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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






2. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






3. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






4. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






5. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






6. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






7. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






8. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






9. Application of potassium sulphide






10. Something that supports a sculpture






11. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






12. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






13. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






14. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






15. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






16. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






17. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






18. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






19. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






20. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






21. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






22. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






23. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






24. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






25. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






26. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






27. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






28. The amount of light reflected by a hue






29. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






30. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






31. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






32. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






33. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






34. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






35. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






36. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






37. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






38. Technique of shading using dots to control value






39. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






40. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






41. Where the revolving door was fully developed






42. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






43. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






44. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






45. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






46. Known for his glass sculpture






47. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






48. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






49. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






50. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed