Midterm

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An object, person, scene, or event that an artwork depicts

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Subject matter

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It does not depict recognizable objects

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Non-representational

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What is another term for non-representational art?

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Non-objective art

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Specific quality or shape of an artistic expression

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Form

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Includes all the visual aspects of the work that can be isolated and described

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Form

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It is also the shape by which the artist projects his subject matter

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Form

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Means by which an artist translates his feelings and thoughts into form. Also refers to the substance the artwork is made from.

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Medium

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How an artist communicates his idea

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Medium

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Give an example of medium that an architect uses

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Wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete

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Give an example of a medium that a sculptor uses

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Steel, marble, bronze, metal, wood

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Give an example of a medium that a painter uses

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Wood, canvas

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Give an example of a medium that a writer uses

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Words

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Give an example of a medium that a musician uses

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Instruments

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Mediums that can be seen and occupy space

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Visual Arts

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Mediums that can be heard and which are expressed in time. These are music and literature.

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Auditory Arts

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Mediums that can be both seen and heard and which exist in both space and time.

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Combined arts

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How an artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect.

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Technique

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Ability to fulfill the technical requirements of his particular work of art. It has something to do with the way he manipulates his medium to express his ideas in the artwork.

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Technique

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What is the distinction between art and craft?

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Based on the techniques used

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It is difficult to handle because producing warm and rich tones using this medium proves to be challenging. On the contrary, it invites brilliance and a variety of hues.

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Watercolor

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An opaque watercolor, painting the major effects of which are caused by the whitepaper itself.

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Gouache

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What is the mixture in a gouache?

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Zinc white with regular watercolor paints

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It must be done quickly because it is an exacting medium

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Fresco

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Where is fresco done?

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Moist plaster surface

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Mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk or white and ore. Characterized by its film forming properties and rapid drying rate.

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Tempera

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Stick of dried paste made of pigment ground with chalk and compounded with gum water.

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Pastel

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Why are pastels less popular than other mediums?

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Preserving the finished product in its original state is difficult

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It is the heaviest of painting mediums

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Oil

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Its distinctive characteristic is that it dries slowly compared to other mediums, and the painting may be changed and worked over for a long period of time.

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Oil

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Medium used popularly by contemporary painters because of the transparency and quick drying characteristics of watercolor and flexibility of oil combined.

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Acrylic

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Do acrylics break easily?

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No

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Art of putting together small pieces of colored stones or glass called "tesserae" to create an image.

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Mosaic

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Often cut into squares and glued on a surface with plaster or cement.

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Tesserae

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Common in gothic cathedrals and churches. Made by combining small pieces of colored glass, held together by bands of lead. It is also kind of a patchwork.

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Stained glass

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What do stained glass often depict?

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Lives of saints and serves as a means of religious instructions among Christians

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Fabric produced by hand-weaving colored threads upon a warp. The woven designs often end up as pictorials, wall hangings, and furniture covers.

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Tapestry

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During the middle ages, they were hung on the walls of palaces and in cathedrals on festive occasions to provide warmth.

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Tapestry

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Usually done on paper using pencil, pen and ink, or charcoal. It is the most fundamental of all skills necessary in arts.

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Drawing

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Why is drawing considered good training for artists?

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Because it makes on concentrate on the use of lines.

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Graded in different degrees of hardness or softness.

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Pencil leads (graphite)

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One of the oldest techniques used in application.

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Ink

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This comes in liquid form and is the favorite medium of comic strip illustrators and cartoonists.

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India ink

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Comes in solid sticks that are dissolved in water before they are used.

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Chinese ink

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It is a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of oxygen. It is used in representing broad masses of light and shadow.

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Charcoal

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This charcoal produces the darkest value

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Soft charcoal

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This charcoal produces the lightest tone

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Hard charcoal

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Brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood and often used in pen and wash drawings

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Bistre

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Anything printed on a surface that is a direct result from a duplicating process

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Lithography

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Hard and brittle substance formed from mineral and earth material.

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Stone

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Granular igneous rock

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Granite

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Limestone in a more or less crystalline state. Easier to carve than granite.

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Marble

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Fine stone usually colored green and used widely in ancient China

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Jade

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Main parts of the tusks of elephants, hard white substance, billiard balls, head of saint statues.

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Ivory

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Mostly seen in contemporary artworks

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Metals

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One of the oldest alloys

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Bronze

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Sculpting medium that is not popularly used by contemporary artists because of limitation as medium

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Brass

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Sculpting medium used as a costing medium

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Copper

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Used as casting materials for small objects like medals

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Gold and Silver

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Used for casting and forging

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Lead

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Composed of lime, sand, and water

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Plaster

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Natural earthly material that is plastic when wet; baked earth

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Clay

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What does "terra cotta" mean?

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Baked earth

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Hard, brittle, non-crystalline, more or less transparent substances.

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Glass

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Easier to carve than any other medium available

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Wood

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These are the vocabulary of art

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Elements of art

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What are the primary hues?

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Red, Blue, and Yellow

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What is value in colors?

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Lightness and darkness

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Brightness and dullness in colors

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Intensity

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What are the types of color schemes?

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Monochromatic, Analogous, Warm or Cool

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These are different values of a single hue. Ex: Dark green, light green...

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Monochromatic

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Side by side on the color wheel and share a hue

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Analogous

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Path of moving point through space

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Line

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Line that is parallel to the ground

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Horizontal line

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Line that runs up and down

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Vertical line

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Line pertains to action and movement

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Diagonal

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Combined diagonal line, confusion or action

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Zigzag

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Line that is graceful and flowing away

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Curved line

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Shapes are limited into two dimensions

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Length and width

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Shapes made with a ruler or drawing tools

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Geometric

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What are the five basic geometric shapes?

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Square, circle, triangle, rectangle, oval

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Shapes that are free-form, not regular or even, curved or angular

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Organic shapes

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Distance between, around, above, below, and within things

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Space

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Empty spaces between shapes

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Negative spaces

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Element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as though they might feel it touched.

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Texture

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Principle of art concerned with arranging elements so no one part of the work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part

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Balance

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Type of balance that balances the 2 halves

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Formal balance/symmetrical

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Kind of balance that balances the two unlike elements seem to carry equal weight

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Informal balance/asymmetrical

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Kind of balance that portrays symmetry in different directions

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Radial balance

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Principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements to create interest by adding slight changes. It can also heighten the visual appeal of the work.

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Variety

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Artists avoid chaos in their works by using this principle. It is concerned with blending elements to create a more calm and restful appearance.

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Harmony

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To attract a viewer's attention to an important part of the work. This is an element that stands out.

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Emphasis

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Concern lies within the relationship of one part to another and the whole

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Proportion

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Used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide a viewer's eye throughout the work of art

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Movement

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Repeating the element to make work seem active or suggest vibration. An artist will repeat not just an element but also the same exact object over and over again.

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Rhythm

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The piece of artwork together as a whole. It is the arrangement of elements and principles with media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness.

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Unity