Exam 5: Principles of Design

In a two-dimensional work of art that is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is:

Which ancient Roman's writings on architecture related the human body to geometric shapes?

Consider Klimt's Death and Life and Goya's Executions of the Third of May, 1808, both included in this chapter of the text. Discuss the ways in which each artist visually established focal points or areas of interest.

Consider Leonardo da Vinci's Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius, included in this chapter of the text. Identify the century in which Leonardo worked, and discuss his use of proportion in this piece. C.E. As the title of the work indicates, Leonardo was fascinated with the ideas of Vitruvius, a Roman architect, who related the perfected male form to the perfect geometry of the square and the circle. In this particular work by Leonardo, the man stands inside a square defined by his height and the span of his arms, and a circle centered at his navel.

Explain how artists use the elements of shape, color, texture, and value to create visual balance. Use at least two works of art from other chapters as examples of formal and informal balance.

Symmetrical balance, as used by Georgia O'Keeffe, expresses:

The ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create images of the "correct" or "perfect" human, as have many cultures both ancient and modern. This set of proportions was created using:

In a two-dimensional work with asymmetrical balance, the appearance of balance is achieved by:

Georgia O'Keeffe's Deer's Skull with Pedernal, which is set directly on the vertical axis, utilizes ___________ balance.

The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius associated the perfected male form with the perfect geometry of:

The architect Le Corbusier designed the Modulor, a tool he used for calculating human proportions, based upon:

Georgia O'Keeffe's painting Deer's Skull with Pedernal is a prime example of:

Consider Alberti's Façade of Sant'Andrea, Mantua, and Le Corbusier's Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp, France. Identify the historical eras in which each architect worked. Then analyze the visual rhythms and use of symmetry and proportion in these buildings, noting how these characteristics impact our understanding of them.

The design principle that is based on repetition is called:

Discuss the effects--both visual and emotional--of the symmetry of the Tibetan Thirteen-Deity Jnanadakini Mandala, or of another religious work that employs formal symmetry.

Compare and contrast form and content in two works, one of which has visual unity and the other conceptual unity.

Annette Messager's Mes Voeux demonstrates the use of:

Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère invites us to consider points of view in its subject and composition. Interpretations of this painting include ________ approaches.

Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Banjo Lesson creates emphasis through:

Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror explores the traditional theme of: