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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






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






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






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






5. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






6. 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






7. 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'.






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






9. A British portrait and landscape painter.Works: The Blue Boy






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






11. Pagoda






12. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






17. What is another work for low relief?






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






19. Who said ' less is more'?






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






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






22. ...






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






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






25. 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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26. rayons resistant to what?






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






28. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






29. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






31. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






32. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Fix






44. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






46. Gouge and chisel






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






48. Air - dry unfired clay






49. 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.






50. 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.







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