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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Rene Magritte






2. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






3. Used in water printing






4. Air - dry unfired clay






5. 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






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






7. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






8. 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






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






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






11. rayons resistant to what?






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Pagoda






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






19. 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.






20. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






22. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






23. Origin is Mayan






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






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






26. 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.






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






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

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29. Who said ' less is more'?






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






31. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






32. Made out of Metal






33. 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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34. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






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






36. AP on an art product means what






37. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






39. Jan Vermeer - Canaletto - Guardi - and Paul Sandby






40. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. The laying of paint thickly






45. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






46. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






47. A dominant idea or central theme






48. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






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






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