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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






2. Who said ' less is more'?






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






4. 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).






5. 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






6. Used in water printing






7. 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






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






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






10. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






11. The laying of paint thickly






12. What is another work for low relief?






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






14. 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






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






16. What goes horizontal across a loom?






17. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






19. What city had the first skyscraper?






20. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






22. Art - as sculptural constructions - having movable parts activated by motor - wind - hand pressure - or other direct means.






23. An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.






24. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






26. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






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






28. What color do two secondary colors make?






29. A ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both. Ancient Ea ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the su






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






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






32. 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






33. Bright - round - flat and filbert - can be cleaned with turpentine - ferrule - metal part of brush






34. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






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






37. Gray made by mixing complements






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






39. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






40. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






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






42. Rene Magritte






43. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






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






45. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






46. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






47. 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






48. Woven wall hangings.






49. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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