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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






2. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






3. What is another work for low relief?






4. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






5. Came in response to the darkness and heaviness of Baroque art - but did continue many of the ideals specified during the 17th century. Rococo related much more to decorative shapes as well as the natural and organic. Swirling shapes and asymmetrical






6. Girl with a Flower Hat by Rodin - is what type of sculpture?






7. Helen Frankenthaler - Mark Rothko - Clyford Still - Sam Gilliam






8. What color do two secondary colors make?






9. 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).






10. Continuous frieze






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






12. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






14. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






16. Air - dry unfired clay






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






18. 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






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






20. The central area of a church






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






25. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






26. 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






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






28. A dominant idea or central theme






29. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






30. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






31. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






32. Rene Magritte






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






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






35. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






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






37. Robert Smithson






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






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






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






41. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






43. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. Among the more prominent characteristics of his work are his use of chiaroscuro - the theatrical employment of light and shadow derived from Caravaggio






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






50. 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.