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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






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






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






4. Fix






5. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






6. 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






7. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






8. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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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18. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






20. 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.






21. Pagoda






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






23. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Example of baroque architecture






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






32. Gray made by mixing complements






33. 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.






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






35. Who said ' less is more'?






36. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






37. A skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay - wax - or plaster figure is constructed.






38. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






41. Woven wall hangings.






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






43. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






44. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






45. 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






46. Gouge and chisel






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. Most common oil in oil paints






49. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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