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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. In oil painting - the technique of brushing one layer of paint on top of another in a way that reveals some of the under color.






2. 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.






3. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






4. 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






5. Symmetrical balance

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6. What is another work for low relief?






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. What city had the first skyscraper?






16. ...






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






18. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






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






20. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






21. Art - as sculptural constructions - having movable parts activated by motor - wind - hand pressure - or other direct means.






22. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






23. 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






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






25. When using a hand saw what safety should you use?






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






27. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






28. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






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






30. 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






31. Most common oil in oil paints






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






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






34. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






35. 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






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






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






38. The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.






39. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. The laying of paint thickly






46. 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.






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






48. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






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