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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A slip is a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware






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






3. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






4. 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.






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






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






7. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






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






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






11. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






12. Gray made by mixing complements






13. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






14. When the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art - that work is said to have ______. It suggests motion.






15. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






16. (mid 1800s) As a reactionagainst the mass - produced goods of the Industrial Revolution






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






18. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






19. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






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






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






22. His versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man






23. 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.






24. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






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






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






27. Who is created with the first bronze statue since roman times?

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28. 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.






29. 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






30. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






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






32. What is another work for low relief?






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






34. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






35. To loosen clay and circulate the moisture throughout. To remove the air






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






37. The laying of paint thickly






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






39. Fix






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






41. To make a quick sketch






42. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






44. 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).






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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