1.9 Pattern and Rhythm

Question 1

Space:

Answer 1

the distance between

identifiable points or planes

Question 2

Pattern:

Answer 2

an arrangement of

predictably repeated elements

Question 3

Elements:

Answer 3

the basic vocabulary
of art—line, form, shape,
volume, mass, color, texture,
space, time and motion, and
value (lightness/darkness)

Question 4

Unity:

Answer 4

the imposition of order

and harmony on a design

Question 5

Rhythm:

Answer 5

the regular or ordered
repetition of elements in the
work

Question 6

Composition:

Answer 6

the overall design

or organization of a work

Question 7

Shape:

Answer 7

the two-dimensional
area the boundaries of which are
defined by lines or suggested by
changes in color or value

Question 8

Value:

Answer 8

the lightness or darkness

of a plane or area

Question 9

Color:

Answer 9

the optical effect caused
when reflected white light of the
spectrum is divided into a
separate wavelength

Question 10

Contrast:

Answer 10

a drastic difference
between such elements as color
or value (lightness/darkness)

Question 11

Abstract:

Answer 11

art imagery that
departs from recognizable
images from the natural world

Question 12

Texture:

Answer 12

the surface quality of a
work, for example fine/coarse,
detailed/lacking in detail

Question 13

Automatic:

Answer 13

suppressing
conscious control to access
subconscious sources of
creativity and truth

Question 14

Dada:

Answer 14

anarchic anti-art and
anti-war movement, dating back
to World War I, that reveled in
absurdity and irrationality

Question 15

Picture plane:

Answer 15

the surface of

a painting or drawing

Question 16

Foreground:

Answer 16

the part of a work

depicted as nearest to the viewer

Question 17

Middle ground:

Answer 17

the part of a
work between the foreground
and background

Question 18

Background:

Answer 18

the part of a
work depicted furthest from the
viewer’s space, often behind the
main subject matter

Question 19

Focal point:

Answer 19

the center of
interest or activity in a work 
of art, often drawing the 
viewer’s attention to the most
important element

Question 20

Facade:

Answer 20

any side of a building,

usually the front or entrance

Question 21

Emphasis:

Answer 21

the principle of
drawing attention to particular
content in a work