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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






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






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






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






5. An effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.






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






7. ...






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






9. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






15. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






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






17. 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






18. Air - dry unfired clay






19. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






20. 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






21. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






22. AP on an art product means what






23. Pagoda






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






25. 3X 5300 pixels






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






27. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






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






30. Gray made by mixing complements






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






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






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






40. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






41. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






43. Rene Magritte






44. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






45. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






46. A dominant idea or central theme






47. Woven wall hangings.






48. Example of baroque architecture






49. 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.






50. 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.