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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






2. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






3. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






5. 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)






6. 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)






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






8. Renowned for paintings and prints






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






12. Something that supports a sculpture






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






14. 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






15. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






16. Application of potassium sulphide






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






18. 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






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






20. Known for his glass sculpture






21. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






23. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






24. 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






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






26. Where the revolving door was fully developed






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






35. Pale green






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






37. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






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






39. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






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






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






42. Creates blue dye






43. 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






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






45. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






46. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






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






48. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






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






50. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.