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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






3. Made of Willow branches - which are fired.






4. What type of structure is the Taj Mahal?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. When the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art - that work is said to have ______. It suggests motion.






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






14. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






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17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. What is another work for low relief?






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






22. The capital building was built in what architectual style?






23. What type of paper would have a raised texture?






24. Air - dry unfired clay






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






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






27. Liquid in which pigments are suspended to form paint






28. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Symmetrical balance

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






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






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






36. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






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






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






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






41. Soapstone - slate - sandstone - marble - limestone - granite






42. 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).






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






44. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






45. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






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






47. Made out of Metal






48. A school - style - or method of painting - adopted chiefly by 17th - century Spanish and Neapolitan painters - esp Caravaggio - characterized by large areas of dark colours - usually relieved with a shaft of ligh






49. 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






50. Similar to Ionic in size - but at the top have elaborate floral designs.