ART ELEMENTS REVIEW
THE ART ELEMENTS The Seven Building Blocks of Art LINETEXTURECOLORVALUESPACESHAPEFORM “South Seneca Falcons Love To Celebrate Victories”
SHAPE and FORM The basic difference between Shape and Form is its dimension. “South Seneca Falcons Love To Celebrate Victories”
SHAPE is a two-dimensional image SHAPEFORM and FORM is a three-dimensional mass.
2 TYPES OF SHAPES & FORMS Geometric Organic
Geometric (man-made) are found in math.
Victor Vasarely “Untitled” Geometric Geometric Shape
Louise Nevelson “Sky Cathedral” Geometric Geometric Form
Organic (natural) are free-form and found in nature.
Vincent Van Gogh “Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun” Organic Organic Shape
Michelangelo “The Pieta” Organic Organic Form
4 WAYS TO PRESENT SHAPES AND FORMS: Realistic Realistic Distorted Abstract Non-Objective
Realistic are presented naturally.
William Harnett “Music and Literature” Realistic Realistic Shapes & Forms
Claes Oldenburg “Apple Core” Realistic Realistic Shapes & Forms
Distorted are changed to provoke an emotional response.
Marc Chagall “The Anniversary” Distorted Distorted Shapes & Forms
Alberto Giacometti “Hound” Distorted Distorted Shapes & Forms
Abstract are simplified to their basic character.
Piet Mondrian “Broadway Boogie Woogie” Abstract Abstract Shapes & Forms
Constantin Brancusi “Bird in Space” Abstract Shapes & Forms
Non-Objective have no object reference or subject matter. Shapes and Forms create purely a design.
Wassily Kandinsky “Squares with Concentric Circles” Non-Objective Non-Objective Shapes & Forms
Jackson Pollock “Number 8” Non-Objective Non-Objective Shapes & Forms
David Smith “Cubi XVIII” Non- Objective Non- Objective Shapes & Forms