ART: shapes

SHAPE: when the ends of a continuous line meet, a shape is formed.

 2 Categories of shapes:  Geometric and Organic
(include these definitions on your vocabulary sheet)

GEOMETRIC: have perfect, uniform measurements, can be based off of a math formula, and don't often appear in nature

ORGANIC: (free-form) associated with things from the natural world, like plants, clouds, and animals



Basic Geometric SHAPES: 2-Dimentional

Basic Geometric FORMS: 3-Dimentional
3D geometric shapes to print

Organic SHAPES: 2-Dimentional
Pochoir print based on Henri Matisse's Polynesia

Organic FORMS: 3-Dimentional



Geometric to Organic Project



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