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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Known for his glass sculpture






3. 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)






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Renowned for paintings and prints






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. 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.






25. 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)






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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. Application of potassium sulphide






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






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






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






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






37. Technique of shading using dots to control value






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






42. Something that supports a sculpture






43. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Where the revolving door was fully developed