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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Used in water printing






2. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






3. 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.






4. A dominant idea or central theme






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






6. Highly refractory secondary clays with minimal fluxes and usually fairly coarse particle size - Low shrinkage - buff - color - often non - plastic.






7. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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






9. 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






10. Huge stones






11. 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






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






13. To make a quick sketch






14. Eli Jacob - Jack Markow and James Turnbull - Diego Rivera - Stuart Davis Thomas Benton






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






16. Example of baroque architecture






17. 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






18. AP on an art product means what






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






20. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






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






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






23. 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.






24. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






25. What is another work for low relief?






26. What color do two secondary colors make?






27. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






28. 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






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






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






31. The second oldest medium after encaustic. It was used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and perfected by the icon painters during the last 100 years of the old Byzantine Empire (400 AD-1202 AD).






32. The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer






33. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






34. 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






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






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






37. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






38. What city had the first skyscraper?






39. Rene Magritte






40. Gerorges Seurat - Paul Signac - Henri Edmond Cross






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






42. A 2 dimensional art that has string - photos - and others is what?






43. Gouge and chisel






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. Gray made by mixing complements






50. What goes horizontal across a loom?