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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






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






3. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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14. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






15. The laying of paint thickly






16. 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






17. 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.






18. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






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






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






21. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






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






24. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






26. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






28. 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






29. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






30. An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.






31. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






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






33. Woven wall hangings.






34. 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






35. Gray made by mixing complements






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






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






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






39. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






40. 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.






41. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






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






43. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






44. 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.






45. 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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46. Gouge and chisel






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






48. 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






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






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