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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

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






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






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






4. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






6. 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






7. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






8. 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)






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






13. Technique of shading using dots to control value






14. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






16. 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






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






18. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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






37. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






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






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






41. Application of potassium sulphide






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






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