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Praxis 2 Art

Subjects : praxis, fine-arts
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1. 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






2. Pagoda






3. Monochromatic painting in shades of gray.






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






5. 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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6. 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






7. Possin was a French painter in the classical style.Themes of tragedy and death are prevalent in Poussin's work.[13] Et in Arcadia ego - a subject he painted twice (second version is seen at right) - exemplifies his cerebral approach. In this composit

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8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. The principle in oil painting that suggests each layer of paint should contain more oil than the one beneath. Awareness of this concept helps ensure permanence.

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






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






18. What Architect style was copied for American colonial architecture?






19. What type of art/painting needs to be covered in glass or sprayed?






20. Line - shape - form - color - value - texture - and space






21. An opaque watercolor prepared with gum






22. 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






23. 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'.






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






25. Symmetrical balance

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






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






28. Mexican Diego Rivera was Known for painting what?






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






30. Stick - Compressed - charcoal pencils - powered charchoal - kneaded putty erasers






31. Relative darkness or lightness of a color






32. ...






33. Anvils - Blocks - fine pliers - burnisher - files - saw - mandrels






34. A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile






35. The central area of a church






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






37. Palette knives - palettes - dippers - to hold turpentine/oil - easel






38. Rothko - Warhol and Litchenstein






39. 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).






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






41. A mosque.Famous in particular for its massive dome - it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Has pendentives.






42. Salome - Punishment of Tythus - Venus of Urbino

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






44. Rocks - pebbles etc - 'a hole can it self have as much shape meaning as a solid mass. The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other - making it immediately more three - dimensional. A hole can i






45. Made out of Metal






46. What goes horizontal across a loom?






47. 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






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






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






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