Which ancient Roman's writings on architecture related the human body to geometric shapes?
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Vitruvius
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TRUE/FALSE: The French artist Le Corbusier related the golden figure to human proportions in a tool he called the Modulor.
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False; golden section
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The design principle that is based on repetition is called
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rhythm
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Which one of these is NOT a Principle of Design?
1. Texture and pattern
2. Emphasis and subordination
3. Rhythm
4. Variety
5. Unity
6. Proportion
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Texture and pattern
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The sculptor ________ is known for re-creating ordinary objects on an heroic scale.
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Claes Oldenburg
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Scale is defined as
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size in relation to some "normal" or standard size
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The architect Leon Battista used what principle of design to create the monumental faced of the church of Sant' Andrea
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rhythm
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The work below exhibits ______________ balance, which is when two sides do not correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement.
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asymmetrical
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The apparent heaviness or lightness of forms arranged in a composition by how insistently they draw our eyes.
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visual weight
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_________________ was one of many artists that became fascinated by the ideas of __________________, a Roman architect of the first century B.C.E. who related the perfected male form to the perfected geometry of the square and circle.*
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Leonardo da Vinci; Vitruvius
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Shimmering Substance
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Pollock; 1949
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Hotel Eden
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Cornell; 1945
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Death and Life
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Klimt; 1911-15
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