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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. White coating made of substances such as chalk - plaster - and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint






3. 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).






4. Art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world






5. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






6. Fix






7. What goes horizontal across a loom?






8. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






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






10. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






11. Known by its massive quality - its thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms and they are frequently of very regular - symmetrical plan so that the overall






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






13. 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.






14. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






15. The genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information - creating a painting that appears to be very realistic like a photograph.






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






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






18. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






20. 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






21. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






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






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






24. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






25. Air - dry unfired clay






26. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






33. rayons resistant to what?






34. Example of baroque architecture






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






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






37. Rene Magritte






38. Huge stones






39. Gray made by mixing complements






40. Origin is Mayan






41. 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.






42. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






43. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Key (blacK). This ystem is used for printing. For mixing of pigments - it is better to use the secondary colours - since they mix subtractively instead of additively.






44. The laying of paint thickly






45. 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.






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






47. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






49. Most common oil in oil paints






50. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.