Shape/Volume

How is the illusion of volume created in the shapes? 

They appear to take up a certain amount of space.

Can you identify additional volumetric shapes in other areas of the composition?

Rectangular prism

How are these basic shapes altered in each work?

Their positions change and so did their colors.

How do these alterations add interest to the composition?

They give it more depth, perspective and attraction.

Shape

Aaron Douglas

He uses distinct shapes to define the body of the men but also enhances the size and color to define the importance of it.

Elizabeth Murray

She uses similar shapes to coincide together to create another image through the combined shapes.

Bill Brandt

He uses the shape of the fingers to display the gentle yet intimate touch of the human beings.

M.C. Escher

He uses the shapes to create the transition from one animal to the next, showing that they are actually similar in shape.

David McNutt

He uses many intricate shapes to create an overall piece, some shapes more repeated than others.

Robert Rauschenberg

He uses an abstract form of shapes to create a collage of many different objects.

Helen Frankenthaler

She uses more free formed shapes to create and image that doesn't really look like anything relate-able.

Wassily Kandinsky

He uses many colorful shapes, very closely conjoined together, to create a story through the artwork.

Ansel Adams

He uses shape in a very simplistic way and the shapes are just blades or grass and it's all in black and white for contrast.

Robert Moskowitz

He uses shape in the form of a body part. It's a positive and negative interpretation of an arm and a hand.

Charles Demuth

He uses the shapes to overlap each other, giving it a more feeling of depth rather than just being 2D.

Sidney Goodman

He uses shape to create a horizon-like scenery and the shape of the man's head instead of the sun.

Romare Beardon

He uses shape to create a collage of a story, which he tells with the specific way he placed the cut out shapes.

Jasper Johns

He uses abstract shapes overlapped on each other to create a colorful and dynamic piece.

Line Dynamics

Week 2 Photo Assignment

Line

Alberto Giacometti

He uses more free lines to describe and then enhance the shapes and features he desires.

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Action Sketches

He uses more elaborate lines where action is present to display Mickey throwing the ball.

Barnett Newman

He uses simple lines to separate shape from the solid color.

Wu Guanzhong

He uses a variety of lines from thick to thin and dark to light to give his painting more depth.

Tawaraya Sotatsu

 

He uses straight and wavy lines to give the plants more movement and length.

David Mach

He uses lines to create a face and figure in the places where lines are more concentrated.

Michelangelo

He has soft strokes for lines to give a fluffy texture to the beard and give definition to the face and clothes.

Jackson Pollock

He uses a variety of lines to give a more abstract display and design.