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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






8. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






9. 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






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






11. rayons resistant to what?






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






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






14. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






16. 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.






17. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






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






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






20. In oil painting - the technique of brushing one layer of paint on top of another in a way that reveals some of the under color.






21. 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






22. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






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






25. 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






26. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






27. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






28. 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.






29. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






30. Made out of Metal






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Known by its massive quality - its thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms and they are frequently of very regular - symmetrical plan so that the overall






39. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






40. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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41. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






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






43. Gray made by mixing complements






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






45. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






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






47. 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).






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






50. Most common oil in oil paints