3D Art Quiz 1

Front 1

scale

Back 1

the relative size of pieces

Front 2

bas-relief (low)

Back 2

shallowest form of relief (which is the raising of 3D forms from a flat background)

Front 3

frontal

Back 3

organized for being viewed from the front

Front 4

full round (high)

Back 4

description applied to an fully 3D piece, no matter how large or small or how shaped

Front 5

walk through

Back 5

being surrounded by the work of art-walking not only up to and around a piece but also in it

Front 6

involving the viewer

Back 6

tactile/visual appeal, engaging curiosity, representation, abstraction and stylization, scale, content, personal interaction, the unexpected, and verbal statements about the work

Front 7

representation

Back 7

accurately replicating forms with which we are familiar

Front 8

abstract

Back 8

eliminate all but a few characteristics of a figure, forcing people to use their imagination to link this highly simplified form with the more detailed object they know

Front 9

stylization

Back 9

subordinating accurate representation to a desired way of design

Front 10

super realism

Back 10

extremely accurate representation of actual 3D objects

Front 11

nonobjective

Back 11

works that have no apparent relationship to objects from our 3D world

Front 12

content

Back 12

the subject matter of a work of art

Front 13

installation

Back 13

designed environments installed in museums or galleries, sometimes temperarily

Front 14

performance

Back 14

live experience conducted or set up by the artist

Front 15

maquette

Back 15

a small-scale model of a work, usually developed to aid the planning process

Front 16

repetition

Back 16

use of similar design features again and again

Front 17

variety

Back 17

a principle of design in which parts are seemingly different but nonetheless have something in common

Front 18

rhythm

Back 18

unification of parts of a work through measured repetition of visual accents

Front 19

asymmetrical balance

Back 19

placement of nonidentical forms to either side of a balancing point in such a way that the two sides seem to be of the same visual weight

Front 20

symmetrical balance

Back 20

the placing of identical forms to either side of the central axis of a work to stabilize it visually

Front 21

emphasis

Back 21

stress placed on a single area of a work or a unifying visual theme

Front 22

economy

Back 22

deletion of nonessential details to reveal the essence of a form

Front 23

proportion

Back 23

a sense of appropriateness in the size relationships of different parts of a work

Front 24

form

Back 24

the volume and shape of a 3D work

Front 25

primary contours

Back 25

the shape of the outermost extremity of a 3D work

Front 26

secondary contours

Back 26

the forms developed within the outer boundaries of a work

Front 27

positive form

Back 27

a solid area that physically occupies space in a 3D work of art

Front 28

negative form

Back 28

a shaped space that has no physical existence but is enclosed or defined by positive forms, a void.

Front 29

static form

Back 29

a 3D work that appears stationary

Front 30

dynamic form

Back 30

a 3D work that conveys an illusion of movement and change

Front 31

implied line

Back 31

a line in a work that is subtly perceived by the viewer but that has no physical form; the overall flow of one line into another in a work, with continuation from one to the next suggested by their common direction and/or juxtaposition

Front 32

directional line

Back 32

a line that seems to guide the viewer's eye along a particular visual path