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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






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






3. A painting technique in which - as the name suggests - a little bit of paint is put on a dry brush. When applied - it produces a broken - scratchy effect.






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






5. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






6. 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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7. Works of art and programs - funded by the US Treasury Dept - created to help provide economic relief to the citizens.






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






9. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






10. 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.






11. 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






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






13. What color do two secondary colors make?






14. 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.






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






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






17. Fix






18. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






20. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






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






22. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






23. Seen as meditative art. The use of ONE COLOR






24. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






25. The activity of drawing a graphical representation of a design






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






27. rayons resistant to what?






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






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






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






31. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






32. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






33. What is another work for low relief?






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






35. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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






38. To make a quick sketch






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






40. Robert Smithson






41. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






42. Most common oil in oil paints






43. A dominant idea or central theme






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






50. An image produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.