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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






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






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






4. What would not be seen in a typical western water color?






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






6. Most common oil in oil paints






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






8. The art or technique of painting on a moist - plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.






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






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






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






12. Rene Magritte






13. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






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






15. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






16. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






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






18. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






19. rayons resistant to what?






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






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






22. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






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






24. 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.






25. 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).






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






27. Robert Smithson






28. When using a hand saw what safety should you use?






29. Woven wall hangings.






30. What kind of paper is used in the Book of Kells?






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






32. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






33. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






35. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






36. Used in water printing






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






42. Example of baroque architecture






43. Made out of Metal






44. Symmetrical balance


45. Even heat distribution. super - durable - soakproof - cut resistant.






46. 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






47. Fix






48. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






49. 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






50. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)