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Shapes &
Forms
Shapes
Shapes
is an element of art that refers to an area clearly set off by one or more of the other element of art.
Shapes
Shapes
are limited to two dimensions:
• Length• Width
Shapes
Two Classes of Shapes
• Geometric shapes
• Organic shapes
Shapes
Geometric Shapes
look as though they were made by a ruler or drawing tool.
Shapes
Geometric Shapesexamples:
Triangle
rectangle
square
circle
Oval
Shapes
Organic Shapes
is called free form. Shapes are not regular by even.
Shapes
Organic ShapesShapes are not regular by even. Their outline may be curved/angular, or they may be a combination of both.
Shapes
Organic Shapesexamples:
Clouds
Pebbles
Forms
Form
applies to the over all design of a work of art.
Forms
Closed form
is when the elements of a painting are contained with in the frame and lead the eyes back into the picture.
Forms
Closed formFra Angelico's
painting can also serve as an example of closed form. The columns and the figures create vertical movement while the step and the general trend of the arch create horizontal lines. These horizontal and vertical lines follow the frame and create their own sense of limits.
Forms
Open Form
if facts of figures are to cut of by frame and we feel that the action extends out of the picture.
Forms
Open FormLiberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix. The diagonals created by the flow of the figures helps to break the painting out of its frame. It is easy to imagine the rest of the scene continuing on outside our view. By contrasting with the frame, the diagonals also create a heightened sense of movement.
Architecture
Architecture
is also concerned with shapes of planes, openings, and silhouettes of building forms.
Architecture
Architecture
a. circleb. trianglec. squares
Architecture
Circle
a series of points arranged equally and balanced about a point.
Architecture
Circle
Concentric circles in the ceiling of the San Diego Convention Center atrium.
Architecture
Triangle
a plane figure that are bounded by 3 sides and having 3 angles.
Architecture
Triangle
Architecture
Square
a plane figure that has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.
Architecture
Square
Cubism Square Architecture Of Building
Forms
Regular Forms
are those parts are related to one another in a consistent orderly manner. They are generally stable and symmetrical in about one/more axes.
Forms
Regular FormsPlatonic solids
Forms
Irregular Forms
are those whose parts are dissimilar and unrelated to one another. They are generally asymmetrical and dynamic.
Forms
Irregular Forms
an exploration of the interactions and energy created by pushing three large irregular forms very close together.
Forms
Centralized Forms
consist of a number of secondary forms produce a dominant, central, and parent form.
Forms
Linear Forms
are arranged sequently in a row or along a line.
Forms
Linear Forms
Forms
Radial Forms
are compositions of linear form that extent outward central form in a radial manner.
Forms
Radial Forms
Forms
Grid Forms
are modular forms whose relationships are regulated by dimensional parallel lines.
Forms
Grid Forms
Shapes &
Forms