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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. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






3. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






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






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






21. Application of potassium sulphide






22. Renowned for paintings and prints






23. 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






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






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






26. Something that supports a sculpture






27. 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






28. Pale green






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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)






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






38. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






41. 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






42. The amount of light reflected by a hue






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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)