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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






2. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






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






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






5. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






6. Symmetrical balance

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7. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






8. 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






9. 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).






10. 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






11. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






12. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






13. 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.






14. Air - dry unfired clay






15. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






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






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






18. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. Huge stones






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






32. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






33. A German performance artist - sculptor - installation artist - graphic artist - art theorist and pedagogue of art. Artwork: Performance : How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare






34. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






35. A dominant idea or central theme






36. 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






37. Made out of Metal






38. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






39. Continuous frieze






40. 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






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






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






43. Used in water printing






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






45. When the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art - that work is said to have ______. It suggests motion.






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






47. The central area of a church






48. 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.






49. Most common oil in oil paints






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