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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






2. His versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man






3. 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.






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






5. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






6. (mid 1800s) As a reactionagainst the mass - produced goods of the Industrial Revolution






7. The central area of a church






8. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






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






11. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






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






13. 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.






14. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






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






18. 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






19. Example of baroque architecture






20. 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.






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






34. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






35. Who said ' less is more'?






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






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






38. Most common oil in oil paints






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






40. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






41. 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).






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






43. The laying of paint thickly






44. Used in water printing






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






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






47. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






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






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






50. 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.