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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Made out of Metal






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






3. Woven wall hangings.






4. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






5. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






6. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






7. The central area of a church






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






9. 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.






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






11. AP on an art product means what






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






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






14. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






15. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






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






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






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






19. 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'.






20. A dominant idea or central theme






21. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






27. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






28. 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






29. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






30. 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.






31. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






32. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






33. Gouge and chisel






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






35. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






36. 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






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






38. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






39. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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






42. 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.






43. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






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






45. An obsolete photographic process in which a picture made on a silver surface is sensitized with iodine; and developed by exposure to mercury vapor.






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






47. When using a hand saw what safety should you use?






48. 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






49. Who is created with the first bronze statue since roman times?

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