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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






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






3. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






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






5. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






6. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






7. A dominant idea or central theme






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






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






10. The central area of a church






11. Came in response to the darkness and heaviness of Baroque art - but did continue many of the ideals specified during the 17th century. Rococo related much more to decorative shapes as well as the natural and organic. Swirling shapes and asymmetrical






12. A print resembling a watercolor - produced from a copper plate etched with nitric






13. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






14. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






16. 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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17. 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






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






19. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






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






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






23. Pagoda






24. What kind of paper is used in the Book of Kells?






25. What goes horizontal across a loom?






26. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






27. Huge stones






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






29. Origin is Mayan






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world






37. 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'.






38. Air - dry unfired clay






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






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






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






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






44. Most common oil in oil paints






45. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






46. 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






47. ...






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






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






50. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.