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Chapter 4 Space

Form – The literal mass and shape of an object or figure Form – The literal mass and shape of an object or figure. More generally, the materials used to make a work of art, the ways in which these materials are used in terms of the formal elements of art (line, light, color, etc…), and the composition that results.

Composition – the organization of formal elements in a work of art

Formal elements of art – the purely visual aspects of art and architecture. Line, space, levels of light and dark, color, and texture are among the elements that contribute to a work’s form.

Shape Area Mass Volume Negative Space

Shading Hatching Reserve Scale Overlap

Creating a sense of depth in an image

Reserve – an area of a work of art that retains the original color and texture of the untouched surface or ground, within the formal area of the artwork.

Scale – a relationship in size between completely separate objects Scale – a relationship in size between completely separate objects. Proportion - a relationship in size between parts of the same whole. For instance, a comparison in size between your hands and feet is a discussion of ‘proportion’

Scale – a relationship in size between completely separate objects Scale – a relationship in size between completely separate objects. Proportion - a relationship in size between parts of the same whole. For instance, a comparison in size between your hands and feet is a discussion of ‘proportion’

Scale and Overlap used to create sense of depth

Linear Perspective Perspective One-point perspective Vanishing Point Vantage Point Lines of Perspective Frontal Recession Diagonal Recession

One Point Linear Perspective

Frontal Recession – when vantage point is directly in front of vanishing point.

Foreshortening – when foreground objects’ size is reduced for usually focal emphasis. Things that we would expect to see larger in the foreground have their size reduced, an intentional rejection of linear perspective.