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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






2. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






3. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






4. A British portrait and landscape painter.Works: The Blue Boy






5. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






6. 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.






7. Continuous frieze






8. 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






9. Produced by mixing a primary and secondary color ex. blue - green - red violet






10. Girl with a Flower Hat by Rodin - is what type of sculpture?






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






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






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






14. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






15. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






16. A dominant idea or central theme






17. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






18. To make a quick sketch






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






20. The central area of a church






21. What is another work for low relief?






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






23. Origin is Mayan






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






25. 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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26. Made out of Metal






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






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






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






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






31. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






32. 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






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






34. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






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






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






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






38. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






39. 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






40. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






41. 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.






42. ...






43. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






44. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






45. What color do two secondary colors make?






46. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






47. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






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






49. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






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