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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.






2. Focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy - rather than on figures - because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God - forbidden in the Qur'an.






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






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






5. 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






6. Meaning to rub a crayon or other tool onto paper or other material - which is placed onto a textured surface - in order to create the texture of that surface on the paper.






7. Who was the Harlem Renaissance artist who photographed Harlem?






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






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






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






12. Describe the art is being presented: form - value - texture - line - shape - color - form.






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






14. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






16. Woodblock - Relief Printing - Lithography - Screenprinting - Intaglio - Etching - Dry Point - Photograuv






17. 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






18. A skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay - wax - or plaster figure is constructed.






19. Restricted to the subject matter of family or confines of their particular society






20. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






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






22. To make a quick sketch






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






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






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






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






27. 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).






28. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






29. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






30. Symmetrical balance

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31. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






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






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






34. 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






35. The central area of a church






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






37. Who made large portraits of friends?






38. Harlem Renaissance artist known for etchings - was a German painter - printmaker - and sculptor whose work offered an eloquent and often searing account of the human condition in the first half of the 20th century. Her empathy for the less fortunate






39. 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






40. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






41. The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp.






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






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






44. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






45. The tallest and thinnest of the three types of Greek columns. They tend to have scrolls at the tops.






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






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






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






49. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






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