Chapter 4 Media Art Quiz

Welcome to chapter 4 quiz, good luck.

Question 1; how do artists create works of art?

• by using the FITT principle

• by using unity, variety, and balance in their art

• by using process of elimination

• they use all of the above

Answer explanation

Unity, variety and balance go hand in hand when an artist creates an art work. Unity creates harmony, variety creates a wide range of different elements to make the piece interesting, and balance remains a clear variety.

What are the concepts of unity and variety in works of art?

• unity in art has very slim chances of being exactly unified, but is a technique used in art to make the piece look harmonious.

• variety in art signifies a difference in elements to make the piece more diverse.

• unity is only present in art, not variety.

• variety is only present in art, not unity.

What are some examples of unity and variety in art?

• Pieter de Hoochs' Interior of a Dutch Horse

• John Mccracker, Untitled

• Jacob Lawrences' Going Home - balances unity and variety

• none of the above.

How does balance relate to works of art?

• balance in art can affect the artist's perception.

• balance in art does not affect an artwork as it doesn't do anything to it

• balance in art keeps everything as an implied texture.

• balance in art achieves an equilibrium of different elements, typically shown by symmetry or asymmetry.

What are symmetrical and asymmetrical balances?

• symmetry imposes a balanced unity.

• asymmetry is not unified.

• symmetry is not unified.

• asymmetry imposes a balanced unity.

Answer explanation

Symmetry imposes a unified artwork. for example, symmetry is useful in architecture and easier to understand than asymmetry. In art, symmetry is less desirable when creating sculptures or two dimensional art.

Asymmetry is when an artwork is not unified. it is unequal but visually balanced to create dramatic themes or tension.

What 2 artists used asymmetrical balances in their art?

• Titian, Noli Me Tangere

• Damien Hirst, Posterity - The Holy Place

• Degas, Jockeys Before the Race

• Leonardo de Vinci - The Last Supper

How is emphasis and subordination used in art?

• subordination is neutral areas of lesser interest

• the artist uses emphasis to imply that something in the artwork needs to be looked at.

• Only emphasis is used in art, not subordination.

• Only subordination is used in art, not emphasis.

What are directional forces?

• a technique that the artist uses to gain the viewer's attention, through actual or implied lines and focal points

• something that shows that art isn't unified.

• something that shows that art is unified.

• none of the above.

What 2 artists used directional forces in their art?

• None of the above.

• Francisco Goya's Bullfight - drama produced by large, isolated, dark focal shapes

• Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels - balance of circles and shadows

• Dejas' Jockeys - diagonal directional forces created by bodies of three receding horses

How is repetition and rhythm used in art?

• repetition is a regular recurrence of visual elements shown through a pattern, and rhythm is any movement / structure of dominant / subordinate sequence.

• repetition is a movement / structure of dominant / subordinate sequence and rhythm is a regular recurrence of visual elements shown through a pattern