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Year 7 Art. Elements of Design SHAPE. SHAPE. Shapes can be enclosed by a line, or they can be created without lines. Shapes can be organic or inorganic .
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Year 7 Art Elements of Design SHAPE
SHAPE Shapes can be enclosed by a line, or they can be created without lines.
Shapes can be organic or inorganic. Organic shapes remind us of the natural world in which objects are usually irregular, uneven and constantly changing. They are usually curvilinear or curve-edged. Draw some examples of organic shapes in your worksheet.
Inorganic shapes grow from squares, triangles and rectangles. They look strong, regular and permanent. These shapes are usually found in man-made objects and we often refer to them as geometric. Draw some examples of inorganic shapes in your worksheet.
Other categories of shape Angular Symmetrical Asymmetrical Sharp, energetic, explosive Identical on both sides Balanced but uneven
Positive and Negative Shapes Whenever a shape is drawn, painted or cut out another shape is made around it. The shapes that artists make are called positive shapes. The shapes that are made around the positive shapes are called negative shapes. Positive Negative Cut-out becomes a positive on a blank or negative background
Follow the links below to see some examples of artworks where the artists have used shape • Peter Booth, Untitled http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=134496 • Willem de Kooning, Woman V http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=47761 • Fernard Leger, Trapeze artists http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=113595 • Kasimir Malevich, Stroyuschiysyadom (House under construction)http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=36797 • Henri Matisse, Oceanie, le ciel (Oceania, the sky) http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=148088 • Arshie Gorky, Untitled http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=81888 • Mark Rothko, Untitled (Multiform) http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=110509 • Lee Krasner, Cool white http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=107552
Harmony and Contrast of Size and Shape There are many ways an artist can use size and shape. Draw examples in the boxes on your worksheet by using organic and inorganic shapes to draw; • Harmony of shape • Contrast of shape • Harmony of size • Contrast of size
Artwork Analysis Follow the links below and look at the two paintings. On your worksheet describe the types of shape/s that have been used in these two paintings. • Margaret Preston, Flying over the Shoalhaven River http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=43754 • Roy de Maistre, New Atlantis http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=153262