Shape and Form MC Escher Art 1&2.
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Shape and Form
MC EscherArt 1&2
Shape• 2 Dimensional area with a
recognizable boundary
Form• 3 Dimensional shape
Figure Ground
• Figure is the object• Ground is the
background• Sometimes it is hard to
distinguish
Positive and Negative Shape
Positive Shape• Term used to describe the
figure or subject
• Term used to describe the background
Negative Shape
Organic and Geometric Shapes
Open and Closed Shapes
Open Shapes have space around and between them and share some importance with the background
Closed shapes and forms seem solid and heavy
How is Shape Used Here?
The Old Plum, by Kano Sansetsu
Organic or Geometric? Open or Closed? What emotions do the shapes suggest?
Shape Constancy
• The tendency to see a shape as unchanging regardless of the angle at which you see it.
How is Shape Used Here?
House by the Railroad, by Edward Hopper
Does the house in this painting seem heavy and closed, or light and open?
Why do you think so?
What shapes have changed due to their angle?
Artists Who Utilize Shape
M.C. Escher• Accomplished printmaker• Got interested in art in high
school• Went to Graphic Arts
College
M.C. Escher
He is popular for:• Optical Illusions• Mathematics
Circle Limit IV, 1960
M.C. Escher
Inspiration• Nature• Reality
M. C. EscherInspiration• Dream Worlds• Impossible Perspective
M.C. EscherWhy do you think many people see a connection between his work and mathematics?
M.C. Escher
How does this work force the viewer to notice the interaction of figure and ground?
What possible meaning does it give this work?
Sketchbook Activity
• Choose an arrangement of 2-3 objects• Draw the outline of the objects enlarged• Fill in the negative shapes with differing
patters.