Texes Art EC-12 Exam Questions and
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Indian Art - ANSWERS -Uses symbolism for Hindu and Buddhist figures (birthplace), depicts
stories in art (to teach and remind people) Multiple arms in figures to show super human
power, third eyes, half closed eyes (forms of symbolism) Sensuality and erotic in art forms
Australian Art - ANSWERS -Art made in Australia or about Australia, from prehistoric times to
the present. Aboriginal art and symbols represent or tell a "dreamlike" story.
Development of the unique Australian Culture (Not just copying the European styles).
Aztec Art - ANSWERS -Art for religious expression to pay tribute to their gods
Performed sacrifices for their gods
Used pictographs to represent art
Mayan Art - ANSWERS -Fond of jade for art
Developed stepped pyramids
Used stucco for sculptures
Art commissioned by kings to memorizes themselves
Incan Art - ANSWERS -Made sacrificed to the earth and believed in life after death
Western side of south Americans on mountains
Clothing represented social standing
Developed road system
African Art - ANSWERS -Subject usually represents human being
,Used symbolism in art
Portray youthfulness
Balance and proportions with color and scale
Early art used only wood
Art is very abstract to give it message and meaning
Action Painting - ANSWERS -emphasizes the process of making art, often through a variety of
techniques that include dripping, dabbing, smearing, and even flinging paint on to the surface
of the canvas.
Jackson Pollack
Abstract Art - ANSWERS -A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Seeks to
break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of
forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images.
Alla Prima - ANSWERS -Wet-on-wet. Used mostly in oil painting. The work must be finished
before the first layers are dry.
Italian for "all in one go."
Aquarelle - ANSWERS -A style of painting using thin, typically transparent, watercolors. Although
this technique was known to the ancient Egyptians, it did not achieve popularity in Europe until
the 18th and 19th centuries. It was used especially in France and England by landscape painters.
Atelier - ANSWERS -A workshop or studio.
Atelier is the French word for "workshop", and in English is used primarily for the workshop of
an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where a principal master and a number of assistants,
students, and apprentices worked together producing pieces released in the master's name.
Intensity - ANSWERS -How bright or dull a color is.
,Veduta - ANSWERS -is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting or, more often print, of a
cityscape or some other vista.
Italian for "scenic view"
Bistre - ANSWERS -Ink that is transparent dark brown with yellow undertones. Among the
brown inks, made from wood soot, and sepia, made from secretions of cuttlefish or squid.Not
entirely stable.
Blocking In - ANSWERS -The first painting stage after the preliminary sketch or drawing where
areas of flat color are put down.
Chiaroscuro - ANSWERS -the prominent contrast of light and shade in a painting, drawing or
print, and the skill demonstrated by the artist in the management of shadows to create the
illusion of three-dimensional forms and especially to give an illusion of depth.
Cloisonnism - ANSWERS -A method of painting evolved by Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard, Louis
Anquetin, and others in the 1880s. Based on a two-dimensional pattern, features large patches
of bright color enclosed within thick black outlines, in the manner of medieval cloisonne enamel
or stained glass.
Craquelure - ANSWERS -term used for the fine pattern of dense "cracking" formed on the
surface of materials, either as part of the process of ageing or of their original formation or
production. The term is most often used to refer to tempera or oil paintings, where it is a sign of
age that is also sometimes induced in forgeries, and ceramics, where it is often deliberate, and
usually called "crackle". It can also develop in old ivory carvings, and painted miniatures on an
ivory backing are prone to craquelure
Derivative Art - ANSWERS -Art that is based on the work of another artist or school of art, or
uses all or part of another artist's work.
, Sepia - ANSWERS -A brown pigment obtained from the ink like secretion of various cuttlefish
and used with brush or pen in drawing
Encaustic - ANSWERS -Also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which
colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a surface—usually prepared
wood, though canvas and other materials are often used.
Foreshortening - ANSWERS -The distortion that is seen by the eye when an object or figure is
viewed at a distance or at an unusual angle.
Fresco - ANSWERS -A technique of painting on walls covered with moist plaster. It was used to
decorate Minoan and Mycenaean palaces and Roman villas, and became an important medium
during the Italian Renaissance.
Fugitive Color - ANSWERS -Are impermanent pigments that lighten, darken, or otherwise
change in appearance or physicality over time when exposed to certain environmental
conditions, such as light or pollution
Gesso - ANSWERS -A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or
as a base for gilding or painting on wood.
Gouache - ANSWERS -A method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and
thickened with a glue-like substance.
Grisaille - ANSWERS -A method of painting in gray monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture.
Glaze - ANSWERS -A thin, transparent layer of paint. Used in layers to build up depth and modify
colors. Layers must dry before additional coats are applied.
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Indian Art - ANSWERS -Uses symbolism for Hindu and Buddhist figures (birthplace), depicts
stories in art (to teach and remind people) Multiple arms in figures to show super human
power, third eyes, half closed eyes (forms of symbolism) Sensuality and erotic in art forms
Australian Art - ANSWERS -Art made in Australia or about Australia, from prehistoric times to
the present. Aboriginal art and symbols represent or tell a "dreamlike" story.
Development of the unique Australian Culture (Not just copying the European styles).
Aztec Art - ANSWERS -Art for religious expression to pay tribute to their gods
Performed sacrifices for their gods
Used pictographs to represent art
Mayan Art - ANSWERS -Fond of jade for art
Developed stepped pyramids
Used stucco for sculptures
Art commissioned by kings to memorizes themselves
Incan Art - ANSWERS -Made sacrificed to the earth and believed in life after death
Western side of south Americans on mountains
Clothing represented social standing
Developed road system
African Art - ANSWERS -Subject usually represents human being
,Used symbolism in art
Portray youthfulness
Balance and proportions with color and scale
Early art used only wood
Art is very abstract to give it message and meaning
Action Painting - ANSWERS -emphasizes the process of making art, often through a variety of
techniques that include dripping, dabbing, smearing, and even flinging paint on to the surface
of the canvas.
Jackson Pollack
Abstract Art - ANSWERS -A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Seeks to
break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of
forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images.
Alla Prima - ANSWERS -Wet-on-wet. Used mostly in oil painting. The work must be finished
before the first layers are dry.
Italian for "all in one go."
Aquarelle - ANSWERS -A style of painting using thin, typically transparent, watercolors. Although
this technique was known to the ancient Egyptians, it did not achieve popularity in Europe until
the 18th and 19th centuries. It was used especially in France and England by landscape painters.
Atelier - ANSWERS -A workshop or studio.
Atelier is the French word for "workshop", and in English is used primarily for the workshop of
an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where a principal master and a number of assistants,
students, and apprentices worked together producing pieces released in the master's name.
Intensity - ANSWERS -How bright or dull a color is.
,Veduta - ANSWERS -is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting or, more often print, of a
cityscape or some other vista.
Italian for "scenic view"
Bistre - ANSWERS -Ink that is transparent dark brown with yellow undertones. Among the
brown inks, made from wood soot, and sepia, made from secretions of cuttlefish or squid.Not
entirely stable.
Blocking In - ANSWERS -The first painting stage after the preliminary sketch or drawing where
areas of flat color are put down.
Chiaroscuro - ANSWERS -the prominent contrast of light and shade in a painting, drawing or
print, and the skill demonstrated by the artist in the management of shadows to create the
illusion of three-dimensional forms and especially to give an illusion of depth.
Cloisonnism - ANSWERS -A method of painting evolved by Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard, Louis
Anquetin, and others in the 1880s. Based on a two-dimensional pattern, features large patches
of bright color enclosed within thick black outlines, in the manner of medieval cloisonne enamel
or stained glass.
Craquelure - ANSWERS -term used for the fine pattern of dense "cracking" formed on the
surface of materials, either as part of the process of ageing or of their original formation or
production. The term is most often used to refer to tempera or oil paintings, where it is a sign of
age that is also sometimes induced in forgeries, and ceramics, where it is often deliberate, and
usually called "crackle". It can also develop in old ivory carvings, and painted miniatures on an
ivory backing are prone to craquelure
Derivative Art - ANSWERS -Art that is based on the work of another artist or school of art, or
uses all or part of another artist's work.
, Sepia - ANSWERS -A brown pigment obtained from the ink like secretion of various cuttlefish
and used with brush or pen in drawing
Encaustic - ANSWERS -Also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which
colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a surface—usually prepared
wood, though canvas and other materials are often used.
Foreshortening - ANSWERS -The distortion that is seen by the eye when an object or figure is
viewed at a distance or at an unusual angle.
Fresco - ANSWERS -A technique of painting on walls covered with moist plaster. It was used to
decorate Minoan and Mycenaean palaces and Roman villas, and became an important medium
during the Italian Renaissance.
Fugitive Color - ANSWERS -Are impermanent pigments that lighten, darken, or otherwise
change in appearance or physicality over time when exposed to certain environmental
conditions, such as light or pollution
Gesso - ANSWERS -A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or
as a base for gilding or painting on wood.
Gouache - ANSWERS -A method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and
thickened with a glue-like substance.
Grisaille - ANSWERS -A method of painting in gray monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture.
Glaze - ANSWERS -A thin, transparent layer of paint. Used in layers to build up depth and modify
colors. Layers must dry before additional coats are applied.
