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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






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






4. Bright - round - flat and filbert - can be cleaned with turpentine - ferrule - metal part of brush






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






6. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






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






8. Gray made by mixing complements






9. 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.






10. To mount a white and black photo - use...






11. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






13. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






14. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






16. A skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay - wax - or plaster figure is constructed.






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






18. Gouge and chisel






19. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






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






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






22. Who said ' less is more'?






23. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






24. 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






25. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






26. Is the traditional size for fabric support on panels. It seals porous fabric and isolates it from ground or oil paints.






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






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






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






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






31. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






32. ...






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






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






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






36. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






38. Rene Magritte






39. 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.






40. Used in water printing






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






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






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






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






45. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






46. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






47. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






48. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






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

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