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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. 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.






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






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






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






13. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






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






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






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






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






19. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






20. 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






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






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






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. Known for his glass sculpture






25. Renowned for paintings and prints






26. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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)






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






39. Technique of shading using dots to control value






40. 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






41. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






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






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






45. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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