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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






6. Stick - Compressed - charcoal pencils - powered charchoal - kneaded putty erasers






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. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






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






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






11. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






12. 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.






13. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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14. Painter and printmaker of Romantism.Held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity - and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. Works: The Song of Los - The Lovers Whirlwind - Ancient of Days






15. 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.






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






17. Who said ' less is more'?






18. The genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information - creating a painting that appears to be very realistic like a photograph.






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






20. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






21. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






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






23. Who is created with the first bronze statue since roman times?

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






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






26. Air - dry unfired clay






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






28. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






29. Symmetrical balance

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






31. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






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






34. Origin is Mayan






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. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






37. 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






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






39. What is another work for low relief?






40. To make a quick sketch






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






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






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






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






45. A form of painting in which tiny dots of primary - colors are used to generate secondary colors. It is very similar to Divisionism - except that where Divisionism is concerned with color theory - Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of b






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






47. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






49. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






50. What color do two secondary colors make?