Art Appreciation Chapter 5

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

visual

How does Henri Toulouse-Lautrec use variety in Divan Japonais?

With various colors

What did Leonardo da Vinci's Study of Human Proportions According to Vitruvius intend to illustrate?

The ancient idea of perfect human proportions

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

He varies the angles the masts lay.

How can an asymmetrical composition look balanced?

The visual weight on each side is similar.

What kind of balance is used in Edgar Degas's Before the Ballet?

assymetrical

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

conceptual

Size relationships between parts of a whole, or between two or more items perceived as a unit, is known as ______.

proportion

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

rhythm

If a line is drawn down the center of a composition, and each side corresponds to the other, what does this composition have?

symmetrical balance

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

Focus on the subject

How can the principle of rhythm be identified?

Repetition of elements in a composition

What are ways to create an asymmetrical composition?

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

Variety adds what aspects to an image?

-Difference -Interest

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

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

What are the principles of design?

-Proportion and scale -Unity and variety -Balance

In what ways does Santiago Calatrava use rhythm in his piece Wave?

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

Which descriptions are examples of rhythm?

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

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

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

What approaches does Annette Messager use to aid the viewer in understanding Mes Voeux?

-Various body parts -Repetition of shapes -Repetition of text

Which characteristics are needed to create unity and variety?

-Wholeness -Diversity -Interest

Which statement accurately describes balance in a composition?

A composition is balanced when it looks visually balanced.

In Gustav Klimt's painting Death and Life, which general principle of visual balance applies?

A smaller dark form can balance a larger light form.

How did Childe Hassam create unity in A Northeast Headland?

By using blues and grays

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

What challenges did Ansel Adams face when creating his pieces?

Finding locations that captured scale and rhythm

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

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.

When does an artist know a composition is balanced?

It looks or feels visually balanced.

On this painted cloth titled Thirteen-Deity Jnanadakini Mandala, what does the symmetrical balance of the mandala communicate?

It represents the cosmic order and logic of life for Tibetan Buddhists.

What does symmetry in art often represent?

Order, harmony, and authority

Which principle applies when elements create a pattern in a work of art?

Rhythm

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

Why would an artist subordinate some parts of a composition?

To draw attention to the areas of emphasis

Why is the principle of variety used?

To provide interest in the image

Abbott McNiell Whistler uses rhythm in his etching Billingsgate for what purpose?

To unify the various elements

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

True

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

emphasis