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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. Gouge and chisel






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






4. Example of baroque architecture






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






6. The central area of a church






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






8. What city had the first skyscraper?






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






10. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






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






12. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






13. Huge stones






14. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






15. Origin is Mayan






16. Pagoda






17. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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






19. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






20. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






21. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






22. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






23. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






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






25. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






30. 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).






31. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






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






33. Kandinksky - Gorky - Hoffman - Graham - Pollock - Willem de Kooning - Philip Guston






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






35. A dominant idea or central theme






36. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






37. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






38. 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






39. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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

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41. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






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






44. Fix






45. Air - dry unfired clay






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






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






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






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






50. Paint thinner and brush cleaner