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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. The central area of a church






3. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






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






5. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






6. Most common oil in oil paints






7. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






8. 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






9. Made out of Metal






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






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






12. The laying of paint thickly






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






22. What is another work for low relief?






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






24. 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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25. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






26. 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






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






28. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






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






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






37. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






38. What goes horizontal across a loom?






39. What invention allowed the Romans to build large space?






40. 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.






41. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






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






43. Anvils - Blocks - fine pliers - burnisher - files - saw - mandrels






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






45. Is the traditional size for fabric support on panels. It seals porous fabric and isolates it from ground or oil paints.






46. rayons resistant to what?






47. Example of baroque architecture






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






49. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






50. 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







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