Foundations of art and design test 2 chapter 5

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  1. What is composition?
    • an organization of line, mass, light, color, texture, pattern, and space
    • on organization of line, mass, intensity, color, texture, pattern, and space
    • an organization of line, mass, light, color, pattern, space, and dark
    • none of the above.
  2. what term is a more inclusive term than composition that is more applicable to all kinds of art?
    • texture
    • pattern
    • design
    • none of the above
  3. the task of making the decisions involved in designing a work of art would be analyzing, if not for certain guidelines called principles of design.
    • true
    • false
  4. what does it mean when someone has good taste?
    • they just know when something is right.
    • some people have a better grasp on the principles of design.
    • the have good taste buds
    • none of the above
  5. The principles of design codify or explain our sense of "rightness"
    • true
    • false
  6. The principles of design most often identified are:
    • variety and unity, emphasis and subordination, proportion and scale, and rhythm
    • texture and pattern, color and light, proportion and scale
    • variety and unity, color and light, proportion, scale, and rhythm
    • texture and pattern, emphasis and subordination, proportion, scale, and rhythm
  7. Variety is a sense of oneness and belonging together.
    • true
    • false
  8. unity is difference, which provides interest.
    • true
    • false
  9. unity and variety coexist in a work of art.
    • true
    • false
  10. visual unity is unity based on the elements of shape, line, color, etc.
    • true
    • false
  11. art cannot be unified conceptually (through a unity of ideas)
    • true
    • false
  12. Conceptual unity asks for our interpretation.
    • true
    • false
  13. Visual weight refers to:
    • the apparent "heaviness" or "lightness" of the forms arranged in a composition.
    • the weight that we can see visually.
  14. symmetrical balance is more natural and dynamic
    • true
    • false
  15. Asymmetrical balance is when two halves of the composition are identical.
    • true
    • false
  16. Relieved symmetry is when two halves are close to mirror images, but some elements are changed to add interest.
    • true
    • false
  17. actual balance is more physical (buildings, sculptures, etc.), where they must be able to stand on their own
    • true
    • false
  18. Radial balance is circular; elements rotate around a central point like a kaleidoscope.
    • true
    • false
  19. what is a mandala?
    • it's Indian for carpet or rug
    • a diagram of a cosmic realm
    • none of the above
  20. when you stand with your feet flat on the floor and your arms at your sides, are you in asymmetrical or symmetrical balance?
    • asymmetrical
    • symmetrical
  21. but if you thrust an arm out in one direction and a leg out in the other, your balance is?
    • asymmetrical
    • symmetrical
  22. An artist balances out a composition so that when it looks balanced, it is balanced.
    • true
    • false
  23. understanding what can help the artist achieve balance?
    • color theory
    • texture and pattern
    • visual weight
    • none of the above
  24. balance encourages our active participation in looking. leading our eyes around a work, artists structure our experience of it.
    • true
    • false
  25. emphasis is not part of the composition that holds our attention.
    • true
    • false
  26. scale is the size in relation to
    • abnormal size
    • normal size
  27. Refers to size relationships between parts of a whole or two or more items perceived as a unit.
    • proportion
    • size
  28. the use of a scale to indicate relative importance is called a hierarchical scale.
    • true
    • false
  29. did you go over the golden section and rectangle on pg 131 in LWA chapter 5?
    • yes
    • no
  30. a rectangle constructed using the proportions of the golden section is called a golden
    • rectangle
    • square
    • triangle
    • circle
  31. Modular is based on two overlapping golden sections.
    • true
    • false
  32. Rhythm is not based on repetition
    • true
    • false
  33. what creates rhythm?
    • proportion
    • size
    • shape
    • none of the above

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