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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






2. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






3. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






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






6. A style of abstract painting in which dominates form and texture.






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






8. Woven wall hangings.






9. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






10. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






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






12. Who said ' less is more'?






13. Fix






14. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






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






16. 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.






17. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






18. 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'.






19. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light. More sensitive (faster) films have higher ISO numbers and require less exposure in order to make a properly - exposed picture.






20. 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.






21. 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






22. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?






23. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






24. Used in water printing






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






26. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






27. Example of baroque architecture






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






29. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






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






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






32. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






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






34. 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






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






36. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






37. 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






38. Rene Magritte






39. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






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






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






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






44. The central area of a church






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






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






47. 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).






48. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






49. What goes horizontal across a loom?






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