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SHAPE

SHAPE

Shape is one of the 7 elements of art. When defining it within the study of art, shape in anenclosed space, the boundaries of which are defined by other elements of art like lines, colors, values and textures.Shapes are limited to 2 dimensions like length and width.

GEOMETRIC shapes circles, rectangles, squares, tringles and so on have the clear edges one achieves when using tools to create them.

ORGANIC shapes have natural, less well defined edges.

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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SHAPE

Positive Shape

Positive shapes occupy positive space. The area around positive shapes, the background, is negative space. A solid piece of sculpture occupies space, and makes the space, when they create a work of art. In this diagram, the negative shapes are as clear and distinct as the positive shapes.

The negative shape inside this sculpture repeats the overall structure of the sculptor's positive shapes. The geometry of the boxes piled high emphasizes gravity, and the negative shape in the middle of the scul pure gives it a light, playful appearance.Negative Shapes