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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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'.






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






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






4. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






5. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






6. 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.






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






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






9. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






10. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






11. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






12. 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.






13. 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






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






15. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






16. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






17. 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.






18. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






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






21. What city had the first skyscraper?






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






23. ...






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






25. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






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






27. 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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28. Origin is Mayan






29. What goes horizontal across a loom?






30. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






31. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






32. Rene Magritte






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






34. Who said ' less is more'?






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






36. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






37. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






38. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






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






41. Gouge and chisel






42. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






43. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






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






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






46. Pagoda






47. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






48. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






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






50. Used in water printing







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