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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. 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






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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)






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Creates blue dye






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






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






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






22. 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






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. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






25. 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






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






27. 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.






28. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






29. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






31. Pale green






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






39. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






40. 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)






41. Application of potassium sulphide






42. 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






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






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






45. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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