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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. The activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design






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






4. 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.






5. 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






6. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






7. Made out of Metal






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






15. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






16. 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






17. What city had the first skyscraper?






18. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






19. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






20. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






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






23. When using a hand saw what safety should you use?






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






25. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






26. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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27. 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






28. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






29. Continuous frieze






30. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






32. Huge stones






33. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






40. Considered one of the greatest printmakers of all time. Working with both woodcuts and copper engravings - he attained a level of detail that is virtually unsurpassed.






41. Gouge and chisel






42. Used in water printing






43. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






44. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






45. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






46. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






47. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






48. His versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man






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






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