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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






6. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






7. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light. More sensitive (faster) films have higher ISO numbers and require less exposure in order to make a properly - exposed picture.






8. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






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






11. The action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows






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






13. 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






14. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






15. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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16. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






17. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






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






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






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






21. Among the more prominent characteristics of his work are his use of chiaroscuro - the theatrical employment of light and shadow derived from Caravaggio






22. 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.






23. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






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






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






26. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






27. 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






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






29. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






31. Gray made by mixing complements






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






33. Gouge and chisel






34. Huge stones






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. ...






42. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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






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






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






47. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






48. 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






49. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






50. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)