Shape Flashcards

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It is a two-dimensional work.

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Shape

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4 types of Shapes

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  1. Geometric Shapes
  2. Organic Shapes
  3. Abstract Shapes
  4. Nonrepresentational Shapes
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3
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These are straight lines or curved ones that progress evenly.

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Geometric Shapes

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4
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These are uneven curves that re sometimes called Naturalistic or Biomorphic.

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Organic Shapes

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5
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They are representational shapes that have been simplified.

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Abstract Shapes

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It doesn’t meant to anything we can see in the real world. It is sometimes called Nonobjective or totally abstract.

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Nonrepresentational Shapes

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7
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It is a three-dimensional work.

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Form

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8
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2 types of Form

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  1. Real Form

2. Simulated/Virtual Form

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9
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It refers to sculptures that takes up three/dimensional space.

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Real Form

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10
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It refers to illusionistic art where artists use light and shadow effects to create the illusion of three-dimensional form.

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Simulated/Virtual Form

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11
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French word for the phrase, “to fool the eye”

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Trompe l’oiel

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12
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Example of Real form art

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Bernar Venet, “Acute Unequal Angles” (2016)

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Example of Simulated/Virtual Form

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Br. Andrea Pozzo, SJ, “Apotheosis of St. Ignatius” (1694)

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It is the field of action on which all artists do battle or an area which an artwork is organized and allows it to be perceived as a whole.

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Space

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15
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3 types of space

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  1. Planar Space
  2. Three-dimensional Space
  3. Flexible Space
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16
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It is found on a flat picture plane.

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Planar Space

17
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It is occupied by an artwork with volume.

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Three-dimensional Space

18
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It is used in performance, installation, and multimedia art.

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Flexible Space

19
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Example of Planar Space

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Wassily Kandinsky, “Autumn Landscape with Boats” (1908)

20
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Example of Three-Dimensional Space

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Alberto Glacometti, “The Dog” (1951)

21
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Example of Flexible Space

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Damian Ortega, “Controller of the Universe” (2007)

22
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It is an emblem of the sun which is the primal source of light and energy.

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Circle or Disc

23
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It signifies the interactive dualism or dialectics which is the idea of opposites.

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Yin-Yang

24
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A geometric shape used as an aid to mental concentration and meditation.

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Mandala

25
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3 basic principles of Mandala

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  1. Center
  2. Symmetry
  3. Cardinal Points
26
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A six-pointed stars and a ceramic with turquoise and cobalt glaze from the Ikhanid period in Iran, Nishapur.

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Molded Tile Panel (13th-14th Century)

27
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It is a design from China, which is the important influence on Islamic art.

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Lotus

28
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These are complex shapes with no set of pattern.

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Irregular Shapes

29
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These are nature-based shapes and also irregular shapes.

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Organic or Biomorphic

30
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4 geometric shapes that determines if a shape is regular

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  1. Quadrilateral
  2. Circle
  3. Triangle
  4. Polygon
31
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It is where monuments raised or on the ground that is surrounded by an empty area.

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Buffer

32
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It refers to the space occupied by an object, the subject of a planar work, or of a body in motion.

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Positive Space

33
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It refers to the void in between the subject and around the subject.

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Negative Space

34
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These are open spaces that were as important as the spaces occupied by buildings.

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Plazas