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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






10. 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






11. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






14. 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






15. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






16. Renowned for paintings and prints






17. 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






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






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






20. Pale green






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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. Known for his glass sculpture






31. Creates blue dye






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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






37. The amount of light reflected by a hue






38. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






40. 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.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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)






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






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






48. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






49. 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






50. 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