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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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.






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






4. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






5. 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






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






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






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






9. ...






10. 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






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






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






13. Huge stones






14. Who said ' less is more'?






15. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






16. 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






17. What city had the first skyscraper?






18. 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






19. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






20. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






22. Even heat distribution. super - durable - soakproof - cut resistant.






23. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






24. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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25. Kandinksky - Gorky - Hoffman - Graham - Pollock - Willem de Kooning - Philip Guston






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






27. An effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.






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






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






30. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






31. 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.






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






33. Robert Smithson






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






35. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






37. Fix






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






41. 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






42. 3X 5300 pixels






43. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






44. 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.






45. Pagoda






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






47. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






48. 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






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






50. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross