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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






2. 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






3. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






6. Known for his glass sculpture






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






8. 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






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






10. Technique of shading using dots to control value






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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)






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Pale green






23. 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






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






25. Application of potassium sulphide






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






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






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






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






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






31. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






34. 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.






35. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






37. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






38. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






45. Creates blue dye






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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