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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






2. Continuous frieze






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






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






5. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






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






7. The central area of a church






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






9. The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk - cotton - gold - silver - or other material - upon any woven fabric - leather - paper - etc. - with a needle.






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






11. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






13. Robert Smithson






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






15. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






17. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






18. Gray made by mixing complements






19. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






20. Rocks - pebbles etc - 'a hole can it self have as much shape meaning as a solid mass. The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other - making it immediately more three - dimensional. A hole can i






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






22. 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.






23. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






24. A form of painting in which tiny dots of primary - colors are used to generate secondary colors. It is very similar to Divisionism - except that where Divisionism is concerned with color theory - Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of b






25. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






26. Huge stones






27. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






29. Origin is Mayan






30. Fix






31. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






32. 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






33. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






34. Most common oil in oil paints






35. AP on an art product means what






36. Rene Magritte






37. 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






38. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






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






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






41. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






42. Is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

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






44. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






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






47. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






49. 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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50. Seen as meditative art. The use of ONE COLOR