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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Porous firebrick with insulating values much higher than hardbrick.






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






3. Huge stones






4. Used in water printing






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






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






7. Is the medium to which paint pigment is suspended






8. Mexican murals painted in what theme?






9. Rene Magritte






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






11. Who said ' less is more'?






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






13. Kandinksky - Gorky - Hoffman - Graham - Pollock - Willem de Kooning - Philip Guston






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






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






16. 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.






17. What city had the first skyscraper?






18. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs






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






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






21. Fix






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






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






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






25. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






27. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Key (blacK). This ystem is used for printing. For mixing of pigments - it is better to use the secondary colours - since they mix subtractively instead of additively.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Air - dry unfired clay






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






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






36. Came in response to the darkness and heaviness of Baroque art - but did continue many of the ideals specified during the 17th century. Rococo related much more to decorative shapes as well as the natural and organic. Swirling shapes and asymmetrical






37. Common characteristics: flying buttress - copious amounts of stained glass windows - vast amounts of statuary - and many vaulted roofs - Rose Window - Ex. Chartres Cathedral






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






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






40. Made by Gustav Eiffel - Eiffel - marks the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Liberty - iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States. French gave the US - statue of liberty






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






42. Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'is inspired by what?






43. Used her life experiences into her artwork - including her marriage - her miscarriages - and her numerous operations - works often are characterized by their stark portrayals of pain - combined elements of the classic religious Mexican tradition with






44. A large earth mound found on the Ohio river would be form what culture?






45. Polystyrene -Polyurethane






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






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






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






49. 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).






50. Gray made by mixing complements