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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Origin is Mayan






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






3. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






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






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






6. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






8. 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.






9. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






10. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






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






12. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






19. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






20. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






21. To make a quick sketch






22. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






23. 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






24. What is another work for low relief?






25. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






28. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






30. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






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






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. Woven wall hangings.






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






36. Who made large portraits of friends?






37. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






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






40. 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






41. Gouge and chisel






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. 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.






44. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






45. Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork






46. The laying of paint thickly






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






48. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






49. Controls the duration of an exposure - the faster the Shutter speed - the shorter the exposure time.






50. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?