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Shape

Shape. A shape is an enclosed space. There are 3 basic groups of shapes. We must recognize these because. compositions are made up of shapes. Geometric. Biomorphic. Amorphous. Geometric Shapes

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  1. Shape A shape is an enclosed space.

  2. There are 3 basic groups of shapes. We must recognize these because... compositions are made up of shapes.

  3. Geometric Biomorphic Amorphous

  4. Geometric Shapes are generally shapes that have a specific arrangement of straight and or curved lines or edges enclosing a space.

  5. George Bellows “Lone Tenement” 1909

  6. George Bellows “Lone Tenement” 1909

  7. Franz Marc “Mountains” 1912

  8. Marc Chagall “The Village” 1911

  9. Marc Chagall “The Village” 1911

  10. Karl Schmit-Rottluff “Houses at Night” 1912

  11. Diego Rivera “FlowerVendor” 1935

  12. Biomorphic Shapes are shapes that have a recognizable outline derived from living things

  13. Edgar Degas

  14. Asher B. Durand “Beeches” 1845

  15. N. C. Wyeth “The Pay Stage” 1909

  16. Ernst Kichner “The Street” 1913

  17. Margareta Haverman “Vase with Flowers” 1716

  18. Amorphous Shapes are shapes that are formless, nameless, and without clarity, such as clouds

  19. N.C. Wyeth “Stonewall Jackson The Long Roll” 1910

  20. N. C. Wyeth “The Giant” 1923

  21. Thomas Hart Benton “Threshing”

  22. Thomas Hart Benton “Threshing”

  23. George Inness “The Home of the Heron” 1893

  24. Albert Bierstadt

  25. Helen Frankenthaler “Blue Carpenter” 1961

  26. It is most important for the artist to be aware of the different types of shapes used in a composition so that the he can consciously make sure they are used throughout the whole composition.

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