Art Appreciation 101 Chapter 1.7

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Surrealistic artists sometimes used ___________ scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences.

Distorted

A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

Enlightenment

This proportional system uses a ratio of 1: 1.618.

Golden Section

The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work.

Head

When an artist uses the scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.

Hierarchical Scale

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ____________.

Intimacy

Which part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement in ancient Egypt?

Palm

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of work make up its ___________.

Proportions

_____________ is a period from the 14th to the 17th century, produced many great artists. It was considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and Modern history.

Renaissance

Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant _______________.

Spiral


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