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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. AP on an art product means what






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






3. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






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






5. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






6. 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






7. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






8. ...






9. Continuous frieze






10. 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






11. The central area of a church






12. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






13. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






14. 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'.






15. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






16. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






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






18. The genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information - creating a painting that appears to be very realistic like a photograph.






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






20. What is another work for low relief?






21. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






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






23. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






24. Fix






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






26. Sculptor. Major Work: The Thinker - a naturalist - less concerned with monumental expression than with character and emotion. Departing with centuries of tradition - he turned away from the idealism of the Greeks - and the decorative beauty of the Ba






27. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






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






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






30. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






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






33. Symmetrical balance

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






35. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork






40. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






42. To make a quick sketch






43. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






44. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






45. A type of modern sculpture consisting of combining multiple objects or forms - often 'found' objects.






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






47. Anvils - Blocks - fine pliers - burnisher - files - saw - mandrels






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






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






50. 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.







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