Chapter 3

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linear perspective.

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Brunelleschi is credited with the discovery of:

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a collection of observations.

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Cubism combines:

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the Yin-Yang symbol.

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Figure-ground ambiguity is characteristic of:

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alter and shape the surrounding space.

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Richard Serra's Tilted Arc was designed to:

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There are three different types of balance in visual art.

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true

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Emphasis can be a synonym for focal point.

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true

Front 7

Proportion and scale are basically the same.

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false

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Rhythm can be achieved by variety.

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false

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Harmony can be achieved by repetition.

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true

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________ is created by a repetition of shapes, textures, patterns, or colors.

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Unity

Front 11

Religious structures such as Gothic cathedrals, Greek temples, and Islamic mosques are often built on a majestic scale to make an impression. An example of this type of building is ________.

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the Cycladic Idol

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The contemporary artist Tara Donovan used ________ to create her untitled installation at the ACE Gallery in 2003

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styrofoam cups

Front 13

The Renaissance architect ________ designed the Tempietto, which is based on a series of pure circular elements

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Donato Bramante

Front 14

The first element put inside a picture plane is called ________.

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positive form

Front 15

For human beings, organization provides a sense of security which exhibits itself in the ________ of a coherent work of art.

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principles of design

Front 16

Pieter Paul Rubens' Prometheus Bound uses lines of force, focal point, contrast, and ________ to create emphasis.

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relative size

Front 17

Cubism was an early twentieth century movement that began in Paris with ________.

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Picasso and Braque

Front 18

Linear perspective is a/an ________ form of perspective.

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mathematically precise

Front 19

________ is created when all elements of a work revolve around a central point.

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Radial balance

Front 20

Jean Baptist Camille Corot used ________ in the painting The Bridge of Augustus over the Nea to add to the beauty of the image.

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atmospheric perspective

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Ellsworth Kelly's print Red/Blue may appear at first glance to be very simple, however the design principle of ________ was used to carefully create two new shapes from the blue ground.

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placement

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In his series of photograms, ________ used photography to create totally abstract designs of positive and negative space.

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James Welling

Front 23

Proportion compares the parts of one thing to the whole. ________ is the relationship between something and a constant.

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Scale

Front 24

The Minimalist sculptor Richard Serra designed the controversial large scale work entitled Tilted Arc for the plaza of a New York City federal building. Before the work was dismantled it was described as "garbage," "an irritation," "rusted junk," and "hideous" and it was also known as ________.

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"the Berlin Wall of Foley Square"

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Under the Table, created by Robert Therrien, is a completely ordinary subject, yet it allows the viewer to ________ to see the table in a unique way.

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be transported back in time

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Utagawa Hiroshige's painting Maple Leaves at the Tekona Shrine uses ________, one of the simplest ways to achieve the illusion of depth

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overlapping

Front 27

A mark as simple as a dot can affect the whole ________ or balance of a work of art.

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equilibrium

Front 28

M. C. Escher, a Dutch artist, used apparently logical methods in his lithograph, Waterfall which seems at first to be a straightforward depiction of a waterfall, yet at closer examination it is revealed that the waterfall ________.

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has no source

Front 29

Architects, who are three-dimensional artists, must control both the exterior and interior of their buildings. They must define ________, like windows and doors, in addition to creating confined spaces.

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negative spaces

Front 30

The mathematical formula a/b = b/(a+b) is considered the ________.

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Golden Mean

Front 31

The Ex Libris page from the album Shamsa paints a heavenly image that is similar to ________ that Buddhists use for meditation.

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mandalas

Front 32

Georgia O'Keefee's Two Calla Lilies on Pink exhibits harmony which is used to unify the composition. ________ are used by the artist to create a harmonious composition.

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A sympathy of the forms and color

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Cubism is built from a collection of observations collected bit by bit while looking around. This movement ultimately became a modern way of seeing and a ________.

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new method of organizing space

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Asymmetrical balance is dependent on an intuitive balancing and unlike symmetry, which is basically fixed and static, it ________.

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is active