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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Most common oil in oil paints






2. 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






3. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






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






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






6. Continuous frieze






7. Painter and printmaker of Romantism.Held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity - and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. Works: The Song of Los - The Lovers Whirlwind - Ancient of Days






8. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. To make a quick sketch






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






19. 3X 5300 pixels






20. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






21. The action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows






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






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






24. Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie house was influenced by what style?






25. 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






26. The laying of paint thickly






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






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






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






30. 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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31. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






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






34. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






36. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






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






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






40. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






42. Who said ' less is more'?






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






50. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint