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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork






2. Gray made by mixing complements






3. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






4. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






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






6. Who made large portraits of friends?






7. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






9. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






10. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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11. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






12. A type of modern sculpture consisting of combining multiple objects or forms - often 'found' objects.






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






14. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






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

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16. 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'.






17. Origin is Mayan






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






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






20. White coating made of substances such as chalk - plaster - and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint






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






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






23. Air - dry unfired clay






24. What goes horizontal across a loom?






25. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






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






27. 3X 5300 pixels






28. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Made out of Metal






34. Helen Frankenthaler - Mark Rothko - Clyford Still - Sam Gilliam






35. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






36. Is an optical device used - for example - in drawing or for entertainment. It is one of the inventions leading to photography.






37. ...






38. 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.






39. Emphasis - contrast - balance - harmony - rhythm - proportion - unity - and variety






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






41. 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






42. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






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






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






45. Symmetrical balance

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






47. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






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






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