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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. The central area of a church






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






8. The laying of paint thickly






9. The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.






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






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






12. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






13. Continuous frieze






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






15. What city had the first skyscraper?






16. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






17. AP on an art product means what






18. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






19. What is another work for low relief?






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






21. What color do two secondary colors make?






22. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






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






24. Who said ' less is more'?






25. 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.






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






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






28. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






29. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






30. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






32. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






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






34. A ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both. Ancient Ea ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the su






35. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






42. 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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43. Seen as meditative art. The use of ONE COLOR






44. 3X 5300 pixels






45. Air - dry unfired clay






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






47. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






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






49. Made out of Metal






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