Art chapter 5

In Annette Messager's Mes Voeux, where is the axis of symmetry?

Vertical

Balance

Visual Weight, symmetrical, radial, asymmetrical

Visual Rhythm:

: Depends on the repetition of accented elements, usually shapes

Symmetrical Balance

: Mirror image of shapes/forms on either side of an imaginary axial dividing line; elements correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement.

Subordination

A less visually interesting area

Focal point

A specific spot to which one's attention is directed

"All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone" was said by:

Anthony Caro

Visual Unity

Based on using the visual elements (shape, line, color, etc.)

Radial Balance

Compositional forms emerge equally in all directions from a central point. Radial balance can be seen in mandalas, Hindu or Buddhist diagrams of a cosmic realm.

Conceptual Unity:

Created by tying a group of ideas together.

Emphasis and Subordination

Focal Point

What characteristic does not result from unity in an artwork?

Difference

Variety:

Differences that provide interest and contrast.

Scale and Proportion

Hierarchical Scale

Visual Weight

Refers to an apparent "heaviness" or "lightness" of forms arranged in a composition.

Proportion

Refers to size relationships between parts of a whole or between two or more items perceived as a unit

Rhythm

Repetition

Scale

Size in relation to a standard or "normal" size.

Unity

The sense of oneness, of things belonging together and making up a coherent whole.

Emphasis

The viewer's attention will be centered more on certain parts of the composition than on others

Asymmetrical Balance:

Two sides that do not correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement

Hierarchical Scale

Using changes in size to indicate relative importance

Rhythm

is based in repetition and is a basic part of our world. It is often used by artists to structure the viewer's experience.

No society that we know of has lived without some form of art. The impulse to make and respond to art appears to be as deeply ingrained as the ability to:

learn language.

What does a work of art with extreme unity run the risk of being?

monotonous

Composition

or more generally, design is the organization of all the visual elements within a work of art.

Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to:

the Paleolithic Period.

The function of artists to give tangible form to the unknown is evident in the 10th-century sculpture Shiva Nataraja through images that represent the following concepts EXCEPT:

the sculpture reports a story about a Hindu dancer.

According to the author, the most important meaning of an artwork is: 6-4-2013

what it means to the viewer