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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. What can be added to a plaster Paris to reduce density?






2. 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.






3. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






4. Method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax






5. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






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






7. rayons resistant to what?






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






9. Fix






10. Origin is Mayan






11. AP on an art product means what






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. Watercolors are transparent - ________ is opaque






21. Rocks - pebbles etc - 'a hole can it self have as much shape meaning as a solid mass. The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other - making it immediately more three - dimensional. A hole can i






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






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






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






25. The central area of a church






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






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






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






29. 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).






30. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






31. Helen Frankenthaler - Mark Rothko - Clyford Still - Sam Gilliam






32. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






33. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






34. 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.






35. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs






36. Woven wall hangings.






37. Gray made by mixing complements






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. What invention allowed the Romans to build large space?






43. 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.






44. Who made large portraits of friends?






45. Example of baroque architecture






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Most common oil in oil paints






50. Among the more prominent characteristics of his work are his use of chiaroscuro - the theatrical employment of light and shadow derived from Caravaggio