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What are the formal elements?
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Line, Shape, Space, Color, light and dark.
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What is Style?
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The combination of formal elements
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What is Composition?
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The overall plan or structure of a work of art.
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What does Composition Denote and Involve?
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The relationship among the component parts, and it involves balance and harmony, the relationships of parts to each other and to the whole work, and the effect on the viewer.
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What does the Composition of a Work Depend On?
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How the formal elements are arranged and is distinct from the subject matter, content, or theme.
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A flat surface with a direction in space
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What is a Picture Plane?
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The flat surface of a painting
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What is a Plane of Relief?
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The surface of a relief of structure
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What is balance?
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The harmonious blending of formal elements.
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What is Symmetry?
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The simplest form of balance, in which there is an exact correspondence of parts on either side of an axis or dividing line, in which the left side of a work is a mirror image of the right side.
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What is Asymmetrical Balance?
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When the parts of a piece are not arranged symmetrically, but there is an equilibrium that produces an aesthetically satisfying result.
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What is a line?
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A path traced by a moving point
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What are the Qualities of Horizontal Lines?
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What are the Qualities of Vertical Lines?
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Stand stiffly at attention
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What are the Qualities of Diagonal Lines?
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Seem to be falling over
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What are the Qualities of Zig-Zag Lines?
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Aggressive, Sharp
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What are the Qualities of Wavy Lines?
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What are curves associated with?
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Grace and the Outline of the Human Body
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What is the main take away of this Art History?
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Central Ideas and Beliefs Cause Style
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