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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






2. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






3. 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






4. 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'.






5. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






6. The activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design






7. Considers the impact of the work: movement - unity - variety - balance - emphasis - contrast - proportion - and pattern.






8. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






9. To mount a white and black photo - use...






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






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






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






13. 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).






14. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






15. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






16. Air - dry unfired clay






17. 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






18. Used in water printing






19. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






20. 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






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






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






23. 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.






24. To loosen clay and circulate the moisture throughout. To remove the air






25. Girl with a Flower Hat by Rodin - is what type of sculpture?






26. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






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






28. 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.






29. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?






30. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






31. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






32. What goes horizontal across a loom?






33. Gouge and chisel






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






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






36. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






37. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light. More sensitive (faster) films have higher ISO numbers and require less exposure in order to make a properly - exposed picture.






38. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






39. rayons resistant to what?






40. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






41. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






42. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






43. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






44. Kandinksky - Gorky - Hoffman - Graham - Pollock - Willem de Kooning - Philip Guston






45. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






46. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






47. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






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






49. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






50. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color