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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






8. What city had the first skyscraper?






9. Robert Smithson






10. A form of painting in which tiny dots of primary - colors are used to generate secondary colors. It is very similar to Divisionism - except that where Divisionism is concerned with color theory - Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of b






11. Gray made by mixing complements






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






13. Bright - round - flat and filbert - can be cleaned with turpentine - ferrule - metal part of brush






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






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






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






17. Sturdier then earthenware - stoneware is waterproof even without being glazed.






18. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






20. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






21. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






22. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






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






24. A dominant idea or central theme






25. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






26. 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






27. rayons resistant to what?






28. 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






29. Woven wall hangings.






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






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






32. Rene Magritte






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






35. 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






36. Who said ' less is more'?






37. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






39. A print resembling a watercolor - produced from a copper plate etched with nitric






40. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






41. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






49. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






50. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?