Grafitti artist Remed
Art Core Questions:
How does knowing the contexts, histories, and traditions of creating art help us in creating our own works of art?
How do various textures and techniques affect the meaning of the artwork?
How does learning about art impact how we perceive the world?
How does art preserve aspects of life?
Artists use all kinds of shapes. Geometric shapes are precise and regular, like squares, rectangles, and triangles. They are often found in human-made things, like buildings and machines while organic shapes are found in nature. These shapes may look like leaves, flowers, clouds - things that grow, flow and move.
How does knowing the contexts, histories, and traditions of creating art help us in creating our own works of art?
How do various textures and techniques affect the meaning of the artwork?
How does learning about art impact how we perceive the world?
How does art preserve aspects of life?
Artists use all kinds of shapes. Geometric shapes are precise and regular, like squares, rectangles, and triangles. They are often found in human-made things, like buildings and machines while organic shapes are found in nature. These shapes may look like leaves, flowers, clouds - things that grow, flow and move.
the following images contain both organic and geometric shapes...
shapes can be represented
realistically or abstract
some art may have both realistic shapes and abstract shapes...
Gustav Klimt
Portrait Of Adele Bloch Bauer I
1907
gold oil paint
Now lets evaluate some pieces of famous art for their use of SHAPE.
Based on what we have just reviewed, answer the following question for EACH piece of art:
What kind of shapes did the artist use: organic or geometric?
Based on what we have just reviewed, answer the following question for EACH piece of art:
What kind of shapes did the artist use: organic or geometric?