geometric shapes
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An introduction to geometric shapes and its contemporary counterparts.TRANSCRIPT
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SHAPE
An Element of Art
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GENESIS OF FORMS:
Artist’s Imagination
Artist’s Observation and Comments
Artist Convey Meanings
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SQUARE AND CUBE
-Rational order
- Intellectual precision and exactitude
-Unyielding impersonality
-The rule of law
-Scientific and technological values
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SQUARE – HEXAGON AND OCTAGON
-GIVES THE APPEARANCE OF STABILITY
-Because the physical order and stability of the universe is based o the:
o 4 elements
o 4 seasons
o 4 stages of man’s life
o 4 points of the compass
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- Signifies stability when it rests on its base with the apex pointed upwards
- Symbolizes fire and the aspiration of all things towards a higher unity
- BROAD BASE is more stable than a triangle of SMALL BASE and long sides
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o Sense of precariousness and danger
-Mentally associated with:
sharp points
Spikes
Silver glasses
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- self- contained form without angles or corners
-SIGNIFIES:
o Perfection
o Eternity
o Closed universe
o State of oneness
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a. Circumference- no
beginning , no end represents circular movement
b. Radial lines- from the
center to any point of the circumference are equidistant thus maintaining a perfect equilibrium of all forces
c. Diameter- intersects
the circle through its center divides it into equal halves or semicircles
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Emblem of the sun
Primal source of light energy
Motif or symbol in all cultures
Often embellished with rays
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KALINGA
BAGOBOIFUGAO
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In Chinese culture- signifies interactive dualism or dialectics
- divided by a sigmoid line
- conveys the idea that everything contains the seed
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In Indian art and philosophy,
-A geometric shape used as an aid to mental concentration and meditation
- represents “macrocosm and microcosm” a gatepost between the two
- have 3 basic principles: center, symmetry and cardinal points
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-Literally means circle and center
- its traditional design uses both the circle symbol of the cosmos and the square – symbol of earth
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In Tibet- Mandala was carried to its fullest development as an artistic form and as an aid to meditation
Mandala of Kalachakra- the center is the holy of holies where the deity is contained within the square, the “Palace of inner beings”
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Mandalas are also found in :
“Sand- paintings of Navaho Indians”
Stonehenge in England
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(TAUSUG)
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• Post- impressionist artist who anticipated cubism
• advanced the theory that the entire universe can be reduced to 3 shapes: cube, cone and cylinder
• sought a return to structure by geometrizing his subjects
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