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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






2. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






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






5. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






7. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






9. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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






12. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






13. Made out of Metal






14. 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).






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






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






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






19. To mount a white and black photo - use...






20. 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






21. Used in water printing






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






30. Anvils - Blocks - fine pliers - burnisher - files - saw - mandrels






31. 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.






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






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. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






35. AP on an art product means what






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






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






38. Most common oil in oil paints






39. Who said ' less is more'?






40. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






41. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






42. What goes horizontal across a loom?






43. What area was characterized by these words - Heroic - Turbulent - and poetic?






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






45. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






46. 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.






47. To make a quick sketch






48. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






50. 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.