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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






2. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






3. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






4. Most common oil in oil paints






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






6. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






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






8. Italian term meaning smoke - describing a very delicate gradation of light and shade in the modeling of figures; often ascribed to Da Vinci's work.






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






10. 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






11. Even heat distribution. super - durable - soakproof - cut resistant.






12. Woven wall hangings.






13. 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






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






15. The activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design






16. The laying of paint thickly






17. A dominant idea or central theme






18. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






19. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






21. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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22. Bright - round - flat and filbert - can be cleaned with turpentine - ferrule - metal part of brush






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






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






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






26. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






27. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






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






29. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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30. Among the more prominent characteristics of his work are his use of chiaroscuro - the theatrical employment of light and shadow derived from Caravaggio






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






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






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






34. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






36. Origin is Mayan






37. Robert Smithson






38. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






39. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






40. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






41. An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.






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






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






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






45. Who made large portraits of friends?






46. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






47. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






49. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






50. Relative darkness or lightness of a color