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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






2. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






3. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






4. 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.






5. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






7. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






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






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






11. Origin is Mayan






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






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






14. 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.






15. Gouge and chisel






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






17. Gray made by mixing complements






18. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






20. Most common oil in oil paints






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






22. 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.






23. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






24. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






25. Who made large portraits of friends?






26. Rene Magritte






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






28. What color do two secondary colors make?






29. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Key (blacK). This ystem is used for printing. For mixing of pigments - it is better to use the secondary colours - since they mix subtractively instead of additively.






30. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






33. What city had the first skyscraper?






34. 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






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






36. rayons resistant to what?






37. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






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






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






41. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






42. The central area of a church






43. 3X 5300 pixels






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






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






46. Made out of Metal






47. 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.






48. Stick - Compressed - charcoal pencils - powered charchoal - kneaded putty erasers






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






50. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?