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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. Who said ' less is more'?






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






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






5. Rene Magritte






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






7. 3X 5300 pixels






8. 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.






9. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






11. Considers the impact of the work: movement - unity - variety - balance - emphasis - contrast - proportion - and pattern.






12. Made out of Metal






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






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






15. The central area of a church






16. 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






17. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






18. Robert Smithson






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






29. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






31. Used in water printing






32. 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).






33. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






34. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






35. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






36. A dominant idea or central theme






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






38. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






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






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






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






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






43. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






44. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






46. 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






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






48. 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).






49. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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50. Who made large portraits of friends?