ART 2140 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Vanitas, The Hummingbirds, Robert Mapplethorpe
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Composition- an artist arranging the elements of design to create a work of art. Unity- the principle that holds a composition together. Triangle- the most stable of geometric shapes, often used as a unifying factor in work. Variety is the element of difference in a work of art. It also refers to change through time and space instead of sameness. Symmetrical or formal balance is the balancing of equal forces around a central point. In asymmetrical or informal balance uneven elements counterbalance each other. Radial balance or symmetry- elements come out of one focal point. asymmetrical (informal) balance. This is formal analysis, one of the paradigms through which we can look at art. Representational art- shows some relationship to the natural world. (realistic, naturalistic, and figurative) Abstract art the artists" way of emphasizing, distorting, simplifying the representation of a visual image.
