Art chapters 3 and 4

What does the word design indicate?

It indicates that the process of organizing visual elements and the products of that process.
What are the seven key principles of design according to this chapter?

Unity, Variety, balance, emphasis and subordination, contrast, repetition, rhythm ,scale and proportion.
What are the two general types of balance?

Symmetry and Asymmetry.
Symmetry

The exact matching of left and right sides, an example would be architect.
Asymmetry

left and right sides, but they are not the same.
Where did Edgar Degas locate the center of gravity in his Jockey's before the race?

On the right.
How does the trail of visual cues move the viewers attention?

We perform the act of balancing the painting.
What is the name of Michelangelo's sculpture of Mary and Jesus ?

Pieta

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