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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






3. Who made large portraits of friends?






4. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






5. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






7. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






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






9. His versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man






10. The central area of a church






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






12. 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






13. Air - dry unfired clay






14. Pagoda






15. Made out of Metal






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






17. 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






18. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






19. A German performance artist - sculptor - installation artist - graphic artist - art theorist and pedagogue of art. Artwork: Performance : How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare






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






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






22. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs






23. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






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






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






26. Woven wall hangings.






27. Who said ' less is more'?






28. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






29. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






30. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






31. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






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






33. A type of modern sculpture consisting of combining multiple objects or forms - often 'found' objects.






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






35. What invention allowed the Romans to build large space?






36. Sculptor. Major Work: The Thinker - a naturalist - less concerned with monumental expression than with character and emotion. Departing with centuries of tradition - he turned away from the idealism of the Greeks - and the decorative beauty of the Ba






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






38. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino


39. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






40. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






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






42. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






43. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






44. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






45. What is another work for low relief?






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






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






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






49. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






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