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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






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






4. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






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






6. Example of baroque architecture






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






8. A British portrait and landscape painter.Works: The Blue Boy






9. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






10. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






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






12. Huge stones






13. Considered one of the greatest printmakers of all time. Working with both woodcuts and copper engravings - he attained a level of detail that is virtually unsurpassed.






14. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






16. Made out of Metal






17. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






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






20. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






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






22. Gray made by mixing complements






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






24. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






25. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






31. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






32. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






33. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






34. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






35. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






36. 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






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






38. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






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






40. Continuous frieze






41. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






42. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






44. ...






45. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






46. Used in water printing






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






48. 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






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






50. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?