Chapter 5 Principles of Design

T/F: Most people are conscious of the principles of design in everyday life.

False

How does an artist know when a composition is balanced

When it looks balanced

Unity, variety, balance, emphasis, subordination, proportion, scale, and rhythm are all examples of principles of _____

Design

The architect LEon BAttista Alberti used a repeating vertical _______ of pilasters to create harmony in his design of the church of Sant'Andrea

Rhythm

Which of the following statements about balancing a composition are true

a composition is balanced when it looks balanced

When visual weight is equally distributed in a composition the composition feels

balanced

On a two-dimensional surface, the organization of the elements of art is called

composition

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

The French architect Le Corbusier used measurements based on the ____ section when designing the chapel Norte-Dame-du-Haut during the 1950s

golden

Symmetry is art often represents

order, harmony, and authority

On this painted cloth titled Thirteen Deity Jnanadankini Mandala the symmetrical balance of the mandala

represents the cosmic order and logic of life for Tibetan Buddhists

which principle of design is related primarily to size

scale and proportion

If a line is drawn down the center of a composition, and each side corresponds to the other, it is referred to asa

symmetrical balance

Leonardo da Vincis Study of Human Proportions According to Vitruvius was intended to illustrate

the ancient idea of perfect human proportioins

Which of the following is an example of the use of scale in a composition

the artist wants to emphasize a female figure and makes her larger than all the other figures in the composition

AN artwork with asymmetrical composition can feel balanced if

the visual weight on each side is similar

The repetition of certain elements in an artwork provies

unity within the design

Unity based on the elements of art is called

visual unity

Which of the following are principles of design

Balance Rhythm proportion and scale Unity and variety

The golden section, which is portrayed in this illustration, was employed by

Renaissance architects and artists

THe artist Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen are known for their huge sculptures which play with the concept of

Scale

The top example in this illustration shows which principle of asymmetrical or informal balance

a large form is visually heavier than a smaller form

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

a smaller dark form can balance larger light form

In Francisco de Goya's painting Executions of the Third of MAy 1808 emphasis on the main figure is created by

implied light and directional line

The principle of variety is used to

provide interest in the image

The principle of rhythm can be identified by the

repetition of elements in a composition