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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






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






3. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






4. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






6. ...






7. Rocks - pebbles etc - 'a hole can it self have as much shape meaning as a solid mass. The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other - making it immediately more three - dimensional. A hole can i






8. A dominant idea or central theme






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






10. Huge stones






11. To make a quick sketch






12. Art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world






13. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






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






15. What city had the first skyscraper?






16. 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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17. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






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






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






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






21. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






22. Rene Magritte






23. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






24. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Robert Smithson






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






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






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






33. The action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows






34. A painting technique in which - as the name suggests - a little bit of paint is put on a dry brush. When applied - it produces a broken - scratchy effect.






35. Pagoda






36. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






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






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






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






49. Used in water printing






50. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross