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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.






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






3. Even heat distribution. super - durable - soakproof - cut resistant.






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






5. 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).






6. 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






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






8. ...






9. The laying of paint thickly






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






11. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






13. Fix






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






15. When the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art - that work is said to have ______. It suggests motion.






16. Made out of Metal






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






23. (mid 1800s) As a reactionagainst the mass - produced goods of the Industrial Revolution






24. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






25. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






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






28. Who is created with the first bronze statue since roman times?

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29. Gouge and chisel






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






31. Symmetrical balance

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






33. AP on an art product means what






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






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






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






37. What city had the first skyscraper?






38. Origin is Mayan






39. What would not be seen in a typical western water color?






40. Example of baroque architecture






41. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






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






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






44. Produced by mixing a primary and secondary color ex. blue - green - red violet






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






46. A dominant idea or central theme






47. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






48. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






49. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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