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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Anvils - Blocks - fine pliers - burnisher - files - saw - mandrels






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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






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






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






10. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






11. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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

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13. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






14. 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






15. 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






16. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






17. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






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






19. rayons resistant to what?






20. An obsolete photographic process in which a picture made on a silver surface is sensitized with iodine; and developed by exposure to mercury vapor.






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






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






23. 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






24. A dominant idea or central theme






25. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






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






27. 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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28. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






33. What color do two secondary colors make?






34. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






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






37. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






38. Example of baroque architecture






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






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






41. What city had the first skyscraper?






42. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






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






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






45. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






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