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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. Pale green






9. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. Application of potassium sulphide






17. 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






18. The amount of light reflected by a hue






19. 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






20. Creates blue dye






21. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






24. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Renowned for paintings and prints






37. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. Where the revolving door was fully developed






42. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






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






44. 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)






45. 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






46. 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






47. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






48. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






50. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white