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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

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






2. 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






3. 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






4. Known for his glass sculpture






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






6. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






7. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






8. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Pale green






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. 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)






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






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






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






21. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






23. Creates blue dye






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Technique of shading using dots to control value






45. Application of potassium sulphide






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. A matted tangle of hair or fiber