Quiz 11-Principles of Design

This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618.

Golden Section

A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.

a repetitive

Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points.

all of the other answers (direction, line, placement, dramatic contrasts)

Which of the following can create a pattern?

all of the other answers (stacks of cans, fish scales, dried/cracked mud, the warp and weft of woven cloth

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other.

asymmetrical

Creating visual weight and counterweight is part of an artist's use of the element of ________ in creating a work of art.

balance

The three kinds of unity are:

compositional, conceptual, gestalt

Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art.

elements

An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.

false

The area covered by a pattern is called the ________.

field

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________.

gestalt

When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.

hierarchical scale

The Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg uses this kind of scale in his sculptures to express admiration for the little things in everyday life.

monumental

The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale.

monumental

A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________.

motif

The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________.

pattern

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________.

proportions

The size relationships between parts of an object, or its ________, affects how a viewer will interpret it.

proportions

________ balance is achieved when all elements in a work of art are equidistant from a central point and repeat in a symmetrical way from side to side and top to bottom.

radial

Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________.

spiral

The opposite of emphasis is ________.

subordination

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same.

symmetrical

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

unity

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art.

variety

This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.

variety