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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






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






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






4. AP on an art product means what






5. Product that extends the drying time - and paint.






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






7. A dominant idea or central theme






8. 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






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






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






11. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






13. 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.






14. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






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






16. 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






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






18. Huge stones






19. Fix






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






21. 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.






22. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






23. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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24. Origin is Mayan






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






26. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






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






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






30. What city had the first skyscraper?






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






37. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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






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






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






42. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






44. 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






45. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






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






47. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






48. Who made large portraits of friends?






49. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






50. Polystyrene -Polyurethane