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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






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






4. Considered one of the greatest printmakers of all time. Working with both woodcuts and copper engravings - he attained a level of detail that is virtually unsurpassed.






5. Bright - round - flat and filbert - can be cleaned with turpentine - ferrule - metal part of brush






6. Rene Magritte






7. What color do two secondary colors make?






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






9. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






10. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






11. rayons resistant to what?






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






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






14. 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).






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






16. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






17. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. Air - dry unfired clay






28. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






29. 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






30. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






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






32. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






33. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






34. 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






35. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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






37. Made out of Metal






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






39. Is a process similar to kneading dough - it loosens the clay circulating its moisture throughout.






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






41. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






42. To make a quick sketch






43. Who said ' less is more'?






44. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






45. What is another work for low relief?






46. ...






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. A steel needle for engraving on a bare copper plate without acid.






49. 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






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