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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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'.






2. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






3. 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






4. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






5. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






6. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?






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






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






9. Who made large portraits of friends?






10. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






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






12. Woven wall hangings.






13. Italian term meaning smoke - describing a very delicate gradation of light and shade in the modeling of figures; often ascribed to Da Vinci's work.






14. ...






15. Huge stones






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






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






18. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






19. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






20. Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork






21. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light.






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






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






24. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






25. Art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world






26. Rene Magritte






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. Used in water printing






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






34. His versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man






35. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






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






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






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






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






40. To make a quick sketch






41. 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






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






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






44. Example of baroque architecture






45. What goes horizontal across a loom?






46. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






47. Hard - dense firebrick generally used only in high - stress areas of kiln (floor - burner ports - flues - bagwall) and for corrosive firing processes (salt - soda - wood).






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






49. 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






50. Monticello was build in what architectual style?