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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






3. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






4. 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






5. 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.






6. Pagoda






7. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






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






10. Fix






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






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






13. Origin is Mayan






14. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






15. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






16. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






18. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






19. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






20. Most common oil in oil paints






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






22. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






24. 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






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






26. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






27. 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






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






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






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. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






32. 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






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






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






35. 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).






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






37. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






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






39. 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






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






41. 3X 5300 pixels






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






43. rayons resistant to what?






44. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






45. 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






46. 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






47. Gouge and chisel






48. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






49. Robert Smithson






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