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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Most common oil in oil paints






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






3. 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






4. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






6. A dominant idea or central theme






7. Symmetrical balance

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8. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






9. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






10. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






13. 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






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






15. Used in water printing






16. Fix






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The least decorated of the three types of Greek columns - are 'sturdier' than Ionic - they're thicker and shorter.






25. 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






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






27. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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33. Made out of Metal






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. Huge stones






37. 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






38. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






39. 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






40. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






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






42. 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.






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






44. Continuous frieze






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






46. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






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. rayons resistant to what?






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






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