The Shape • The Shapes are created when lines combined together form an enclosed area that has 2-Dimension (Length and width) • A shape is enclose line We can find fourth different types of shapes
1. Geometric Shapes with strong lines and angles (circles, squares, etc) Regular shapes that we can describe with mathematical equations
2. Organic Irregular shapes that we can found in nature Prof. Gaia Gemignani
The Shape 3. Free-form Abstract shapes that we cannot measure
4. Positive or negative Positive space refers to the main focus of a picture, while negative space refers to the background.
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The Shape
Henri Matisse The Snail 1953
Edward Steichen Le Tournesol (The Sunflower) 1920 Prof. Gaia Gemignani
ARTWORKS WITH GEOMETRIC SHAPE
Piet Mondrian Broadway Boogie Woogie 1942-43
Piet Mondrian: Composition A - 1923
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ARTWORKS WITH GEOMETRIC SHAPE
Paul Klee Red Baloon 1922
Castle and Sun, 1928 - Paul Klee
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ARTWORKS WITH ORGANIC OR FREE-FORM SHAPE
Pablo Picasso, Great Still Life on Pedestal, Henri Marisse, Beasts of the Sea, 1950 1931 Prof. Gaia Gemignani
ARTWORKS WITH ORGANIC OR FREE-FORM SHAPE
Joan Miro, Harlequin’s Carnival, 1925
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SHAPES MADE BY NEGATIVE SPACE
M.C. Escher
M.C. Escher Sky and water Prof. Gaia Gemignani
SHAPES MADE BY NEGATIVE SPACE
Shigeo Fukuda
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How to use the elements of shapes
https://youtu.be/zWLsams9Ldk?t=25
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THE SHAPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYSvEj hemlA
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THE SHAPE IN ART PAINTING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJzGkZwkHt4 Prof. Gaia Gemignani