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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






8. 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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9. 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






10. Used in water printing






11. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






13. Huge stones






14. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






15. 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






16. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






17. 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.






18. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






19. A dominant idea or central theme






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






21. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






22. 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).






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






24. Most common oil in oil paints






25. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 3X 5300 pixels






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






32. 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






33. What color do two secondary colors make?






34. 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.






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






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






37. Rene Magritte






38. A British portrait and landscape painter.Works: The Blue Boy






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






40. Gray made by mixing complements






41. 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.






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






43. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






44. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






45. 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.






46. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






47. AP on an art product means what






48. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






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






50. 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