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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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.






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






3. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






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






5. Girl with a Flower Hat by Rodin - is what type of sculpture?






6. Symmetrical balance

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7. 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).






8. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






10. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






11. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






13. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






14. 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






15. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






16. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






22. The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk - cotton - gold - silver - or other material - upon any woven fabric - leather - paper - etc. - with a needle.






23. Controls the duration of an exposure - the faster the Shutter speed - the shorter the exposure time.






24. 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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25. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






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






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






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






29. Gouge and chisel






30. To loosen clay and circulate the moisture throughout. To remove the air






31. Used in water printing






32. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






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






35. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






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






37. Product that extends the drying time - and paint.






38. 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






39. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






40. A dominant idea or central theme






41. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






42. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






43. Robert Smithson






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






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






46. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






47. Example of baroque architecture






48. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






50. What city had the first skyscraper?