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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. A German performance artist - sculptor - installation artist - graphic artist - art theorist and pedagogue of art. Artwork: Performance : How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare






5. 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.






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






7. A skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay - wax - or plaster figure is constructed.






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






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






10. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






11. 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'.






12. Used in water printing






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






14. Most common oil in oil paints






15. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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).






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






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






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






27. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






28. Origin is Mayan






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






30. 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






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






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






33. rayons resistant to what?






34. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






35. What city had the first skyscraper?






36. To make a quick sketch






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






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






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






40. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






42. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






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






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






45. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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