Intro to Art - Chapter 4

How did the addition of horizontal lines to the couch change Henri Matisse's final version of Large Reclining Nude?

It reduced downward directional force

One way that John McCracken achieved unity with the work Untitled was

using the same unvarying color throughout the piece

What was the reason Matisse took so many photographs of his drawings for Large Reclining Nude?

He was interested in documenting how design could affect a final work that began with a naturalistic drawing

How does an artist's use of directional forces differ from the use of emphasis and subordination in a work of art?

directional forces create a path around the work of art

The more variety in a work of art, the more the artist...

has to introduce orderly elements

Why did Matisse believe that design was as important to a composition as facial expressions and gestures?

he believed that the arrangement was necessary to create an expressive composition

How did Goya evoke a sense of motion on the part of the bullfighter in the Agility and Daring of Juanito Apinani?

he placed the bullfighter on the intersection of the diagonal axes

Where does Peter de Hooch use repetition as an organizing principle in Interior of a Dutch House?

in the rectangular shapes that form the floor tiles

One way that Jacob Lawrence created unity in Going Home was by

repeating the use of red in a variety of shapes

What is one way that Wallace Berman created a sense of rhythm in Untitled?

repetition of hands and radio shape

Most artists want a balance of unity and variety because

that combination usually yields the most interesting compositions

Which element is necessary to create an all-over pattern in an artwork?

the repetition of a set of ordered elements

A person typically experiences scale in relation to....

the size of his or her body

One reason for the extremely small size of Cruzeiro do Sul (Southern Cross) was

to draw attention to the lack of importance many people give to Southern Hemisphere countries

What is one reason that Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen exaggerated scale in Shuttlecocks?

to poke fun at museum practices

What combination of lines provides stability in a composition?

vertical and horizontal lines