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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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.






2. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






3. 3X 5300 pixels






4. 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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5. To mount a white and black photo - use...






6. 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.






7. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






8. What goes horizontal across a loom?






9. ...






10. A style of abstract painting in which dominates form and texture.






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






12. Seen as meditative art. The use of ONE COLOR






13. A dominant idea or central theme






14. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






15. 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






16. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






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






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






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






20. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






22. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






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






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






25. Example of baroque architecture






26. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






28. An effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.






29. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






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






31. 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.






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






33. The central area of a church






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






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






36. 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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37. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






38. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






39. Made out of Metal






40. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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47. Produced by mixing a primary and secondary color ex. blue - green - red violet






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






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






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







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