Chapter 5 Test: Art Appreciation

Annette Messager's ___________ demonstrates the use of conceptual unity

"Mes Voeux"

Claus Oldenburg created ___________ which is a garden spade and he uses the principle of __________ to create visual impact and shock the senses.

"Plantoir" scale

Haruka Kojin created _____________

"Reflectwo"

What was the name of Henry Ossawa Tanner's piece of work and what principles does it share?

"The Banjo Lesson" -emphasis, focal point, and subordination

Francisco Goya created what and he used ___________ to draw attention from viewers and illustrates the principle of ___________

"The Executions on the Third of May" light emphasis

Leonardo Da Vinci created ______________ from his sketchbooks he uses the geometric _____________ of the human form inspired by the Roman Vitruvius (circle and square)

Vitruvian man proportions

The ancient Roman architect __________ associated the perfected male form with the perfect geometry of a __________ and a ____________.

Vitruvius circle square

Santiago Calatrava created the sculpture ___________, he creates a pleasing rhythmic shapes visualizing waves and uses the principles of

Wave repetition rhythm

___________ size expectations, size in relation to a standard or normal size

scale

____________ areas of the composition that are made less visually interesting to enhance emphasized areas

subordination

____________ balance in a composition or object that is divided in half or each side tends to mirror the other

symmetrical

4 types of balance:

symmetrical, asymmetrical, approximate, radial

____________ creating a sense of oneness, belongness, elements look as if they belong in a composition, making up a coherent whole

unity

Principles of Design

unity variety scale proportion emphasis balance rhythm repetition

The proportions of the Golden Section can be expressed numerically by the numbers __ to ____ (used by Greeks)

1 to 1.618

The principles of unity and variety is reflected in the painting _____________ by the American impressionalist painter Childe Hassam.

A North East Headland

What is the brass ceremonial piece from Benin in Africa that demonstrates hierarchical scale?

A Royal Altar to the Hand

____________ created "Mes Voeux" which is French for My Wishes, the words and images combine to create _________________

Annette Messager conceptual unity

___________ took this black and white photograph called _______________ (20th century American photographer), captures the beauty of rhythms in nature

Ansel Adams The Tetons

American nature photographer who took a black and white photograph called _______________ that captures the beauty of ___________ in nature

Ansel Adams The Tetons rhythm

_____________ created "A North East Headland" which uses similar colors and shapes that creates _____________ while the rocks and water add contrast in this American Impressionalist landscape painting

Childe Hassam visual unity

Who created Plantoir, an American sculptor who used the principle of scale in his gigantic versions of ordinary objects

Claus Oldenburg

Henri De Toulouse- Lautrec created ___________________, a poster that uses the principles of __________ and _____________, he uses similar curving shapes that serve to visually unify the composition (the more intense colors adds variety and interest)

Divan Japonais unity and variety

French painter __________ creates dynamic asymmetrical compositions of ballet dancers.

Edgar Degas

In _______________ painting, "The Executions on the Third of May", the artist uses light to draw the viewer's attention to the victim about to be shot and it illustrates the principle of emphasis

Francisco Goya's

___________ painting "Life and Death" is a superb example of asymmetrical balance.

Gustav Klint's

Symmetrical balance is creatively used by _______________ in her work "Reflectwo" in which she suspends fabric petals by threads from the ceiling to create a colorful illusion.

Haruka Kojin

_____________ known both for his paintings and poster designs, the 19th century French artist uses the principle of unity and variety in his poster "Divan Japonais"

Henri De Toulouse Lautrec

___________ an African American painter in the 19th century who studied under Thomas Eakins, painted masterful works including 'The Banjo Lesson"

Henry Ossawa Tanner

The symmetrical proportions of the human body are clearly demonstrated in the scientific drawing found in the sketchbook of the Renaissance artist _____________ commonly referred to as the Vitruvian man.

Leonardo Da Vinci

The Golden Section was applied to the architectural design of the ____________, a classical Greek building dedicated to the goddess ___________

Parthenon Athena

The _______________, the main temple for the goddess, ____________, is located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and the Golden Section was applied

Parthenon Athena

__________________ designs plays a prominent role in rhythm and repetition (Wave)

Santiago Calatrava

Contemporary Spanish architect ________ created a sculpture that perfectly utilizes the principle of rhythm called ______________

Santiago Calatrava Wave

____________ is creatively used by Haruka Kojin in her work "Reflectwo" in which she suspends fabric petals from the ceiling to create a colorful illusion of a reflecting pool

Symmetrical Balance

_____________ observed in nature and expressed mathematically as a ratio of 1 to 1.618

The Golden Section (ratio)

Balance can have ______________ weight (sculpture) or ___________ weight (art)

actual visual

________________ balance that is arranged to create a sense of equilibrium without repeating identical units

approximate

The Golden Section was applied to ________ and ________ to create aesthetically ordered proportions

architecture painting

______________ balance in composition or object that is divided in half with each side NOT being mirror images

asymmetrical

__________ two sides that do not correspond to each other

asymmetrical balance

____________ composition that is visually weighted equally

balance

French painter, Edgar Degas, paints what subject and dynamic ___________ compositions?

ballet dancers asymmetrical

What did Gustav Klint paint and what is it a superb example of?

ballet dancers, and asymmetrical balance

A mathematical system that defines the proper proportions for an ideal human figure is a ______________

canon

Some Tibetan Mandalas are created by Buddhist monks by using ___________

colored sand

_____________ is the organization of all the visual elements within a work of art arranged according to the principles of design

composition

__________ unity created through typing a group of ideas together

conceptual

In Gustav Klint's Life and Death painting, the darker form of ___________ has more visual weight and balances out the larger but lighter group of figures symbolizing ____________ creates asymmetrical balance.

death life

____________ draws attention to one or more areas of the composition (centers on certain parts)

emphasis

_____________ a small, well defined area that is emphasized (specific)

focal point

The brass ceremonial piece A Royal Altar to the Hand from Benin in Africa demonstrates _____________. the ____________ or ____________ people are demonstrates the importance or social status

hierarchical scale larger smaller

In Tibetan Buddhism, the radial symbol that represents the order of the cosmos and is also used as a meditative device to help achieve a spiritual state of consciousness is called _________________

mandala

_________ means circle in Sanskrit, and this type of image us used in ritual meditation in Tibetan Buddhism, an example of radial balance, some are made out of sand

mandala

_______ creating the illusion of motion in a composition

movement

_________________ organizational or compositional strategies and guidelines for the visual arts

principles

___________ refers to the relation between the size of the parts to the whole ( two or more items perceived as a unit)

proportion

______________ balance in composition or object that is a circular design that creates either symmetrical or asymmetrical balance

radial

________________ is a type of balance that uses circles to give illusion of visual weight, used in mandala

radial balance

______ combining pattern and movement

rhythm

The principle of __________ and ___________ is reflected in the painting "A North East Headland" by the American impressionalist painter ________________

unity and variety Childe Hassam

________________ differences that provide interest and contrast, using different elements or different combinations of one element in a composition

variety

_______________ unity is based on the visual elements

visual

Works of art can have _____________ or ____________ unified by similar concepts

visual unity conceptual unity