Elements of Art Line Shape Form Color Value

Elements of Art Shapes Vocabulary: Shape Figure and Ground Positive and Negative Form Organic

Shape v Shape is a two-dimensional area with a recognizable boundary. Shapes have a

Form v Form is a three-dimensional shape. Forms have height width and depth.

Figure and Ground Shapes can be seen in more than one way. v A

Types of Shapes and Forms: Organic and Geometric Shapes and Forms can be classified

Types of Shapes and Forms: Closed and Open Closed shapes and forms tend to

Examples: Figure Triangles / Pyramid Parallelogram Trapezoid Pentagon What shapes do you see?

Examples: Ground Irregular Shapes The Sky Grass Bushes What shapes do you see?

Examples: Geometric Shapes? Open Shapes? Closed Shapes? Organic Shapes? What types of shapes do

Positive and Negative Shapes What do you see?

Positive and Negative Shapes Maybeisyou haveofseen one? What the age this woman?

Optical Art – Op Art v Optical Art (Op Art) is a mathematicallythemed form

Op Art Untitled Fragment by: Bridget Riley

Op Art Movement in Squares by: Bridget Riley

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Elements of Art Line Shape, Form, Color, Value, and. Value, Space Line Shape, Color, and Space

Elements of Art Shapes Vocabulary: Shape Figure and Ground Positive and Negative Form Organic Geometric

Shape v Shape is a two-dimensional area with a recognizable boundary. Shapes have a height and width but no depth.

Form v Form is a three-dimensional shape. Forms have height width and depth.

Figure and Ground Shapes can be seen in more than one way. v A figure is a shape that appears to be on top of a background. v A ground is a shape that appears to be underneath a figure. v We call a figure the positive shape v And the ground the negative shape

Types of Shapes and Forms: Organic and Geometric Shapes and Forms can be classified in several ways: v Organic shapes and forms are irregular, like the shapes found in nature – leaves, stones and clouds for example. v Geometric shapes and forms are usually found in things made by people – buildings, bridges, and P. C. s v

Types of Shapes and Forms: Closed and Open Closed shapes and forms tend to be solid and heavy v Open shapes and forms have space around them and between them. Open shapes appear light and have movement. v

Examples: Figure Triangles / Pyramid Parallelogram Trapezoid Pentagon What shapes do you see?

Examples: Ground Irregular Shapes The Sky Grass Bushes What shapes do you see?

Examples: Geometric Shapes? Open Shapes? Closed Shapes? Organic Shapes? What types of shapes do you see here?

Positive and Negative Shapes What do you see?

Positive and Negative Shapes Maybeisyou haveofseen one? What the age this woman?

Optical Illusions

Are the vertical lines parallel?

Optical Art – Op Art v Optical Art (Op Art) is a mathematicallythemed form of Abstract art, which uses repetition of simple forms and colors to create vibrating effects, patterns, foregroundbackground confusion, an exaggerated sense of depth, and other visual effects. In the 1960's, the term "Op Art" was coined to describe the work of a growing group of abstract painters.

Op Art Tampico by: Victor Vasarely

Op Art Tamyr by: Victor Vasarely

Op Art