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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






2. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






3. 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.






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






5. Most common oil in oil paints






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






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






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






9. Continuous frieze






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






11. 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






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. 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






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






15. 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.






16. The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.






17. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






19. Anvils - Blocks - fine pliers - burnisher - files - saw - mandrels






20. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






24. Considers the impact of the work: movement - unity - variety - balance - emphasis - contrast - proportion - and pattern.






25. A German performance artist - sculptor - installation artist - graphic artist - art theorist and pedagogue of art. Artwork: Performance : How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare






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






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






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






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






30. AP on an art product means what






31. Origin is Mayan






32. 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.






33. A print resembling a watercolor - produced from a copper plate etched with nitric






34. Fix






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






36. Came in response to the darkness and heaviness of Baroque art - but did continue many of the ideals specified during the 17th century. Rococo related much more to decorative shapes as well as the natural and organic. Swirling shapes and asymmetrical






37. Rocks - pebbles etc - 'a hole can it self have as much shape meaning as a solid mass. The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other - making it immediately more three - dimensional. A hole can i






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






39. 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.






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






41. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






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






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






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






46. To make a quick sketch






47. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






48. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






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






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