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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






2. What is another work for low relief?






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






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






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






6. Product that extends the drying time - and paint.






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






8. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






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






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






12. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






13. Used in water printing






14. AP on an art product means what






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






16. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






17. 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






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






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






20. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






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






22. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






25. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






26. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






27. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






28. What city had the first skyscraper?






29. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs






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






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






32. To loosen clay and circulate the moisture throughout. To remove the air






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






34. The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk - cotton - gold - silver - or other material - upon any woven fabric - leather - paper - etc. - with a needle.






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. 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






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






38. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






39. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






40. What would not be seen in a typical western water color?






41. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






42. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






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






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






45. An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.






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






47. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






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






50. Gray made by mixing complements