FORM
FORM
Imogen Wallis-Mayer
Two-dimensional form is the foundation of pictorial organization or composition in photography. It is created in a number of ways but can always be defined by line and value (the relative lightness or darkness of a color), as they provide the contour of forms. We live in a world filled with objects. Each has a shape; some have form—or depth—and all inhabit space. Although commonly interchanged, due to their similarities, shape and form have different meanings. A shape is a two dimensional area that is defined in some way, whereas forms are objects having three dimensions. Through photography, artists are able to transform forms into shapes—creating objects (images) that depict depth, but do not contain it. Architecture exemplifies the abundance of forms within our daily lives. Since its beginnings, architecture has placed a large importance on form; it is the foundation of architecture, visible in every aspect. The modern day skyscrapers that fill Toronto’s cityscape epitomize architectures direct ties to geometric forms. Abstracting the skyscrapers through a variety of different techniques, the content of the images become difficult or impossible to identify, turning something that is a part of our society’s normal daily visual experience into something new and abstract.