5 Flashcards

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two-dimensional art, this organization is often called

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Composition

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2
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the more inclusive term, applicable to all kinds of art, is

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Design

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3
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The guidelines are usually Known as the …..

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Principles of Design

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4
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these principles are

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  1. Unity and Variety.
  2. Balance.
  3. Emphasis and Subordination.
  4. Proportion and Scale.
  5. Rhythm.
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5
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is a sense of oneness, of things belonging together and making up a coherent
whole.

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unity

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6
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is difference, which provides interest.

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Variety

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7
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Art can also be unified conceptually, that is, through a unity of ideas.
t or f

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t

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8
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refers to the ways in which the elements ( lines , shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are arranged.

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Balance

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9
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its encourages our active participation in looking.

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Balance

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10
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refers to the apparent “heaviness” or “lightness” of the forms arranged in a composition, as gauged by how insistently they draw our eyes.

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Visual Weight

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11
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Forms on either side of the axis correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement.

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symmetrical balance

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12
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the correspondence is very close but not exact—a situation sometimes called

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relieved symmetry

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13
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it gives the design a forceful, formal presence.

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symmetrical balance

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14
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the composition has two sides that do not match.

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asymmetrical balance

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15
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why the asymmetrical balance seems to be balanced

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seems to be balanced, that is because the visual weights in the two halves are very similar.

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16
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Death and Life
what represents

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The informal balance asymmetrical balance

Dramatize the opposition between life envisioned to the right as a billowing form of light-hued patterns and slumbering human figures, and death, a dark Skeletal presence at the far left, robed in a chilling pattern of grave markers.

17
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BALANCE - FEW FACTORS THAT AFFECT VISUAL WEIGHT

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  1. A large form is visually heavier than a smaller form.
  2. A dark-value form is visually heavier than a light-value form of the same size.
  3. A textured form is visually heavier than a smooth form of the same size.
  4. A complex form is visually heavier than a simple form of the same size.
  5. Two or more small forms can balance a larger one.
  6. A smaller dark form can balance a larger light one.
18
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it means that our attention is drawn more to certain parts of a
composition than to others.

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Emphasis

19
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If the emphasis is on a relatively small, clearly defined area, we call this

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“Focal Point.”

20
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means that certain areas of the composition are purposefully made less visually interesting so that the areas of emphasis stand out.

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Subordination

21
Q

The Banjo Lesson

what principles are here

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The old man and the young boy are the main focus of the painting, so they are placed in the foreground. Their size and placement are used to emphasize their figures

22
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Executions of the Third of May

describe it

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The executions were carried out in a dramatic fashion with white, yellow, and red being used to create a focal area against a background of earth tones and black.

23
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it means size in relation to a standard or “normal” size.

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SCALE:

24
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is often related to the size of an average human as it is something that we can all relate to.

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Scale

25
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big shovel

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the shovel is out of scale it’s not like the proportion with its surrounding

26
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: refers to size relationships between parts of a Whole , or between two or more items perceived as a unit.

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PROPORTION

27
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big hand

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the hand is not on the right scale not in the proportion with the body of the man

28
Q

A proportion that has fascinated many
artists and architects since its discovery by the ancient Greeks is the ratio known as the

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golden section.

29
Q

Leonardo da Vinci’s figure stands inside a square defined by his
height and the span of his arms, and a circle centered at his
navel.

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Study of Human Proportions
according to Vitruvius.

30
Q

During the 20th century, the French architect Le Corbusier
related the golden section to Human proportions in a tool he
called ….

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the Modular.

31
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Le Corbusier’s Modular acknowledges that there are no absolutes, only relationships, and that we experience the world in proportion to ourselves.

t or f

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t

32
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is based on repetition, and it is a basic part of the world we find ourselves in.

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Rhythm