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chapter 3 vocab

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composition   organizing visual elements to give desired aesthetic in a work  
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unity   oneness or wholeness of a work of art  
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conceptual unity   unity that is achieved through relationship meaning and function of image  
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balance   distribution of weight, mass contrast with pictoral balance  
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pictorial balance   distribution of apparent or visual weight of elements in 2d works of art  
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symmetry   same of both sides of a dividing line  
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symmetrical balance   where it feels like there is the same amount of stuff on both sides  
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asymmetrical balance   where it doesn't look the same on both sides but there is a same amount of stuff on each side where it looks balanced  
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horizontal balance   balance in which elements on left and right side seem to be balanced  
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vertical balance   balance in which elements on top and bottom seem to be balanced  
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diagonal balance   balance in which elements are balanced along a diagonal plane  
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radial balance   balance in which elements radiate from a center point  
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imbalance   balance where there is no balance  
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emphasis   focuses viewers attention on one or more parts of the art work  
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focal point   specific point in the art work the artist wants you to focus on  
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regular repetition   systemic repetition of the visual elements in a work to create rhythm  
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rhythm   orderly repetition of visual elements in art  
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scale   relative size of an object compared to other objects  
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hierarchical scaling   use of relative size to indicate comparative importance of the depicted objects or people  
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proportion   relationship in size of parts of body, building or object in work of art  
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canon of proportion   set of rules governing what is considered perfect proportions of human body  
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golden mean   principle that small part of a work of art should relate to the larger parts of the piece  
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golden rectangle   rectangle based on golden mean and constructed so that its width is 1.618 times its height.  
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