3.03 Flashcards
Bronze sculpture occupies three-dimensional space and has measurable volume and weight. So it has ________.
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implied mass
actual mass
implies shape
actual shape
actual mass
Look at figure 16-20 on p.375. The School of Athens by Raphael
The fresco The School of Athens uses ____________ a system for depicting the depth, in which parrallel lines receding into the distance converge at a point on the horizon line known as the vanishing point. Forms get smaller in propportion to the receding lines.
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isometric
overlapping
atmospheric perspective
linear perspective
linear perspective
Unlike two dimensional compositions, three dimensional objects such as sculptures often have ______ ____.
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pictorial balance
rhythm
symmetry
actual balance
actual balance
In art, _________ refers to the distribution of the actual or apparent weight of the element of a composition.
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unity
mass
variety
style
balance
balance
The ancient Greeks developed the concept of the _________ because they believed that it created ideal proportions in architecture
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root ten rectangle
canon of scale
Golden Mean
Spiral
hierarchy
Golden Mean
Woman leaning Near a Vase of Flowers by Edgar Degas
What is the focal point in Woman Leaning Near a Vase of Flowers and why?
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There is not a focal point because there is not a point of emphasis.
The vase of flowers due to power of shape and texture.
The vase of flowers due to central position, brillant color, and dominant texture.
The woman because a viewer’s gaze is always drawn toward the sight of a human face.
The woman because a viewer’s gaze is always drawn toward the sight of a human face.
________ is often a major design element in art forms such as ceramics, basketry, jewelry, and stained glass.
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vertical balance
radial balance
horizontal balance
imbalance
asymetrical balanced
radial balance
Look on page 247 at figure 12-18. Chikat Robe by Dorica Jackson
If a vertical axis were drawn through the center of the work, the two halves of the central figures and the geometric motifs and animal motifs extending to the sides would be exact mirror images balancing each other. This work has ________.
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symmetrical balance
asymmetrical balance
bilateral symmetry
radial balance
bilateral symmetry
Sometimes the right and the left sides of a composition bear visibly different shapes, colors, textures, or other elements, yet they are arranged or weighted in such a way that the impression, in total, is one of balance or________ _________.
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Symmetrical Balance
Bilateral Balance
Asymmetrical Balance
Approximate Balance
Asymmetrical Balance
Some artist aim to shock the viewer or to play into a viewers discomfort by creating works with _________.
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Tension
Asymmetrical
Imbalance
Out of Balance
Imbalance
Artist use the design principle of _______ to focus the viewer’s attention on one or more parts of a composition by accentuating certain shapes, intensifying value or color, featuring directional lines, or strategically placing the objects.
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Unity
Focal Point
Emphasis
sclae
Emphasis
Emphasis can be used to create _____ ________.
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Focal Points
Emphasis
Directional lines
Assymmetrical balance
Focal Points
We see that the artist sometimes use the method of _____ __ ______, in which they seperate one object or figure from the many.
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smoke and mirrors
emphasis by isolation
focus and distraction
creating a target
emphasis by isolation
______ _______ is the easist and most precise way to create Rythm
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Regular unity
Controlled variety
Regular repetition
Classical dance
Regular repetition
___________ can be present in a work of art even if there is a slight variation in repetition..
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Regular
Repeated
Rythm
Continuous
Rythm
_________ is the relative size of an object compared with others of its kind, its setting, or human dimensions
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Scale
Proportion
Repetition
Massive
Scale
Rene Margrite, “personal Values”, This is an example of relative size, or_______ _______, to
indicate therelative importance of the objects or people being depicted.
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Relative size
Subverted size
distorted size
hierarchical scaling
hierarchical scaling
Some artist distort or even subvert the realistic scale of objects to challenge the viewer to look at the familiar in a new way, making this an example of_____ _______.
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distortion of scale
subverting scale
controlling scale
illusion of scale
distortion of scale
Polykleitos is credited with the derivation of a ____ __ ______ - a set of rules about body parts and their dimensions relative to one another that became the standard for creating the ideal figure.
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rules of importance
canon of proportion
size and importance
figure and proportion
canon of proportion
Just as the Greeks developed a canon of proportion for representing the human figure in the ideal, they developed the concept of the ____ _____ in order to create the ideal proportions in architecture.
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standard square
gravitational pull
golden mean
right angle
golden mean
