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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






2. AP on an art product means what






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. 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'.






8. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Is the traditional size for fabric support on panels. It seals porous fabric and isolates it from ground or oil paints.






13. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






14. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






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






16. What color do two secondary colors make?






17. 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






18. A painting technique in which - as the name suggests - a little bit of paint is put on a dry brush. When applied - it produces a broken - scratchy effect.






19. 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.






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






21. The central area of a church






22. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






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






24. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






25. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






26. Robert Smithson






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. Emphasis - contrast - balance - harmony - rhythm - proportion - unity - and variety






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






32. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






33. 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






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






35. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






36. 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






37. 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






38. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






39. 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.






40. The activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design






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






42. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






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






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






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






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






48. Continuous frieze






49. A dominant idea or central theme






50. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.