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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. The genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information - creating a painting that appears to be very realistic like a photograph.






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






3. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






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






5. Jan Vermeer - Canaletto - Guardi - and Paul Sandby






6. Continuous frieze






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






8. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






9. 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






10. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs






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






12. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






13. Known by its massive quality - its thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms and they are frequently of very regular - symmetrical plan so that the overall






14. The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk - cotton - gold - silver - or other material - upon any woven fabric - leather - paper - etc. - with a needle.






15. A type of modern sculpture consisting of combining multiple objects or forms - often 'found' objects.






16. Rene Magritte






17. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






18. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






19. A print resembling a watercolor - produced from a copper plate etched with nitric






20. Gouge and chisel






21. 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).






22. 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






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






24. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






25. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






26. rayons resistant to what?






27. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






29. A painting technique in which - as the name suggests - a little bit of paint is put on a dry brush. When applied - it produces a broken - scratchy effect.






30. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Key (blacK). This ystem is used for printing. For mixing of pigments - it is better to use the secondary colours - since they mix subtractively instead of additively.






31. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






32. 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






33. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






34. A dominant idea or central theme






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






36. Controls the duration of an exposure - the faster the Shutter speed - the shorter the exposure time.






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






38. Rocks - pebbles etc - 'a hole can it self have as much shape meaning as a solid mass. The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other - making it immediately more three - dimensional. A hole can i






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






40. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






41. 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.






42. Even heat distribution. super - durable - soakproof - cut resistant.






43. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






44. Is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

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45. 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'.






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






48. 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.






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






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