Discovering Form in Art (Revised Version)

Illustrates the five basic three-dimensional forms in art--the sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder, and cone. Explains that form is a structure of planes or surfaces which join to create distinctive volumes and that distortions of the basic forms are useful to create the impressions of force and motion. Points out the relation between pyramid and cone and cone and cylinder. Suggests educating the eye to see and discover form in the environment.
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Illustrates the five basic three-dimensional forms in art--the sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder, and cone. Explains that form is a structure of planes or surfaces which join to create distinctive volumes and that distortions of the basic forms are useful to create the impressions of force and motion. Points out the relation between pyramid and cone and cone and cylinder. Suggests educating the eye to see and discover form in the environment.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Discovering Art Series

  1. Discovering Color 1960
  2. Discovering texture 1961
  3. Discovering line. 1963
  4. Discovering Composition in Art 1964
  5. Discovering Perspective 1964
  6. Discovering texture 1964
  7. Discovering Creative Pattern 1965
  8. Discovering Dark And Light 1965
  9. Discovering Ideas for Art 1965
  10. Discovering Ideas for Art 1965
  11. Discovering Harmony in Art 1966
  12. Discovering Form In Art 1967
  13. Discovering Color (Revised Version) 1978
  14. Discovering Line (Revised Version) 1978
  15. Discovering perspective 1978
  16. Discovering Composition in Art (Revised Edition) 1979
  17. Discovering Form in Art (Revised Version) 1979

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