QUIZ 1.6 Unity, Variety, and Balance

An interior designer can balance curved and straight lines to __________ each other. (a) complement (b) negate (c) mimic (d) liberate (e) define

(a) complement

Katsushika Hokusai's print "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa" uses compositional unity in which of these ways? (a) he wave crests mimic the snow on Mt. Fuji (b) the shape of Mt. Fuji is repeated throughout the work (c) textures are repeated throughout the work (d) the placement of the boats in between the waves creates a pattern

(a) he wave crests mimic the snow on Mt. Fuji (b) the shape of Mt. Fuji is repeated throughout the work (c) textures are repeated throughout the work (d) the placement of the boats in between the waves creates a pattern

An artist creates compositional unity by: (a) organizing all of the visual aspects of the work (b) creating more variety in the piece (c) intensifying parts of the composition (d) scattering the elements apart in the work (e) meditating on the work

(a) organizing all of the visual aspects of the work

When Tibetan Buddhist monks create a sand mandala, they are creating a composition that has this kind of balance: (a) radial (b) symmetrical (c) asymmetrical (d) pictorial (e) actual

(a) radial

Gestalt unity is a term that is derived from which language? (a) Turkish (b) German (c) French (d) Greek (e) Japanese

(b) German

A work can still display unity, even if none of the visual elements has anything in common, if: (a) the elements are very varied (b) the elements have conceptual unity (c) curved and straight lines are used (d) there is a focal point (e) only two colors are present

(b) the elements have conceptual unity

The focal point of Robert Rauschenberg's sculpture Monogram is: (a) a stuffed parrot (b) Vishnu (c) a t'ao t'ieh (d) a stuffed goat (e) a houseboat

(d) a stuffed goat

In her abstract works Electric Dress and Untitled, Japanese artist Atsuko Tanaka created ________ through the repetition of lines and circular shapes in bold colors. (a) focal point (b) balance (c) scale (d) unity (e) emphasis

(d) unity

A good example of variety in a work would be: (a) the use of pattern (b) repetition (c) one color used in a work (d) one texture used in a work (e) different shapes and colors

(e) different shapes and colors

The symmetrical design of the building that we know as the Taj Mahal does NOT carry associations of: (a) beauty and stability (b) the power of transcendent love (c) one man's love for his wife (d) a commitment to perfection (e) the identical twins for which it was built

(e) the identical twins for which it was built