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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Controls the duration of an exposure - the faster the Shutter speed - the shorter the exposure time.






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






3. Symmetrical balance

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4. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






5. To make a quick sketch






6. Example of baroque architecture






7. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






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






9. Continuous frieze






10. Made out of Metal






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






12. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






13. Produced by mixing a primary and secondary color ex. blue - green - red violet






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






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






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






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






18. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






19. A painting technique in which - as the name suggests - a little bit of paint is put on a dry brush. When applied - it produces a broken - scratchy effect.






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






21. 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






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






23. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






24. Huge stones






25. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






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






28. AP on an art product means what






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






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






31. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






33. What is another work for low relief?






34. 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






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






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






37. The laying of paint thickly






38. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






39. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






40. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






41. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






42. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






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






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






45. Gray made by mixing complements






46. 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.






47. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






49. Used in water printing






50. To mount a white and black photo - use...