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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






8. Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork






9. The central area of a church






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






11. 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.






12. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






13. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






14. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






15. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






25. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






26. 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






27. Rene Magritte






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






29. Example of baroque architecture






30. Who is created with the first bronze statue since roman times?

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






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






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






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






35. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






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






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






38. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






39. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






40. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






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. Used in water printing






43. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






44. In oil painting - the technique of brushing one layer of paint on top of another in a way that reveals some of the under color.






45. (mid 1800s) As a reactionagainst the mass - produced goods of the Industrial Revolution






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






47. 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.






48. Origin is Mayan






49. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






50. What is another work for low relief?