TEXES - Art EC-12 Exam Questions
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Arabic calligraphy - ANSWERS -Islamic art primarily depicts
Spain - ANSWERS -This country features an abundance of Islamic art due to a centuries-long
occupation by Umayyad caliphate
stone sculptures - ANSWERS -Artistic tradition of indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of Eastern
Island
Aztec - ANSWERS -Pre-Columbian art includes art from which culture
Abstract Expressionism - ANSWERS -Jackson Pollock's work is widely known as
architecture - ANSWERS -Pre-Columbian cultures are best know for there
Surrealism - ANSWERS -Art movement which Salvador Dali belonged to
Michelangelo - ANSWERS -Which renaissance artist created the famous statue of David and the
ceiling of the Sistine chapel
asymmetrical or irreagular - ANSWERS -Natural subjects are mostly shaped
Visual Literacy - ANSWERS -The ability to communicate through images and comprehend the
messages contained
,Description, analysis, interpretation and judgment - ANSWERS -the 4 steps of Art criticism in
order
translucent - ANSWERS -An artist would mix India ink with water to make the ink
warp and weft - ANSWERS -In weaving, the following terms refer to interlacing horizontal and
vertical fibers?
Etching - ANSWERS -A printmaking process that involves using acid to remove part of the
surface of a metal plate is called
lithograph - ANSWERS -In printmaking, a stone plate is used to produce
linocuts - ANSWERS -In printmaking, linoleum plates are used to produce
etchings - ANSWERS -In printmaking, metal plates are used to produce
Screen Prints - ANSWERS -which printing process uses fabric matrices
Blocking - ANSWERS -Printmaking process in which the artist lays paper on the inked plate or
block and then rubs the back side of the paper with a smooth tool to create the image?
Symmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance achieved by the use of identical balance
compositional units on either side of a vertical axis within the picture plane.
Approximate Symmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance achieved by the use of similarly balanced
compositional units on either side of a vertical axis within the picture plane.
, Radial Symmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance than is even, radiating out from a central points
to all four quadrants of the shape's constraining plane.
Asymmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance attained when the visual units on balance either side
of a vertical axis are not identical but are placed in positions within the picture plane so as to
create a "felt" equilibrium of the total form concept.
Harmony - ANSWERS -Art and design is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related
elements. For instance: adjacent colors on the color wheel, similar shapes etc.
Balance - ANSWERS -A feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various visual
elements within the pictorial field as a means of accomplishing organic unity.
Byzantine cloisonnés - ANSWERS -The jewelry-making technique of enameling, or fusing heated
glass, in a raised enclosure was used to make
Story Boards - ANSWERS -Animators develop their plots through a series of still drawings or
sketches called
Collage - ANSWERS -Miriam Schapiro work, "Wonerland", with its inclusion of strips of fabric,
plastic beads, and acrylic paint, this work is best categorized as a
soft brush - ANSWERS -Which brush is used with water color paint
used to absorb excess water (watercolor painting) - ANSWERS -How is salt used?
Ultramarine - ANSWERS -Blue Pigment
and Answers16
Arabic calligraphy - ANSWERS -Islamic art primarily depicts
Spain - ANSWERS -This country features an abundance of Islamic art due to a centuries-long
occupation by Umayyad caliphate
stone sculptures - ANSWERS -Artistic tradition of indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of Eastern
Island
Aztec - ANSWERS -Pre-Columbian art includes art from which culture
Abstract Expressionism - ANSWERS -Jackson Pollock's work is widely known as
architecture - ANSWERS -Pre-Columbian cultures are best know for there
Surrealism - ANSWERS -Art movement which Salvador Dali belonged to
Michelangelo - ANSWERS -Which renaissance artist created the famous statue of David and the
ceiling of the Sistine chapel
asymmetrical or irreagular - ANSWERS -Natural subjects are mostly shaped
Visual Literacy - ANSWERS -The ability to communicate through images and comprehend the
messages contained
,Description, analysis, interpretation and judgment - ANSWERS -the 4 steps of Art criticism in
order
translucent - ANSWERS -An artist would mix India ink with water to make the ink
warp and weft - ANSWERS -In weaving, the following terms refer to interlacing horizontal and
vertical fibers?
Etching - ANSWERS -A printmaking process that involves using acid to remove part of the
surface of a metal plate is called
lithograph - ANSWERS -In printmaking, a stone plate is used to produce
linocuts - ANSWERS -In printmaking, linoleum plates are used to produce
etchings - ANSWERS -In printmaking, metal plates are used to produce
Screen Prints - ANSWERS -which printing process uses fabric matrices
Blocking - ANSWERS -Printmaking process in which the artist lays paper on the inked plate or
block and then rubs the back side of the paper with a smooth tool to create the image?
Symmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance achieved by the use of identical balance
compositional units on either side of a vertical axis within the picture plane.
Approximate Symmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance achieved by the use of similarly balanced
compositional units on either side of a vertical axis within the picture plane.
, Radial Symmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance than is even, radiating out from a central points
to all four quadrants of the shape's constraining plane.
Asymmetry - ANSWERS -A form of balance attained when the visual units on balance either side
of a vertical axis are not identical but are placed in positions within the picture plane so as to
create a "felt" equilibrium of the total form concept.
Harmony - ANSWERS -Art and design is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related
elements. For instance: adjacent colors on the color wheel, similar shapes etc.
Balance - ANSWERS -A feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various visual
elements within the pictorial field as a means of accomplishing organic unity.
Byzantine cloisonnés - ANSWERS -The jewelry-making technique of enameling, or fusing heated
glass, in a raised enclosure was used to make
Story Boards - ANSWERS -Animators develop their plots through a series of still drawings or
sketches called
Collage - ANSWERS -Miriam Schapiro work, "Wonerland", with its inclusion of strips of fabric,
plastic beads, and acrylic paint, this work is best categorized as a
soft brush - ANSWERS -Which brush is used with water color paint
used to absorb excess water (watercolor painting) - ANSWERS -How is salt used?
Ultramarine - ANSWERS -Blue Pigment
