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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






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






4. What city had the first skyscraper?






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






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






7. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






8. Continuous frieze






9. Origin is Mayan






10. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






11. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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






16. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






17. Huge stones






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Pagoda






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






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






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






26. The laying of paint thickly






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






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






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






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






31. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






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






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






34. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






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






37. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






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






39. Benin sculpture is in what medium?






40. 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






41. To make a quick sketch






42. Air - dry unfired clay






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






44. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






46. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






47. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






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






49. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






50. 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