Shape Flashcards
It is a two-dimensional work.
Shape
4 types of Shapes
- Geometric Shapes
- Organic Shapes
- Abstract Shapes
- Nonrepresentational Shapes
These are straight lines or curved ones that progress evenly.
Geometric Shapes
These are uneven curves that re sometimes called Naturalistic or Biomorphic.
Organic Shapes
They are representational shapes that have been simplified.
Abstract Shapes
It doesn’t meant to anything we can see in the real world. It is sometimes called Nonobjective or totally abstract.
Nonrepresentational Shapes
It is a three-dimensional work.
Form
2 types of Form
- Real Form
2. Simulated/Virtual Form
It refers to sculptures that takes up three/dimensional space.
Real Form
It refers to illusionistic art where artists use light and shadow effects to create the illusion of three-dimensional form.
Simulated/Virtual Form
French word for the phrase, “to fool the eye”
Trompe l’oiel
Example of Real form art
Bernar Venet, “Acute Unequal Angles” (2016)
Example of Simulated/Virtual Form
Br. Andrea Pozzo, SJ, “Apotheosis of St. Ignatius” (1694)
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.
Space
3 types of space
- Planar Space
- Three-dimensional Space
- Flexible Space
It is found on a flat picture plane.
Planar Space
It is occupied by an artwork with volume.
Three-dimensional Space
It is used in performance, installation, and multimedia art.
Flexible Space
Example of Planar Space
Wassily Kandinsky, “Autumn Landscape with Boats” (1908)
Example of Three-Dimensional Space
Alberto Glacometti, “The Dog” (1951)
Example of Flexible Space
Damian Ortega, “Controller of the Universe” (2007)
It is an emblem of the sun which is the primal source of light and energy.
Circle or Disc
It signifies the interactive dualism or dialectics which is the idea of opposites.
Yin-Yang
A geometric shape used as an aid to mental concentration and meditation.
Mandala
3 basic principles of Mandala
- Center
- Symmetry
- Cardinal Points
A six-pointed stars and a ceramic with turquoise and cobalt glaze from the Ikhanid period in Iran, Nishapur.
Molded Tile Panel (13th-14th Century)
It is a design from China, which is the important influence on Islamic art.
Lotus
These are complex shapes with no set of pattern.
Irregular Shapes
These are nature-based shapes and also irregular shapes.
Organic or Biomorphic
4 geometric shapes that determines if a shape is regular
- Quadrilateral
- Circle
- Triangle
- Polygon
It is where monuments raised or on the ground that is surrounded by an empty area.
Buffer
It refers to the space occupied by an object, the subject of a planar work, or of a body in motion.
Positive Space
It refers to the void in between the subject and around the subject.
Negative Space
These are open spaces that were as important as the spaces occupied by buildings.
Plazas
