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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A form of painting in which tiny dots of primary - colors are used to generate secondary colors. It is very similar to Divisionism - except that where Divisionism is concerned with color theory - Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of b






2. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






3. Woven wall hangings.






4. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






5. rayons resistant to what?






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






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






8. 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).






9. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






11. The laying of paint thickly






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






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






19. 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.






20. Gouge and chisel






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






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






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24. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






25. 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






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






27. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






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






38. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






39. Who said ' less is more'?






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






41. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






42. What color do two secondary colors make?






43. Italian term meaning smoke - describing a very delicate gradation of light and shade in the modeling of figures; often ascribed to Da Vinci's work.






44. To mount a white and black photo - use...






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






46. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






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






48. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






49. Symmetrical balance

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50. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?