Notans

What is a Notan?

• German term meaning light and dark, harmony/balance

• France term meaning light and dark, harmony/balance

• Chinese term meaning light and dark, harmony/balance

• Japanese term meaning light and dark, harmony/balance

What principles of art are present in a Notan design?  Select all that apply

• unity

• pattern

• balance

• contrast

What is it called when both sides of a center line are equal or the same?

• equal

• radial

• symmetrical

• asymmetrical

True or False.

A Notan can be in color

• True

• False

Line that divides a shape or an object into two equal and symmetrical parts.

• notan

• balance

• line of symmetry

• symmetrical

Who is the artist that created this landscape titled "Old Plum?"

• Claude Monet

• Frank H. Lattin

• Kano Sansetsu

• Sir Arthur Streeton

Do you believe the following image below, Claude Monet's, "The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset" should be considered a Notan design? Yes or No? Justify your answer with at least two sentences explaining why you feel it should be a Notan or why it should not.