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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Woven wall hangings.






2. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






3. 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






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






5. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






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






8. 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






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






10. ...






11. 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.






12. rayons resistant to what?






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






14. AP on an art product means what






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






16. Gouge and chisel






17. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






18. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






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






21. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






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






24. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






25. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






26. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






27. To make a quick sketch






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






29. Rene Magritte






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






31. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






32. 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.






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

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






35. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






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






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






38. Common characteristics: flying buttress - copious amounts of stained glass windows - vast amounts of statuary - and many vaulted roofs - Rose Window - Ex. Chartres Cathedral






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






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






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






42. Pagoda






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






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






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






47. Who said ' less is more'?






48. Robert Smithson






49. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






50. 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