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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What city had the first skyscraper?






2. 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






3. Produced by mixing a primary and secondary color ex. blue - green - red violet






4. Rene Magritte






5. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






6. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






7. Continuous frieze






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






9. The laying of paint thickly






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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






16. Process of incising shallow grooves into surface of wet or leather hard clay in cross - hatch pattern before applying slurry and joining pieces.






17. 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






18. Focused on religious Mannerism - which consisted of flattened forms and complex compositions.






19. 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.






20. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






21. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






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






23. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






25. What color do two secondary colors make?






26. Is a circle - shaped opening in a lens (a hole - really) through which light passes to strike the film. The size of the aperture is expressed as an f - number - like f/8 or f/11.






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






28. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






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






30. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






31. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






32. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






41. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






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






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






47. Known for stone. The term was invented by 19th century art historians - especially for Romanesque architecture - which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style - most notably round - headed arches - but also barrel vaults - apses - a






48. The central area of a church






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






50. Art - as sculptural constructions - having movable parts activated by motor - wind - hand pressure - or other direct means.