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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. rayons resistant to what?






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






3. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






4. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






5. 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






6. Huge stones






7. 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.






8. To make a quick sketch






9. Continuous frieze






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






11. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






12. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






13. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






14. 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






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. 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.






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






18. The laying of paint thickly






19. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






22. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






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






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. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






28. 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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29. 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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30. Rene Magritte






31. Pagoda






32. 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.






33. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






34. Gouge and chisel






35. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






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






37. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






39. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






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






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






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






44. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






45. 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'.






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






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






48. The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.






49. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






50. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross