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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What would not be seen in a typical western water color?






2. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






3. 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.






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






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






6. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






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. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






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






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. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






13. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






15. Seen as meditative art. The use of ONE COLOR






16. Fix






17. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?






18. Who said ' less is more'?






19. Gray made by mixing complements






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






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






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






23. Pagoda






24. 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






25. 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.






26. Who made large portraits of friends?






27. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






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






29. 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.






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. The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk - cotton - gold - silver - or other material - upon any woven fabric - leather - paper - etc. - with a needle.






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






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






34. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






36. ...






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






38. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






39. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






40. The laying of paint thickly






41. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






48. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light. More sensitive (faster) films have higher ISO numbers and require less exposure in order to make a properly - exposed picture.






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






50. rayons resistant to what?