Elements of Shape

Question 1

A flat, enclosed area of an artwork created through lines, textures, or colours, or an area enclosed by other shapes, such as triangles, circles, and squares. Likewise, a form can refer to a three-dimensional composition or object within a three-dimensional composition.

Answer 1

Shapes

Question 2

Precise edged and mathematically consistent curves, they are pure forms and so consist of circles, squares, spirals, triangles. They generally dominate architecture, technology, industry and crystalline structures.

Answer 2

Geometric Shapes

Question 3

Are free-form, unpredictable, and flowing in appearance. These shapes and organic forms visually suggest the natural world of animals, plants, sky, sea, etc.

Answer 3

Organic Shapes

Question 4

A shape that has details inside it, such as an outline of a human, with body features.

Answer 4

Positive Shape

Question 5

A shape without any details; it’s just an outline.

Answer 5

Negative Shape

Question 6

A shape that is ____ is created by the flattening out of three-dimensional objects. Nothing is actually geometric, but can be interpreted as such by breaking it down to shapes that, when put together, form a recognizable silhouette.

Answer 6

Representation / Representative

Question 7

Are simple volumes, such as cubes, cylinders, and pyramids.

Answer 7

Geometric Forms

Question 8

Depictions of real things without being exact representations.

Answer 8

Abstract Shapes