module 3

visual weight

In a two dimensional work with asymmetrical balance, the appearance of balance is achieved by distributing accordingly.

conceptual

Rather than depend solely upon visual unity, an artist will sometimes create unity by unifying the ideas in a work of art.

center

In a two dimensional work of art that is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is along the vertical axis down the of the composition.

symmetry

The Thirteen Deity Jnanadakini Mandala uses __ to suggest that there is a hidden order to the universe.

conceptual unity

Annette Messager’s Mes Voeux and Joseph Cornell’s The Hotel Eden both demonstrate the use of __ _.

squared grid

The ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create images of the “correct” or “perfect” human, as have many cultures both ancient and modern. This set of proportions was created using a _ _.

symmetrical balance

Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting Deer’s Skull with Pedernal is a prime example of .

vanitas

Pablo Picasso’s Girl Before a Mirror explores the traditional theme of _.

order and authority

Symmetrical balance, as used by Georgia O’Keeffe, expresses and ____.

informal

Another term for asymmetrical balance is _ balance.

e. All of these answers are correct.

In art, the design principle of balance functions to:
a. encourage our active participation in a work.
b. help communicate a work’s moods.
c. lead our eyes around a work.
d. help communicate a work’s meanings.
e. All of these answers are correct.

e. All of these answers are correct.

Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Banjo Lesson creates emphasis through:
a. size and placement of the figures.
b. directional lines of sight leading to a focal point.
c. contrasting values of dark skin against a pale background.
d. elimination of detail and bright colors in the background.
e. All of these answers are correct.

scale

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen created shock value through use of .

hierarchical

This work of art, a royal altar to the hand, uses _ scale.

circle and square

The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius associated the perfected male form with the perfect geometry of the _ and __.

hierarchical

The use of scale to indicate relative importance is known as ____ scale.

the golden section

The architect Le Corbusier designed the Modulor, a tool he used for calculating human proportions, based upon the section.

rhythm

Paul Klee’s Landscape with Yellow Birds and Kaiho Yusho’s Fish Nets Drying in the Sun share a strong use of.

variety

Artists will often add to provide interest and enliven the unity of a work of art.

e. All of these answers are correct.

Edouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies Bergère invites us to consider points of view in its subject and composition. Interpretations of this painting include approaches.
a. formalist
b. Marxist
c. feminist
d. psychoanalytic
e. All of these answers are correct.