Module 2: Shape as an Element Flashcards
are defined as areas within a composition that have boundaries separating them from what surrounds them, making them distinct.
are distinct areas on a two-dimensional surface that are formed when intersecting or connected lines enclose space. It is an area within a composition that has boundaries that separate it from what surrounds it, making it distinct.
Shapes
is often used to speak about shape in sculptures or architecture –three-dimensional works. It is also used to describe the totality of a work of art, including its elements, design principles, and composition.
Form
by extension, is an approach to art criticism that concentrates primarily on the elements and design of works of art, rather than historical factors or the biography of the artist.
Formalist criticism
refers to the mass or bulk of a three-dimensional work. The ____ of a work is the amount of the space it contains.
Volume
like volume, the ____ also has a specific meaning in science. In physics, the ____ of an object reflects the amount of force it would require to move it. In other words, objects that have more _____ are harder to budge. The bulk of a -three-dimensional work of art.
Mass
the true mass of an art object, as defined in terms of volume and weight.
Actual mass
the apparent or suggested mass of objects represented in a work of art; a realistic rendering of a heavy object in a painting would have implied, rather than usual, mass.
Implied mass
As the name implies, are related to concepts on geometry: rectangles, cubes, triangles, pyramids, circles, and spheres.
Geometric shapes
is a style that generally used multiple geometric shapes that is characterized geometric fragmentation and the compilation of multiple perspectives.
Cubism
Are derived from those found in nature – the world of living things. Because straight lines are somewhat of a rarity in nature, organic shapes tend to have a curvilinear quality that suggests growth and movement.
Organic shapes
the material of which a thing is made or appears to be made
oxymoron
t sometimes refers to works that have no reference to reality. Such works do not represent objects and are therefore considered to be non-presentational or non-objective. Yet the word abstractcan also refer to works of art whose subjects are abstracted from reality.
Abstract shapes
The shapes of some works are, ironically, amorphous, meaning literally “without shape.” they seem to be without boundaries.
Amorphous shapes
the shapes in a composition.
Positive shapes
that which remains in the composition around or beyond the positive shapes.
Negative shapes