Ch 9 3-D Design Elements

Question 1

Actual time

Answer 1

The duration of an actual temporal event

Question 2

Ambient light

Answer 2

The quality of light within an entire space or setting

Question 3

Content

Answer 3

The emotional/intellectual meaning or message of an artwork

Question 4

Directed light

Answer 4

Localized and focused light such as a spotlight on a singer

Question 5

Dynamic forms

Answer 5

Forms that imply change

Question 6

Earthwork

Answer 6

Commonly, an artwork that has been created through the transformation of a natural site into an aesthetic statement

Question 7

Environmental work

Answer 7

An artwork that must be entered physically

Question 8

Form

Answer 8

The physical manifestation of an idea, as opposed to the content; the organization/arrangement of visual elements to create a unified design; a 3-D composition/ unit within a 3-D compostion

Question 9

Freestanding work

Answer 9

An artwork that is self-supporting and is designed to be viewed from all sides

Question 10

Function

Answer 10

The purpose of a design or the objective that motivates the designer
(Utilitarian or aesthetic)

Question 11

Geometric forms

Answer 11

3-D forms derived from or suggestive of geometry

Question 12

Harmony

Answer 12

A pleasing or soothing relationship among colors, shapes, or other design element

Question 13

Hue

Answer 13

The name of a color that distinguishes it from others and assigns it a position in the visual spectrum

Question 14

Implied time

Answer 14

The suggested location or duration of an event

Question 15

Installation

Answer 15

An artwork or design that presents an ensemble of images and objects within a 3-D environment

Question 16

Intensity

Answer 16

The purity, saturation, or chroma of color
In time design, the power, concentration, and energy with which an action is performed or the quality of observation of an event

Question 17

Kinetic forms

Answer 17

Forms that actually move

Question 18

Mass

Answer 18

A solid 3-D form

Question 19

Mechanical forms

Answer 19

Gears, belts, hoses, and other forms suggestive of machinery

Question 20

Organic forms

Answer 20

Forms that are derived from nature

Question 21

Orthographic projection

Answer 21

A drawing system widely used by artists and designers to delineate the top, bottom, & four side views of a 3-D object
Constructed using parallel lines that accurately delineate six surfaces of an object

Question 22

Plane

Answer 22

A 3-D form that has length and width but minimal thickness

Question 23

Polyhedra (polyhedrons)

Answer 23

Multifaceted volumes

Question 24

Positive forms

Answer 24

Areas of physical substance in 3-D design

Question 25

Primary contours

Answer 25

Colors from which virtually all other colors can be mixed

Red, green, blue, yellow

Question 26

Reflective

Answer 26

Light that is bounded off a relative surface back into space

Question 27

Refracted

Answer 27

Light that has been bent as it passes through a prism

Question 28

Relief

Answer 28

Sculpture in which forms project out from a flat surface (high to low)

Question 29

Saturation

Answer 29

The purity, chroma, or intensity of color

Question 30

Sight line

Answer 30

A viewing line that is established by the arrangement of objects within one’s field of vision
A straight line of unimpeded vision

Question 31

Site-specific

Answer 31

An artwork specifically designed for and installed in a particular place

Question 32

Space

Answer 32

The area within or around an area of substance

Question 33

Static forms

Answer 33

Forms that appear to be stable on a preconception

Question 34

Symbolic color

Answer 34

A color that has been assigned a particular meaning by the members of a society

Question 35

Temperature

Answer 35

The physical and psychological heat suggested by a color’s hue

Question 36

Three-quarter work

Answer 36

A physical object that is designed to be viewed from the front and sides only

Question 37

Translucent

Answer 37

A surface that partially permits the passage of light

Question 38

Transparent

Answer 38

A surface that permits the passage of light (clear)

Question 39

Viewing time

Answer 39

The time an audience devotes to watching or exploring an artwork