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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. A print resembling a watercolor - produced from a copper plate etched with nitric






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






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






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






5. 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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6. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






7. Example of baroque architecture






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






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






10. The Four Horsemen of the Acoplycolase - The Knight - The Death and the devil - Melencholia - St. Jerome






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






12. 3X 5300 pixels






13. rayons resistant to what?






14. Used in water printing






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






16. Sculptor. Major Work: The Thinker - a naturalist - less concerned with monumental expression than with character and emotion. Departing with centuries of tradition - he turned away from the idealism of the Greeks - and the decorative beauty of the Ba






17. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






18. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






19. 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.






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






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






22. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






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






24. Is used to stop paper from absorbing paint in water based painting






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






26. The central area of a church






27. Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.






28. Fix






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






30. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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31. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






32. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






33. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






34. 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.






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






36. A ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both. Ancient Ea ratio between two portions of a line in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the su






37. ...






38. Continuous frieze






39. Made from oxides held in a glass matrix (silica)






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






41. Air - dry unfired clay






42. The genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information - creating a painting that appears to be very realistic like a photograph.






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






47. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






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






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






50. Gouge and chisel