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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A steel needle for engraving on a bare copper plate without acid






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






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






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






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






6. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






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






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






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






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






12. The laying of paint thickly






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






14. 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.






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






16. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






17. 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






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






19. Italian term meaning smoke - describing a very delicate gradation of light and shade in the modeling of figures; often ascribed to Da Vinci's work.






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






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






22. To make a quick sketch






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






24. Robert Smithson






25. What color do two secondary colors make?






26. 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.






27. The central area of a church






28. What is another work for low relief?






29. 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






30. What city had the first skyscraper?






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






32. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






33. 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.






34. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






35. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






36. 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.






37. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






38. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






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






41. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






42. When using a hand saw what safety should you use?






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






44. Continuous frieze






45. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






46. A German performance artist - sculptor - installation artist - graphic artist - art theorist and pedagogue of art. Artwork: Performance : How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare






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






48. Made out of Metal






49. 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.






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