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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. rayons resistant to what?






8. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






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






10. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






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






12. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






13. Origin is Mayan






14. Emphasis - contrast - balance - harmony - rhythm - proportion - unity - and variety






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






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






17. Air - dry unfired clay






18. 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.






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






20. 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






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






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

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23. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






24. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






25. An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.






26. A dominant idea or central theme






27. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






28. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






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






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






31. Rene Magritte






32. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






33. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Key (blacK). This ystem is used for printing. For mixing of pigments - it is better to use the secondary colours - since they mix subtractively instead of additively.






34. The activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design






35. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






36. 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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37. Fix






38. Example of baroque architecture






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






44. Woven wall hangings.






45. What is another work for low relief?






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






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






48. 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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49. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






50. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?