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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






2. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






3. The central area of a church






4. A dominant idea or central theme






5. Origin is Mayan






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






7. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






8. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






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






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






11. Mass - Space - Plane - Line - Movement - Scale - Texture - Color






12. Pagoda






13. 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






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






15. Woven wall hangings.






16. Who made large portraits of friends?






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

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25. Robert Smithson






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






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






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






29. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






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






31. Who said ' less is more'?






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. An obsolete photographic process in which a picture made on a silver surface is sensitized with iodine; and developed by exposure to mercury vapor.






42. 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






43. 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.






44. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






46. Used in water printing






47. 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.






48. Came in response to Renaissance Art - ominous - otherworldly - and dark in subject. _________ art was heavily influenced by the Counter - reformation and thus more interested in dramatic scenes of saints and history paintings.Art from the Baroque per






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






50. Relative darkness or lightness of a color