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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






3. What goes horizontal across a loom?






4. 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






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






6. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






7. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






8. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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9. 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






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






11. A style of abstract painting in which dominates form and texture.






12. 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.






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






15. Who said ' less is more'?






16. Kandinksky - Gorky - Hoffman - Graham - Pollock - Willem de Kooning - Philip Guston






17. Fix






18. What city had the first skyscraper?






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






20. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






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






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






23. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






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






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






26. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






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






29. 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.






30. Air - dry unfired clay






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






32. Came in response to Renaissance Art - ominous - otherworldly - and dark in subject. _________ art was heavily influenced by the Counter - reformation and thus more interested in dramatic scenes of saints and history paintings.Art from the Baroque per






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Continuous frieze






39. Rene Magritte






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






41. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






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






43. Made out of Metal






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






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






46. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






47. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






49. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






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