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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. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Something that supports a sculpture






8. Where the revolving door was fully developed






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






17. Technique of shading using dots to control value






18. Pale green






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






27. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. Creates blue dye






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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)






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






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






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






43. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






44. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






47. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






48. 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.






49. Application of potassium sulphide






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