Chapter 4
What did Matisse create by moving the figure's right leg down slightly in his version of Large Reclining Nude?
directional force
Why did Matisse believe that design was as important to a composition as facial expressions and gestures?
He believed that the arrangement of visual elements was necessary to create an expressive composition.
How did the addition of horizontal lines to the couch change Henri Matisse's final version of Large Reclining Nude?
It reduced downward directional force.
What distinguishes the use of balance in sculpture from its use in painting?
Sculptural balance is usually symmetrical.
Why do many public buildings employ symmetrical balance in their designs?
Symmetrical balance suggests stability and permanence.
Which contributes most to the drama of Francisco Goya's composition in Bullfight: The Agility and Daring of Juanito Apinani?
the contrast of light and dark tones
What element moves our eye toward the empty panel on the left of Ogata Korin's Cranes?
the directional force of the birds' heads
Which detail in Titian's Noli Me Tangere best demonstrates the principle of subordination in design?
the muted colors of the landscape
How does an artist's use of directional forces differ from the use of emphasis and subordination in a work of art?
Directional forces create a path around the work of art.
How did Goya evoke a sense of motion on the part of the bullfighter in The Agility and Daring of Juanito Apinani?
He placed the bullfighter on the intersection of the diagonal axes.
What was the reason Matisse took so many photographs of his drawings for Large Reclining Nude?
He was interested in documenting how design could affect a final work that began with a naturalistic drawing.
How does the change in the scale of the "5" function in Charles Demuth's I Saw The Figure 5 in Gold?
It draws the viewer deeper into the painting.
How do the tall green seats provide unity in Jacob Lawrence's Going Home?
They create visual a visual theme across the composition.
Why is it possible for a small yellow form to balance a large blue form?
Warm colors appear heavier than cool colors.
What design principle does Damien Hirst's Posterity—The Holy Place perfectly exemplify?
balance
Which term refers to the organization of visual elements in a painting or a photograph?
composition
Artists use contrast, color intensity, position, and size to create
emphasis on a specific area of the work.
The distorted proportions of the Roettgen Pietà adds to its
expressive effect.
What design problem is presented by the subject matter in Lavinia Fontana's Noli Me Tangere?
foregrounding the standing and prostrate figures
The more variety in a work of art, the more the artist
has to introduce orderly elements.
Where does Peter de Hooch use repetition as an organizing principle in Interior of a Dutch House?
in the rectangular shapes that form the floor tiles
What design goal does the inclusion of helicopters, cars, and hand grenades demonstrate in contemporary Afghan carpets?
pattern
One way that Jacob Lawrence created unity in Going Home was by
repeating the use of red in a variety of shapes.
What is one way that Wallace Berman created a sense of rhythm in Untitled?
repetition of hands and radio shape
What is one design principle that Matisse addressed with the netlike patterns on the couch and framing edges of his painting Large Reclining Nude?
rhythm and repetition
What design principle is obviously distorted to create greater impact in Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's Shuttlecocks?
scale
What is the design principle for creating a neutral area that does not distract from the area of emphasis?
subordination
Most artists want a balance of unity and variety because
that combination usually yields the most interesting compositions.
What element creates unity in I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold?
the number 5
Which element is necessary to create an all-over pattern in an artwork?
the repetition of a set of ordered elements
A person typically experiences scale in relation to
the size of his or her body.
What is one visual clue that Edgar Degas uses In Jockeys Before the Race to move the viewer's attention to the left side of the canvas?
the sun
One reason for the extremely small size of Cruzeiro do Sul (Southern Cross) was
to draw attention to the lack of importance many people give to Southern Hemisphere countries.
What is one reason that Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen exaggerated scale in Shuttlecocks?
to poke fun at museum practices
The use of pattern in Pieter de Hooch's Interior of a Dutch House demonstrates which design principle?
unity and variety
One way that John McCracken achieved unity with the work Untitled was
using three media.
What combination of lines provides stability in a composition?
vertical and horizontal lines
