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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. White coating made of substances such as chalk - plaster - and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint






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






3. Woven wall hangings.






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






5. Who said ' less is more'?






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






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






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






9. One of the small pieces used in mosaic work.






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






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






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






13. 3X 5300 pixels






14. Rene Magritte






15. Head sculpture - use of metal and negative space






16. 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.






17. The laying of paint thickly






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. What kind of harmful stubstance does Printmaking Plastalina have?






24. Conceptual artist known for incorporating text into her work






25. Monticello was build in what architectual style?






26. A British portrait and landscape painter.Works: The Blue Boy






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






28. Early Greece statues had what characteristics?






29. Paint thinner and brush cleaner






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. ...






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






37. 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.






38. 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






39. A dominant idea or central theme






40. What color do two secondary colors make?






41. The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk - cotton - gold - silver - or other material - upon any woven fabric - leather - paper - etc. - with a needle.






42. 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).






43. Pyramids found around Cancun would be whose?






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






45. Continuous frieze






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






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






48. 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






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






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