Chapter 4 The Visual Elements
an implied shape is
a suggested but not explicitly outline form used to harmonize a composition
a(n) ___ follows the outline of a figure establishing the boundaries between separate forms
contour lines
the lines that establish the outside borders of a three dimensional form are called
contour lines
Hans Baldung Grien 's print The Groom and the Witch exemplifies the technique of _____ to create areas of shadow
hatching
at the center of francesco di diorgio martinis architectural perspective you can see the ____ and ____
horizon : vanishing point
This image depicts the ____ of the color wheel and their respective ___ value scale.
hues: gray
exemplifed in leonardo da vincis drawing the virgin and saint anne with the christ child and john the baptist chiaroscuro is a type of
modeling
compositions composed of a single hue in different values and intensity are classified as
monochromatic
james abbott mcneill whistler used which of the following elements to create a sense of calm in his nocturne in blue and gold
monochromatic color and strong horizontal and vertical line
as depicted in evening hornfleur seurats dots or use of pointillism represent what coloring technique
optical mixing
which of the following are secondary colors
orange violet green
When two forms ____ , the one we perceive ad partial is behind the one we perceive as complete
overlap
A ____ is any decorative, repetitive design
pattern
The flat surface of a work of art and/or the imaginary border between the viewer and the foreground is called the
picture plane
the use of linear perspective allows artist to transform the ___ from a flat surface in to a illusionistic window into space
picture plane
without touching a surface the way the surface ____ gives us a idea of its texture
reflects lights
Vertical
Assertive Growth
Aerial perspective is also known as ____ perspective
Atmospheric
Horizontal
Calm; rest
Because it affects us on such a basic level, we have a direct emotional response to
Color
Diagonal
Dynamic: action
Which of the following are properties of color?
Intensity Value Hue
Muslim painters frequently use the system of ___ because it allows for scenes to be depicted as they might be seen from God's perspective.
Isomertic Perspective
Which of the following elements are used in our analysis of an artwork's form?
Light Shape Color Line
The traced path of a moving point is the definition of a
Line
In conjunction with the use of chiaroscuro, Italian Renaissance artists developed ____ to create optically convincing depictions of three-dimensional form in space.
Linear perspective
Shapes perceived as figures in a work of art are described as being
Positive
in an architectural interior ___ provide the boundaries for space
Walls
an open palette refers to an artists use of
an unrestricted selection of pigments
a(n) ___ harmony uses adjacent colors on the color wheel
analagous
modeling though the use of different values to create the illusion of three dimensional forms in two dimensional space is know as
chiaroscuro
it may be safe to say that the visual element that gives people the most pleasure is
color
Art _____ attempts to slow the effects of time by keeping artwork
conservation
in the raft of the medusa theodore gericault increases tension by using ____ lines to create two ___ centers of intersert
diagonal: conflicting
The two primary uses of line in art are
establishing form by denoting borders conveying direction and motion
in the process of optical color mixing, small patches of color to one another in a composition are blended together by the ___ to produce a new color
eye
texture in a work of art can only be experienced thought touch
false
this composition is monochromatic
false
a kinetic work of art
features one or more moving parts
A ____ is defined as any shape viewers detach and focus on within a composition
figure
albercht durers draftsman drawing a reclining nude specifically illustrates ___ which artists use to depict a figure receding into space
foreshortening
linear perspective applies to any form that recedes into the distance which is an effect know as
foreshortening
a cube a pyramid and a circle are examples of ___ shapes and masses
geometric
A(n) _____ through perceived by the viewer, is not explicitly depicted
implied line
A subtractive color mixing process
is associated with pigment mixing in painting and printing processes creates darker and duller colors and hues
experiments by sir isaac newton during the 17th century established that colors are components of ____
light
value is related to what color property
lightness and darkness
the space in masaccios trinity with the virgin st john the evangelist and donors is strictly organized according to
linear perspective
forms with ____ such as sculpture and architecture exist in three dimensional space and they carve out volumes of space within and around them
mass
an artist can use ___ to create an afterimage
saturated color fatigue receptors in viewers eyes and then allow the eyes to rest
as demonstrated in leonardo da vincis madonna and child with saint ann atmospheric perspective is a technique that
simulates the recession of sapce by depicting objects in the background as gray or hazy
modern color theory is largely based on the experimentation of
sir isaac newton
___ is a visual element that interacts with other visual elements of an artwork to give them definition
space
when light passes through a prism it is refracted into six colors of the visible
spectrum
the use of dots to suggest value is known as
stippling
the surface quality of an object is its
texture
how is the element of space used in thomas coles the oxbow
the diagonal tree at the left draws the viewers eye into the painting
which figures are foreshortened in hans baldung griends the groom and the witch
the groom and the horse
a triadic color harmony is
the use of three colors equidistant on the color wheel
eugene delacroix used the implied shape of a ____ to unify and order his composition liberty leading the people
triangle
linear perspective is easily recognized in a picture by the use of
two converging lines at the center
_____ exists in a seamless continuum from white (the lightest) to black (the darkest)
value
pale pink and dark maroon are different ___ of the same color red
values
we perceive and respond to the ____, such as texture, mass, and space, when we look at artwork
visual elements
when we see markings in an artwork that we associate with texture whether or not they actually depict texture we are expecriencing
visual texture
a mass is a three dimensional form that occupies a(n) ___ of space
volume
in an additive color mixing process with light, red, green, and blue combine to create
white