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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






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






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






4. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






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






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






7. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






10. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






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






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






13. Most common oil in oil paints






14. Robert Smithson






15. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






16. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






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






19. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






20. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






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






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






24. What city had the first skyscraper?






25. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






26. 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.






27. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






28. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






30. Symmetrical balance

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31. A ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both. Ancient Ea ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the su






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






33. White coating made of substances such as chalk - plaster - and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint






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






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






37. 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.






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

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39. Huge stones






40. ...






41. To make a quick sketch






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






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






44. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






45. 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






46. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






47. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






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






50. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.