Question 1

When dealing with balance in a composition,an artist or designer is actually dealing with

Accepted Answer

A) actual weight. 
B) visual weight. 
C) proportion. 
D) the balance between form and content. 
A) actual weight. 
B) visual weight. 
C) proportion. 
D) the balance between form and content.

Question 2

What is a term that describes an artist's attempt to draw our eyes to one area of a composition?

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A) absolute symmetry 
B) bilateral symmetry 
C) emphasis 
D) proportion 
A) absolute symmetry 
B) bilateral symmetry 
C) emphasis 
D) proportion

Question 3

Choose one artwork from this chapter and describe how that artist has used the principles of design.

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One artwork from this chapter that demon

Question 4

Where does that author say that the focal point in Larry Poons's Orange Crush is?

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A) in the exact center 
B) on the extreme left edge,top to bottom 
C) in the upper right hand corner 
D) there is no focal point 
A) in the exact center 
B) on the extreme left edge,top to bottom 
C) in the upper right hand corner 
D) there is no focal point

Question 5

In the painting Las Meninas,explain how Diego Velázquez establishes more than one focal point.

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In the painting Las Meninas, Diego Veláz

Question 6

Repetition often implies monotony,yet it also creates a sense of

Accepted Answer

A) rhythm. 
B) scale. 
C) imbalance. 
D) boring disruption. 
A) rhythm. 
B) scale. 
C) imbalance. 
D) boring disruption.

Question 7

Which of these pieces best illustrates the use of "variety" over "unity"?

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A) Laylah Ali's Untitled 
B) Louise Lawler's Pollock and Tureen 
C) James Lavadour's The Seven Valleys and the Five Valleys 
D) August Rodin's The Three Shades 
A) Laylah Ali's Untitled 
B) Louise Lawler's Pollock and Tureen 
C) James Lavadour's The Seven Valleys and the Five Valleys 
D) August Rodin's The Three Shades

Question 8

What term refers to the relationship between the parts of an object and the whole,or the relationship of an object to its surroundings?

Accepted Answer

The term that refers to the relationship

Question 9

The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of

Accepted Answer

A) actual texture. 
B) assymetrical balance. 
C) symmetry. 
D) radial balance. 
A) actual texture. 
B) assymetrical balance. 
C) symmetry. 
D) radial balance.

When dealing with balance in a composition,an artist or designer is actually dealing with

What is a term that describes an artist's attempt to draw our eyes to one area of a composition?

Choose one artwork from this chapter and describe how that artist has used the principles of design.

Where does that author say that the focal point in Larry Poons's Orange Crush is?

In the painting Las Meninas,explain how Diego Velázquez establishes more than one focal point.

Repetition often implies monotony,yet it also creates a sense of

Which of these pieces best illustrates the use of "variety" over "unity"?

What term refers to the relationship between the parts of an object and the whole,or the relationship of an object to its surroundings?

The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of

A World of Art

Developing Visual Literacy

Seeing the Value in Art

Line

Space

Light and Color

Other Formal Elements

Drawing

Printmaking

Painting

Photography and Time-Based Media

Sculpture

The Crafts As Fine Art

Architecture

The Design Profession

The Ancient World

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance Through the Baroque

The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

From 1900 to the Present

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Exam 8: The Principles of Design

When dealing with balance in a composition,an artist or designer is actually dealing with

What is a term that describes an artist's attempt to draw our eyes to one area of a composition?

Choose one artwork from this chapter and describe how that artist has used the principles of design.

Where does that author say that the focal point in Larry Poons's Orange Crush is?

In the painting Las Meninas,explain how Diego Velázquez establishes more than one focal point.

Repetition often implies monotony,yet it also creates a sense of

Which of these pieces best illustrates the use of "variety" over "unity"?

What term refers to the relationship between the parts of an object and the whole,or the relationship of an object to its surroundings?

The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of

A World of Art

Developing Visual Literacy

Seeing the Value in Art

Line

Space

Light and Color

Other Formal Elements

Drawing

Printmaking

Painting

Photography and Time-Based Media

Sculpture

The Crafts As Fine Art

Architecture

The Design Profession

The Ancient World

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance Through the Baroque

The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

From 1900 to the Present

Filters