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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






2. 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.






3. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






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






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






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

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8. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






9. rayons resistant to what?






10. An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.






11. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






12. Painter and printmaker of Romantism.Held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity - and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. Works: The Song of Los - The Lovers Whirlwind - Ancient of Days






13. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






14. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






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






16. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






18. Symmetrical balance

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19. Robert Smithson






20. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






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






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






23. A print resembling a watercolor - produced from a copper plate etched with nitric






24. 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.






25. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






26. Pagoda






27. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






29. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






30. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






32. 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.






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






34. Girl with a Flower Hat by Rodin - is what type of sculpture?






35. Gray made by mixing complements






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






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






38. Rene Magritte






39. Made out of Metal






40. A dominant idea or central theme






41. 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






42. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






43. Huge stones






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






45. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. Used in water printing






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