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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Symmetrical balance

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






3. 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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4. Fix






5. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






12. Gouge and chisel






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






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






15. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






16. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






17. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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18. 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






19. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






20. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






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






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






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






24. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






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






26. To make a quick sketch






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






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






29. Woven wall hangings.






30. 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.






31. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






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

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33. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






34. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






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






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






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






38. Continuous frieze






39. Who said ' less is more'?






40. Art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world






41. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






42. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






43. 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






44. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






47. rayons resistant to what?






48. 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.






49. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






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







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