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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Who made large portraits of friends?






2. What color do two secondary colors make?






3. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






4. Sculptor. Major Work: The Thinker - a naturalist - less concerned with monumental expression than with character and emotion. Departing with centuries of tradition - he turned away from the idealism of the Greeks - and the decorative beauty of the Ba






5. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






6. 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






7. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






9. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






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






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






13. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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






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






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






18. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






19. A ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both. Ancient Ea ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the su






20. 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






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






22. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






23. 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.






24. Made out of Metal






25. Woven wall hangings.






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






27. rayons resistant to what?






28. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






29. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






31. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






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






34. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






35. 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.






36. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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

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






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






40. What is another work for low relief?






41. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






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






44. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






45. An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.






46. A dominant idea or central theme






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






48. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






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






50. Example of baroque architecture