ShapeA 2-dimensional (flat) figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space and have two dimensions: Length and Width.

Shapes can be geometric or organic.

Shape

These are perfect geometric shapes, which are very pleasing to the eye.

• Broadway Boogie Woogie• Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944)• 1942-43. Oil on canvas, 50 x 50" (127 x 127 cm). Given anonymously • 73.1943

ShapeImperfect geometric shapes tend to

create tension and attract greater interest.

Shape

• Elizabeth Murray. Do the Dance. 2005. Oil on canvas, 9'5" x 11'3" x 1 1&8260;2" (287 x 342.9 x 3.8 cm). Courtesy PaceWildenstein. Photo: David Allison. © 2005 Elizabeth Murray

• Oil painting: "red canna"By artist: georgia o keeffe 1924

Implied Lines/ShapeLines or shapes that may not have been explicitly drawn, but the

composition of the work makes it appear that they are there.

A.M. Cassandre, Harper’s Bazaar Magazine Cover, March 1938

Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians, 1921

FormA 3-dimensional object having volume or thickness. It can be

measured by height, width, and depth. Forms can be viewed from many angles. The 3D effect can be implied through the element of

VALUE with the use of light and shading techniques.

FOUR BASIC FORMS:SphereConeCube

Cylinder

Carissa Weber, Untitled, 2003

How does the artist create a convincing illusion of 3-D forms?

How has the artist shown form in

this work?

Is this form real or implied? REAL

This is a sculpture so it naturally has form. You can see the organic forms through the way the artist carved

the sculpture.

How has the artist shown form in this work?

Through the element of VALUE. Shading is

applied in this drawing.

Is the form real or implied?

IMPLIED through shading techniques.

How has the artist shown form in this work?

Through the element of VALUE. Shading is

applied in this drawing.Is the form real or

implied?IMPLIED through

shading techniques.

What MEDIA do you see represented in this

piece? Graphite Pencil, Charcoal

Pencil, Coloring Pencil.