Art Fundamentals: Shape and Form

<p>We all know what a shape is. A square, a circle, a triangle&hellip;</p> <p>In fact, any enclosed area created through lines, textures or colours is a shape. Here are some shapes:</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*Exp2GgUCaa7hknr3LDxIuw.jpeg" style="height:300px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Shapes can also be defined by other shapes, through variations in pattern or formation:</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*adPVCeHNF-eiQeOUZd7N5Q.png" style="height:357px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Or by negative shapes, where one shape is defined by missing pieces in other shapes:</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*LdhV-KfejeH1OT4Pzfn7ag.png" style="height:700px; width:700px" /></p> <p>A Kanizsa Triangle demonstrating the ambiguous nature of our perceptions. Image source&nbsp;<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kanizsa_triangle.svg" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a></p> <p>All works of visual art contain shapes. Take this painting by Paul Gauguin, titled&nbsp;<em>Arl&eacute;siennes (Mistral)</em>, in which shapes are the dominant element of the whole composition.</p> <p><a href="https://christopherpjones.medium.com/art-fundamentals-shape-and-form-5e2e62b8cbee"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>