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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






2. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






10. What is another work for low relief?






11. Fix






12. The laying of paint thickly






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






14. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






15. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






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






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






18. 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






19. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






20. 3X 5300 pixels






21. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






22. 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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23. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






31. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






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






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






34. Rene Magritte






35. 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.






36. ...






37. Made out of Metal






38. Woven wall hangings.






39. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






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






41. Common characteristics: flying buttress - copious amounts of stained glass windows - vast amounts of statuary - and many vaulted roofs - Rose Window - Ex. Chartres Cathedral






42. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






44. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






45. 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






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






47. Air - dry unfired clay






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






49. Gray made by mixing complements






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