Principles of Art

Question 1

what is principles?

Answer 1

elements and components used to make a desired effect

Question 2

what is composition

Answer 2

the overall completed design of a work of art

Question 3

What does contrast use

Answer 3

lightness, darkness, and size

Question 4

what does chiaroscuro do

Answer 4

creates an illusion of 3-D in a 2-D painting with shading and a light source

Question 5

What is tenebrism

Answer 5

use of intense darkness and lighting to highlight the impact of a painting

Question 6

what is unity?

Answer 6

all the elements working togethera

Question 7

what is the grammar of art?

Answer 7

principles

Question 8

what is the vocabulary of art

Answer 8

elements

Question 9

what is compositional?

Answer 9

created by organizing all visual aspects of work

Question 10

WHat is gestalt?

Answer 10

a form or shape of how your eyes determine what you see

Question 11

what is variety?

Answer 11

different ideas, materials used or elements

Question 12

What is balance?

Answer 12

visual weight that always has an axis present

Question 13

difference between asymmetrical and symmetrical balance

Answer 13

asymmetrical is elements complimenting each other when balance is different while symmetrical is indentical

Question 14

what is radial?

Answer 14

elements that are equal distance from central point

Question 15

what is scale and proportion

Answer 15

size of a object compared to another

Question 16

what is monumental

Answer 16

larger than in real life

Question 17

what is hierarchical

Answer 17

use of size: bigger = more important

Question 18

what is distorted

Answer 18

supernatural and dreamlike effect

Question 19

what is a focal point

Answer 19

draws attention to something in art piece

Question 20

what is subordination

Answer 20

draws attention away: opposite of focal point

Question 21

what is pattern

Answer 21

repeated elements, makes sense of unity

Question 22

what is a motif

Answer 22

symbol or something that represents a theme

Question 23

what is rhythmic progression

Answer 23

the eye naturally moves through work; foreground middleground backround

Question 24

rhytmic design structure

Answer 24

how you look through art work

Question 25

what is alternating rhytm

Answer 25

looks like it is supposed to be moving

Question 26

what is progressive rhythm

Answer 26

how fast something moves your eye

Question 27

what are all the principles

Answer 27

Balance, scale/proportion, contrast, unity, variety, pattern, and rhythm