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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. Statuettes were mostly used for two purposes: to incarnate a spirit of the bush - and the second was to represent a spouse from the other world 'Blolo Bla' or 'Blolo Bian'.






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






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






4. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water - soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color - poster paint.






5. 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






6. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






7. Chinese architect - designed Pyramide du Lourve






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






9. Fix






10. A form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color.






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






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






13. 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






14. In art - the perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object






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






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






17. A dominant idea or central theme






18. Seen as meditative art. The use of ONE COLOR






19. What city had the first skyscraper?






20. Is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

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






22. 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






23. 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






24. To loosen clay and circulate the moisture throughout. To remove the air






25. Robert Smithson






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






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






28. Continuous frieze






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. A method of painting - which uses pigments melted with wax and fixed or fused to the painting surface with heat.






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






36. 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).






37. Made out of Metal






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






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






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






41. Which tribe created the Great Serpent Mound?






42. Huge stones






43. ...






44. Considered one of the greatest printmakers of all time. Working with both woodcuts and copper engravings - he attained a level of detail that is virtually unsurpassed.






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






46. The laying of paint thickly






47. 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.






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






49. Gray made by mixing complements






50. To make a quick sketch