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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. Most common oil in oil paints






3. Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie house was influenced by what style?






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






5. Air - dry unfired clay






6. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






7. Neo expressionist artist - Jean - Michel Basquiat was an American painter who rose to fame in the 1980s - and was the first African - American artist to gain international acclaim. His emotionally - charged paintings gave rise to graffiti art and the






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






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






10. Considers the impact of the work: movement - unity - variety - balance - emphasis - contrast - proportion - and pattern.






11. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






12. 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.






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






14. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






15. Painter and printmaker of Romantism.Held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity - and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. Works: The Song of Los - The Lovers Whirlwind - Ancient of Days






16. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






17. Rene Magritte






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






19. Made out of Metal






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Opposite of shade - is the mixture of a color with white - which increases lightness






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






28. 3X 5300 pixels






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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

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35. What is another work for low relief?






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






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






38. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






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






40. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






42. 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.






43. 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'.






44. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






45. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






46. ...






47. 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






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






49. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






50. 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