Chapter 1.6

In his painting The Flagellation, Italian artist Piero della Francesca created unity by concentrating on groups of figures in two different areas, ________ and ________.

Foreground and background

The story of Vishnu dreaming the universe, as depicted in an Indian relief carving, is derived from the ________ religion.

Hindu

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

Unity

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.

balance

Katsushika Hokusai, in his woodcut "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," simplified and ordered the visual elements in the work to create ________.

compositional unity

The three kinds of unity are:

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity.

conceptual

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________.

gestalt

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a sym-metrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

racial

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same.

symmetrical

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.

variety

When Robert Rauschenberg, in his work Monogram, chose to use a variety of non-traditional art materials and techniques instead of those accepted by the art world, he made a conscious effort to ________ the established art world.

Rebel against

Romare Bearden depicted a hectic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied ________ shape.

Triangular

This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.

Variety

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other

asymmetrical

Tibetan Buddhist monks create colored sand images with a radial design. This representation of the universe is called a ________.

mandala

The design of the Taj Mahal and gardens uses both __________ and ____________symmetry.

radial and bilateral

An artist creates an artwork made up of many different shapes, all in varying shades of blue. This artwork uses the following principles of art:

time and motion