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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






2. Who is created with the first bronze statue since roman times?

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3. Painter and printmaker of Romantism.Held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity - and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. Works: The Song of Los - The Lovers Whirlwind - Ancient of Days






4. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






5. 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.






6. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






7. Art - as sculptural constructions - having movable parts activated by motor - wind - hand pressure - or other direct means.






8. Emphasis - contrast - balance - harmony - rhythm - proportion - unity - and variety






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Continuous frieze






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






15. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






16. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






17. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






18. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






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






21. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






22. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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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29. The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.






30. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






33. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






35. 3X 5300 pixels






36. 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).






37. A painting technique in which - as the name suggests - a little bit of paint is put on a dry brush. When applied - it produces a broken - scratchy effect.






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






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






40. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






41. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






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






43. 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






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






45. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






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






47. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






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






49. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






50. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?