Post on 05-Oct-2020
Shape/FormNotes and Paper Folding
Define Shape/Form
• Shape -A visual area contained within a specified boundary.
• Form -Objects and shapes in dimension; either represented in 2D or 3D.
• Two kinds of shape; organic and geometric.
• Organic shapes are found in nature.
• Geometric Shapes are defined by Math.
• Forms are shapes in 3-Dimensions, they cast shadows and take up space.
• Shapes are flat and exist in 2-D. As soon as a shape has thickness it becomes a form.
Pablo Picasso
Picasso
• Spanish born artist
• Co-Invented Cubism with George Braque
• Worked in Paris and then New York
• Regarded as the most important artist of the 20th century
Paper FoldingCombining Shape and Form
Origami/Paper Folding• Origami; Paper Folding
• Buddhist Monks brought paper making to Japan in the 6th Century.
• Paper was expensive and rare and Origami was used for ceremonial purposes only.
• Origami is taught as a part of Japanese education and culture to young children.
• Recently paper folding evolved from a simple art for young children into its own art form.