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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






2. 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






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






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






5. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






6. 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.






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






8. 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'.






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






10. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






11. Glass fused over metal using high tempeture (don't use nickle)






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






14. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






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






16. Analogous colors are colors next to one another on the color wheel






17. Example of baroque architecture






18. Product that extends the drying time - and paint.






19. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






20. 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).






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






22. Even heat distribution. super - durable - soakproof - cut resistant.






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






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






25. The laying of paint thickly






26. 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






27. Fix






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






30. ...






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






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






33. Robert Smithson






34. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






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






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






37. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






38. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






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






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






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






42. rayons resistant to what?






43. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






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






45. 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






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






47. A dominant idea or central theme






48. 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






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






50. Most common oil in oil paints