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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. Is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

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6. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






7. Made out of Metal






8. Origin is Mayan






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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






13. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






14. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






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






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






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






18. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






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






21. Huge stones






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






28. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. (mid 1800s) As a reactionagainst the mass - produced goods of the Industrial Revolution






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. Used in water printing






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






43. What would not be seen in a typical western water color?






44. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






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






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






47. 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.






48. What is another work for low relief?






49. 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






50. 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