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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






2. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






3. AP on an art product means what






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






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






6. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Helen Frankenthaler - Mark Rothko - Clyford Still - Sam Gilliam






11. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






12. 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






13. What color do two secondary colors make?






14. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






15. Italian term meaning smoke - describing a very delicate gradation of light and shade in the modeling of figures; often ascribed to Da Vinci's work.






16. 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






17. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






19. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






21. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






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






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






25. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






26. What invention allowed the Romans to build large space?






27. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






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






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






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






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






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. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






34. A dominant idea or central theme






35. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






36. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






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






39. Used in water printing






40. 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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41. Most common oil in oil paints






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






43. The central area of a church






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






45. Origin is Mayan






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






47. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






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






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






50. Known by its massive quality - its thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms and they are frequently of very regular - symmetrical plan so that the overall







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