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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay - wax - or plaster figure is constructed.






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






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






4. To make a quick sketch






5. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






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






8. 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.






9. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Fix






13. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






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






15. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






17. 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.






18. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






19. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






20. 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).






21. 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.






22. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






24. 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






25. A steel needle for engraving on a bare copper plate without acid.






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






27. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






28. A German performance artist - sculptor - installation artist - graphic artist - art theorist and pedagogue of art. Artwork: Performance : How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare






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






30. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






32. Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie house was influenced by what style?






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






34. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






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






37. Continuous frieze






38. 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






39. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






41. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






42. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






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






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






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






47. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






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






49. What is another work for low relief?






50. The laying of paint thickly