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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.






2. Art - as sculptural constructions - having movable parts activated by motor - wind - hand pressure - or other direct means.






3. What invention allowed the Romans to build large space?






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






5. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






7. A type of modern sculpture consisting of combining multiple objects or forms - often 'found' objects.






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






9. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






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






11. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






12. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






13. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






14. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






15. 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.






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






17. What is another work for low relief?






18. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






19. Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie house was influenced by what style?






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






26. Who made large portraits of friends?






27. What city had the first skyscraper?






28. What color do two secondary colors make?






29. The laying of paint thickly






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






31. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






32. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






34. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






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






36. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






45. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






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






47. Gouge and chisel






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






49. 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.






50. What type of paper would have a raised texture?