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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






5. Gouge and chisel






6. What kind of paper is used in the Book of Kells?






7. What invention allowed the Romans to build large space?






8. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






9. Produced by mixing a primary and secondary color ex. blue - green - red violet






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






11. AP on an art product means what






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






13. The laying of paint thickly






14. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






15. Robert Smithson






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






17. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






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






19. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






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






27. 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






28. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






29. Jan Vermeer - Canaletto - Guardi - and Paul Sandby






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






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






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






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






35. Huge stones






36. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






37. Most common oil in oil paints






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






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






40. 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






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






42. What city had the first skyscraper?






43. 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).






44. Rene Magritte






45. Air - dry unfired clay






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






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






48. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






49. To make a quick sketch






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