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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






2. 3X 5300 pixels






3. AP on an art product means what






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






5. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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






10. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






12. What is another work for low relief?






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






14. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






15. 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.






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






17. 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'.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. In oil painting - the technique of brushing one layer of paint on top of another in a way that reveals some of the under color.






26. 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).






27. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






28. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






29. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






31. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






33. Pagoda






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






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






36. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






37. Is the traditional size for fabric support on panels. It seals porous fabric and isolates it from ground or oil paints.






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






39. Air - dry unfired clay






40. Symmetrical balance

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41. 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






42. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Key (blacK). This ystem is used for printing. For mixing of pigments - it is better to use the secondary colours - since they mix subtractively instead of additively.






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






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






45. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






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






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






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






49. To make a quick sketch






50. A dominant idea or central theme