art 100 chapter 5

Unity based on the elements of art, such as shape, line and color, is called ______ unity.

visual

When designing Villa Savoye, Le Corbusier used what to base the proportions?

Golden section

Look at this image. The top example in this illustration shows which principle of asymmetrical or informal balance?

A large form is visually heavier than a smaller form.

Look at this image. What kind of balance is used in Edgar Degas's Before the Ballet?

Asymmetrical

What do trained artists generally do to create a composition?

Combine experience with an understanding of the elements and principles of design

Ansel Adams had what goal in mind with his photographs?

Encourage conservation of Yosemite and other sites

How does James Abbott McNeill Whistler keeps the rhythm from appearing lifeless in Billingsgate?

He varies the angles the masts lay.

How does the knowledge of the elements and principles of design inform the viewer?

It allows the viewer to appreciate the act of seeing a work of art.

What are the principles of design?

Proportion and scale Balance Unity and variety

How can an asymmetrical composition look balanced?

The visual weight on each side is similar.

Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Banjo Lesson uses emphasis and subordination for what purpose?

To place emphasis on the banjo and the boy To emphasize figures against the background

Which descriptions are examples of rhythm?

Two shapes painted the same color in an organized way. The same shape painted alternating colors across a line.

When choosing his landscapes what did Ansel Adams attempt to do with his photographs?

Focus on the subject

Look at this image. In what ways did the Benin in Africa use hierarchal scale?

The larger figure is the king and placed higher. The size of the king's head is proportionally larger than the servants. The smaller figures at the king's attendants.

What is used to make a symmetrical composition if it does not possess absolute symmetry?

Visual weight

Which characteristics are needed to create unity and variety?

Wholeness Diversity Interest

Variety adds what aspects to an image?

Difference Interest

true or false: Using the central axis determines if a piece is asymmetrically balanced.

False

What challenges did Ansel Adams face when creating his pieces?

Finding locations that captured scale and rhythm

Look at this image. In Francisco de Goya's painting Executions of the Third of May, 1808, how is emphasis on the main figure created?

Implied light and directional line

What does symmetry in art often represent?

Order, harmony, and authority

How can the principle of rhythm be identified?

Repetition of elements in a composition

What principle of design was essential to Ansel Adams's compositions in his photographs?

Rhythm

Look at this image. In what ways does Santiago Calatrava use rhythm in his piece Wave?

Rhythm is created through the use of sound when the piece moves. The use of line and motion recreates the motion of ocean waves. The reflection of the wave is shown in the water.

The artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen are known for their huge sculptures which play with what concept?

Scale

What principle of design refers to the size of an object in relation to a standard or expected size?

Scale

What are ways to create an asymmetrical composition?

Smaller elements balanced with a large form. Contrasting color values on the same size forms. A simple form balanced with a complex form.

Look at this image. By using various dark values in the foreground and limiting the lighter values in the background, The Banjo Lesson presents what characteristics?

Subordination of the table cloth and pitcher Emphasis on the young boy and older man

Look at this image. What did Leonardo da Vinci's Study of Human Proportions According to Vitruvius intend to illustrate?

The ancient idea of perfect human proportions

Look at this image. In what ways does Edouard Manet use balance in his piece A Bar at the Folies-Bergère?

To direct the viewer with a visual guide To make the viewer an active participant

In Georges de la Tour's painting The Magdalen with Smoking Flame, why does the artist subordinate the symbolic objects?

To place emphasis on the figure of Mary's upper torso To allow for thoughtful examination of the symbolic objects

Why is the principle of variety used?

To provide interest in the image

True or false: Haruko Kojin's Reflectwo creates symmetrical balance through the use of floating fabric flower petals.

True

What does the repetition of certain elements in a work of art provide?

Unity within the design

An artwork that is unified through ideas is called ______ unity.

conceptual

When an artist chooses an area of a composition to highlight or draw attention to, this is called ______.

emphasis