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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Example of baroque architecture






2. Known by its massive quality - its thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms and they are frequently of very regular - symmetrical plan so that the overall






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






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






5. 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.






6. In weaving - the thin threads that are actually woven






7. 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






8. The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.






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






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






11. AP on an art product means what






12. What does the Buddha look like most of the time?






13. The central area of a church






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






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






16. Appropriation art borrows common images from advertising - the mass media and elsewhere - places them in new contexts Example: Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans






17. 4000 B.C. People used what type of architecture to build? Ex. Stonehenge






18. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






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






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






22. Made out of Metal






23. To make a quick sketch






24. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






25. Symmetrical balance

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26. To mount a white and black photo - use...






27. 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






28. A measurement of film's sensitivity to light. More sensitive (faster) films have higher ISO numbers and require less exposure in order to make a properly - exposed picture.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Most common oil in oil paints






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






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






35. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






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






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






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






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






41. What is another work for low relief?






42. The laying of paint thickly






43. What artists were influenced by Japanese prints?






44. What do you mix with acrylic paint to make glaze?






45. 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






46. Mies Van der Rohe (and Lilly Reich)






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






48. Only a single point of a volume is closest to the viewer - and all planes seem to recede to one of three vanishing points






49. What art historian/collector was responsible for their success of Pollock/Kandinksy?






50. 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