Praxis Art- Content Knowledge (5134) Practice Test 1 (2023 Exam)

Praxis Art- Content Knowledge (5134) Practice Test 1 (2023 Exam) In terms of textile arts, the final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the shape of the finished piece is which of the following? A. stitching B. blocking C. molding D. none of the above - ANS-B. Blocking Blocking is a final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the shape of the finished piece. Blocking is only effective on natural fibers. What term is used to describe an artistic genre in which disparate objects are brought together to transform a viewer's perception of a space? A. Installation B. Mobile C. Action painting D. Abstract expressionism - ANS-A. Installation An installation is a collection of disparate objects brought together to transform a viewer's perception of a space. It is often meant to evoke a variety of associations, thoughts, and moods. The nineteenth century encompassed a number of movements in art. The group of artists of this period who had a mutual distaste for contemporary academic painting and intended to reform art by rejecting this approach by returning to the abundant detail, intense colors, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art was known as which of the following? A. Nazarenes B. Jugendstil C. Romantics D. Pre-Raphaelites - ANS-D. Pre-Raphaelites The Pre-Raphaelites were a small but influential association of artists that included, (among others): Dante Gabriel Rossetti, T. Woolner, and John Everett Millais. For their subject matter they drew inspiration from the Bible and great works of literature. The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists. In color printing, the key plate is used to print Continues...