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SHAPE

SHAPE. DEFINITIONS PROPERITIES OF SHAPES. Shapes are…. an enclosed space defined by other elements of art take on the appearance of two-dimensional (width and height) geometric or organic positive or negative. Proprieties of shapes. A line that closes Recognizable boundary

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SHAPE

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  1. SHAPE DEFINITIONS PROPERITIES OF SHAPES

  2. Shapes are… • an enclosed space defined by other elements of art • take on the appearance of two-dimensional (width and height) • geometric or organic • positive or negative

  3. Proprieties of shapes A line that closes Recognizable boundary Geometric or Organic Figure-shape that appears on top of background shapes Ground-shape that appears underneath surrounding figures

  4. Geometric-measured by math

  5. Maya LynVietnam Veterans Memorial

  6. Piet Mondrian Broadway Boogie Woogie

  7. PicassoThree Musicians

  8. Organic (aka Freeform)- cannot be measured by math

  9. Georgia O’KeefeOriental Poppies

  10. Positive and Negative • Figure is called “positive” shape • Ground is called “negative” shape • Sometimes seen as color differences

  11. M. C. Escher Horses

  12. Pablo PicassoThree Musicians (1921)

  13. Quick Write #3 • Look at the image • How does this work force the viewer to notice the interaction of figure and ground?

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