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






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Creates blue dye






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






13. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






25. 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)






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






27. Technique of shading using dots to control value






28. 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






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






30. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






33. Pale green






34. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






35. 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)






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






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






38. 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






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






40. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






42. 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.






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






44. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






46. 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






47. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






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






49. Something that supports a sculpture






50. 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