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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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.






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






3. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






5. 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.






6. Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Used in water printing






13. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






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






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






17. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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






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






20. Air - dry unfired clay






21. 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






22. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






23. A luxury item - and used by the Early Christian artist for allegorical purposes.






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






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






26. The central area of a church






27. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






28. 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.






29. ...






30. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






32. Continuous frieze






33. What color do two secondary colors make?






34. 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






35. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






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






37. What is another work for low relief?






38. A British portrait and landscape painter.Works: The Blue Boy






39. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






40. rayons resistant to what?






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






42. Example of baroque architecture






43. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






44. 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






45. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






46. 3X 5300 pixels






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






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






49. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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