Performing Arts in ART Understanding Formal Analysis

Introducing Shape
Learning about the elements of art? Continue by discovering shapes in works of art. Identify the different shapes you see in this detail of a page from a thirteenth-century book.

Unknown artist An Elephant English, about 125060 Ink tinted with body color and translucent washes on parchment, 8 14 x 6 316 in. Ms. 100, fol. 17v

List the shapes you see.

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Understanding Formal Analysis Introducing Shape

Build a vocabulary of shapes. Use the table below to experiment with drawing different types of shapes.

Geometric shapes Triangle Square Rectangle Circle Oval

Organic shapes

For a quick drawing exercise, use shapes to create simple forms. Below are some examples.

House

Ferris Wheel

Castle

Boat

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