Foundations of Art and Design

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Foundations of Art and Design

• Chapter 9 Unity and Variety

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Proximity
Fig. 9.1 American Gothic by Grant Wood
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Proximity
In Fig. 9.1 American Gothic by Grant Wood the
proximity of the elements

1. Creates unity
2. Creates a feeling of claustrophobia
3. Creates variety
4. All of these

Fig. 9.1 American Gothic by Grant Wood
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Repetition
Fig. 9.2 Flower Festival Feast of Santa Anita by
Diego Rivera
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In Fig. 9.2 Flower Festival of Santa Anita, the
artist Diego Rivera uses what technique to create
unity?
Repetition

1. Proximity
2. Repetition
3. Color and Value
4. All of these

Fig. 9.2 Flower Festival Feast of Santa Anita
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Color and Value
Fig. 9.4 Guernica by Pablo Picasso (The most
famous black and white painting of all time.)
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Color and Value
In Fig. 9.4 Guernica by Pablo Picasso the artist
uses the color and value to

1. Create unity
2. Tie together diverse elements
3. Highlight key information
4. All of these

Fig. 9.4 Guernica by Pablo Picasso (The most
famous black and white painting of all time.)
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Line
Fig. 9.7 Three Goddesses from the Parthenon
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In the sculpture Three Goddesses the line and
folds of the fabric serve
Line

1. To unify elements in the composition
2. As Leading Line
3. Both of these

Fig. 9.7 Three Goddesses from the Parthenon
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Fig. 9.9 Prevalence of Ritual Baptism by Romare
Bearden
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One of the dominant themes used to create unity
in Fig. 9.9 Prevalence of Ritual Baptism by
Romare Bearden is

1. Shape
2. Contrast
3. Repetition

Fig. 9.9 Prevalence of Ritual Baptism by Romare
Bearden
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Texture
Fig. 9.10 Arbol de la Vida (Tree of Life) by
Mendieta
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Texture
Fig. 9.10 Arbol de la Vida (Tree of Life) by Ana
Mendieta uses what element to unify the very
different elements or shapes of the composition?

1. Color
2. Proximity
3. Texture
4. All of these

Fig. 9.10 Arbol de la Vida (Tree of Life) by
Mendieta
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Fig. 9.13 Untitled by Sol LeWitt
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In Fig. 9.13 Untitled by Sol LeWitt what
overwhelming devise does he use to create unity
in the composition?

1. The Grid
2. Line
3. Shape
4. Color

Fig. 9.13 Untitled by Sol LeWitt
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Continuity
Fig. 9.11 Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
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Continuity
Continuity is

1. The flow of line or contour
2. A way to achieve unity
3. The continuous transition from one shape to
   another used to lead the viewers eye from one
   part of a composition to another
4. All of these

Fig. 9.11 Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
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Unity with Variety
Fig. 9.15 Screen by Eileen Gray
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Unity with Variety
What is the purpose of Variety within Unity?

1. An effort to make the work more interesting
2. An effort to make the work more complex
3. Both of these

Fig. 9.15 Screen by Eileen Gray
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Repetition
Fig. 9.17 Leddie Children by Shelby Lee Adams
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Repetition
In Fig. 9.17 Leddie Children by Shelby Lee
Adams do you feel that the photographer

1. Used design principles deliberately
2. Simply noticed and recorded what he saw
3. Both of these

Fig. 9.17 Leddie Children by Shelby Lee Adams
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Contrast
Fig. 9.19 Dovima with Elephants by Richard Avedon
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Contrast
In Fig. 9.19 Dovima with Elephants the artist
uses what design element or elements to create
visual interest?

1. Texture
2. Color
3. Contrast
4. Repetition

Fig. 9.19 Dovima with Elephants by Richard Avedon
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Fig. 9.20 Pedocal by Yoshihiro Kimura
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In Fig. 9.20 Pedocal by Yoshihiro Kimura what do
you feel is the point of interest?

1. The artist is highlighting differences in the
   physical structure of a work
2. There is no point of interest

Fig. 9.20 Pedocal by Yoshihiro Kimura
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Motif
Fig. 9.21 Mandala of Samvara (kharamukha
Cakrasamvara Mandala)
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Motif
Fig 9.21 is an example of a

1. Mandala
2. Relief Sculpture
3. Intaglio

Fig. 9.21 Mandala of Samvara (kharamukha
Cakrasamvara Mandala)
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Emphasis on Unity
Fig. 9.25 In Mourning and In Rage by Suzanne Lacy
and Leslie Labowitz
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Emphasis on Unity
When a works emphasis is on unity what does it
create?

1. Solidarity
2. Discord
3. It functions symbolically
4. Solidarity and it functions symbolically
5. Discord and it functions symbolically

Fig. 9.25 In Mourning and In Rage by Suzanne Lacy
and Leslie Labowitz
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Emphasis on Variety
Fig. 9.26 The Subway by Palmer Hayden
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Emphasis on Variety
In Fig. 9.26 The Subway by Palmer Hayden what is
the emphasis?

1. Variety
2. Differences
3. Both of these

Fig. 9.26 The Subway by Palmer Hayden
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Emphasis on Disunity
Fig. 9.30 Woman with a Mandolin by Georges Braque
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Emphasis on Disunity
Another word for disunity is chaos. What can
Ordered Chaos be used for in art?

1. A visual device
2. To advance the narrative
3. To create the impression of sensory overload

Fig. 9.30 Woman with a Mandolin by Georges Braque
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Conceptual and Symbolic Unity and Disunity
Fig. 9.33 Angry Harmony by Louise Fishman
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Conceptual and Symbolic Unity and Disunity
Fig. 9.33 Angry Harmony by Louise Fishman depicts
the concept of

1. Conceptual Disunity
2. Conceptual Unity
3. Neither of these

Fig. 9.33 Angry Harmony by Louise Fishman
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Conceptual and Symbolic Unity and Disunity,
continued
Fig. 9.34 Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
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Conceptual and Symbolic Unity and Disunity,
continued
Fig. 9.34 Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is a
work representative of

1. Symbolic Unity
2. Symbolic Disunity

Fig. 9.34 Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
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Conceptual and Symbolic Unity and Disunity,
continued
Fig. 9.35 Fisherman at Sea by Henry Ossawa
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Conceptual and Symbolic Unity and Disunity,
continued
Fig. 9.35 Fisherman at Sea by Henry Ossawa is a
work that is symbolic of

1. Symbolic Unity
2. Symbolic Disunity

Fig. 9.35 Fisherman at Sea by Henry Ossawa