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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






5. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. To make a quick sketch






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






20. 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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21. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






22. What is another work for low relief?






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

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






25. Jan Vermeer - Canaletto - Guardi - and Paul Sandby






26. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






27. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






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






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






30. Common characteristics: flying buttress - copious amounts of stained glass windows - vast amounts of statuary - and many vaulted roofs - Rose Window - Ex. Chartres Cathedral






31. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






32. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






33. The laying of paint thickly






34. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






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






36. Origin is Mayan






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






38. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






39. In oil painting - the technique of brushing one layer of paint on top of another in a way that reveals some of the under color.






40. Air - dry unfired clay






41. 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






42. Example of baroque architecture






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






44. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






45. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






46. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






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






49. 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.






50. What city had the first skyscraper?