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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. Fix






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






4. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






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






6. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






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






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






10. A skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay - wax - or plaster figure is constructed.






11. Stick - Compressed - charcoal pencils - powered charchoal - kneaded putty erasers






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






13. Who made large portraits of friends?






14. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






15. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






16. 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






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






18. Made out of Metal






19. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






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






21. 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'.






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






23. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






24. A dominant idea or central theme






25. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






26. To make a quick sketch






27. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






28. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






29. Continuous frieze






30. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






31. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






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






33. 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






34. 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.






35. rayons resistant to what?






36. 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.






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






38. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






39. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






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






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






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






44. Helen Frankenthaler - Mark Rothko - Clyford Still - Sam Gilliam






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






46. Gouge and chisel






47. 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.






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






49. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






50. Huge stones







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