Chapter 3: Principles of Design

Question 1

One of the earliest artists to observe the human body’s shifting of weight in order to achieve balance was

a. Polykleitos
b. Marisol
c. Nike de Saint-Phalle.
a. Polykleitos

Answer 1

a. Polykleitos

Question 2

The principles of design include unity, _____, emphasis and focal point, rhythm, scale, and proportion.

Answer 2

Balance

Question 3

Artists 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 and images.

a. balance
b. symmetry
c. emphasis

Answer 3

c. emphasis

Question 4

Scale refers to ________, small, big, or in between.

Answer 4

Size

Question 5

Altering the viewer’s sense of scale partly creates the visual shock and sheer humor of _____________________’s 74” x 35” x 47” work titled Baby Girl.

a. Polykleitos
b. Marisol
c. Nike de Saint-Phalle.

Answer 5

b. Marisol

Question 6

4. Leonardo’s Proportions of the Human Figure is an example of ____________
   a. approximate symmetry
   b. asymmetrical balance
   c. pure balance

Answer 6

c. pure balance