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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






2. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






3. A dominant idea or central theme






4. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






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






6. What is another work for low relief?






7. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Symmetrical balance


17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. The laying of paint thickly






24. A style of abstract painting in which dominates form and texture.






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






26. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






27. An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.






28. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






29. Air - dry unfired clay






30. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






31. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






32. 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






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






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






35. ...






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






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






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






39. Origin is Mayan






40. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






41. Art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world






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






43. The action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows






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






45. What color do two secondary colors make?






46. What kind of paper is used in the Book of Kells?






47. 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.






48. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






50. Woven wall hangings.