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Visual
Arts
Visual Art
The visual arts are art forms that create works that are
primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing,
painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts,
photography, video, film making and architecture.
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Secondly, knowing what the
First, and most importantly,
elements of art enables us
a person can't create art to:
without utilizing at least a
few of them. No elements, no ● describe what an artist has done
art—end of story ● analyze what is going on in a
particular piece
● communicate our thoughts and
findings using a common language
Shape
Shape
Shape can be natural or man-made, regular or
irregular, flat (2-dimensional) or solid (3-
dimensional), representational or abstract,
geometric or organic, transparent or opaque,
positive or negative, decorative or symbolic,
colored, patterned or textured.
Shape
The Behaviour of Shapes: