. Made out of Metal






33. The action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows






34. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






35. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






36. Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie house was influenced by what style?






37. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






38. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






39. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






40. 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






41. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






42. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






44. A ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both. Ancient Ea ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the su






45. Symmetrical balance

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46. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






47. Considered one of the greatest printmakers of all time. Working with both woodcuts and copper engravings - he attained a level of detail that is virtually unsurpassed.






48. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






49. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






50. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.