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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






2. 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.






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. What kind of paper is used in the Book of Kells?






5. Sculptor. Major Work: The Thinker - a naturalist - less concerned with monumental expression than with character and emotion. Departing with centuries of tradition - he turned away from the idealism of the Greeks - and the decorative beauty of the Ba






6. Robert Smithson






7. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






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






9. 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






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






11. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






12. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






13. Used in water printing






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






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






16. 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






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






18. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






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






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






21. 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






22. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






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






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






25. What is another work for low relief?






26. ...






27. Gouge and chisel






28. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






29. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






30. 3X 5300 pixels






31. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






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






33. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






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






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






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






37. The central area of a church






38. Product that extends the drying time - and paint.






39. Fix






40. The genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information - creating a painting that appears to be very realistic like a photograph.






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






42. Made out of Metal






43. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






44. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?






45. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






46. 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.






47. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






49. 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.






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