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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






2. Air - dry unfired clay






3. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






4. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






5. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






6. Used in water printing






7. 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






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






9. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Huge stones






15. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






16. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






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






18. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






20. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






21. To make a quick sketch






22. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






23. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






24. Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. ...






39. A dominant idea or central theme






40. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. 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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45. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






46. Gouge and chisel






47. 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






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






49. What is another work for low relief?






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