... Cafatiere" (1944) is a coffee pot and a cup. Rather than using rounded edges, Picasso creates a sharp, boxy coffee pot with various geometric shapes. The cup, in contrast, uses rounded shapes. The line in "Nature Morte- La Cafatiere" (1944) is strong. There is a dark black outline, which brings out both the ... that contrast with the diagonals and curves. Most of this painting is one dimensional while certain box like shapes look two-dimensional. Braque fills up most of the space with geometric shapes. There is little background in comparison to "La Cafatiere". Braque does try to convey ...

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... In 1907, Picasso, with the aid of his friends, opened the door to cubism and other future abstract movements. Working with fellow painter, and friend, Georges Braque, Picasso experimented with geometric forms. The painting 'The Three Musicians' finished in 1921 was his major achievement using the cubism technique. Georges Braque was born May 13, 1882, near Paris, France. By 1908, ... believed was significant about the subject rather then just imitating it. Body parts and objects within the picture were broken down into geometric shapes that were barley recognizable as the original image. ...

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... had been interested in both Psychiatry and the arts. Here, Van Gogh depicted the street not far from Dr. Gachet's house, creating a flattened tapestry of shapes in which the tiled and thatched roofs form a patchwork of texture and color. Although based on observation, Houses at Auvers- with its swirling, stabbing brushstrokes ... walking. -The lines imply volume and solid mass in the houses and trees. -The lines set boundaries for the eye so that all the shapes do no blend in to one mass of color. -The implied lines of the road intersecting at one point suggest distance. 2) The artist's ...

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... periods each have their own special style of decorations and are unique to their respective time periods. During the Geometric period the major subject of the paintings was "prosthesis" or lying in state by the dead. The vases were decorated with detailed geometric shapes such as concentric circles and horizontal bands. When figures were drawn they were wedge-shaped and had "stick" arms ... showed a story. The major subjects were battles, funerals, and pageants. The designs reflected the Oriental and Egyptian influences in animals and people. Figures were made of simple shapes such as e...

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... me about this painting is that unlike most of Picasso's other paintings this one is not an abstract view of expression, although he uses many angular shapes and lines to contour the woman. I feel that when I look at this painting it is automatically seemed to be sad, but I cannot say ... this is the humor that was installed not only through the shapes and images, but the texture that pulls it together. What draws me in is the sharp geometric shapes on the lobster which creates a fierce image compared to the much more organic shapes on the cat. This painting combines humor and fear of ....

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... through the use of texture, value, and color. Short straight lines used in a diagonal way comprise most of the visible brush strokes. There are a lot of organic shapes in the painting, and the very geometric shapes of the building and the tombs in the piece oppose them. A large tree dominates the picture on the right, and some enormous clouds enhance the natural feel ... the rainbow in the clouds. Imagery such as this leaves me with the feeling that death is a dark and ominous thing, but that it is somehow an ok thing. The geometric shapes in the painting stand out but somehow are downp...

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... section) or the Golden Section. (a line cut at "an extreme and mean ratio" - see below) Note how these simple shapes (i.e. the mollusk- shell,) appear most frequently in nature - snail shells, and even apple-seed stars that form a pentagram, have proportions to Phi. Geometric shapes of these (Golden Ratio) dimensions can also be found in magnificent works of art - and most mathematicians agree, they ... height! Theories of this sort have just started to come out, (in the 21st century!) and are being used in corrective surgery. Plato (428/427 B.C. - 348/347 B.C.) saw these geometric shap...

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... of art did not really have any lines. There were edges. Neither painting contained any implied lines either. Both use geometric shape. In the painting Jeffery's Poppies the vase and flowers are geometric shapes. Wish Upon a Shooting Star is also made up of geometric shapes. The trees were circles and cylinders while the grass was just a large green and blue area. The trees were made ... ...

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... molded or fused together, creating unity in the work and a shallow sense of space. These characteristics can be seen a little more drastically in Les Demoiselles d"Avignon, where Picasso uses sharp, geometric lines and angular, overlapping planes, and dehumanizes the figures by giving them distorted bodies and mask-like faces. Picasso also creates a flat appearance by "fusing the figures together without much ... emphasized verticals indicating houses, steel structures, a port, posters, traffic lights, and huge stencil letters" (Leger colorplate 16). In looking at all three paintings, it...

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... . So I started thinking what is Cubism and that's why I chose this subject. In 1907 Pablo Picasso created the Painting Les Dasmoilles d Avignon, showing five women whoes bodies are consturcted of geometric shapes and heads of African masks rather then faces. This image grew up to be known as "Cubism."" The name came from the critix Louis Vauxcelles, who after reviewing an exhibition ... Cubism wich began in 1907 were the artist laid out how important his thought was about the subject visually. Body parts and object within the picture were broken down into geometric shapes that were barel...

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... . In the 19th century graphics was based on poster art. The form was very organic (art nouveau). After 1900 there was a move towards geometric form and abstraction. Shapes started to permeate into graphics. Neville Brody's work is very geometric. Balance and order started to appear in magazines. Colour is expressive and a sign. All art and design is a system of signs:-Semiotics. ... frequent references to art and design history. The Memphis style came about in 1947 by Ettore Sottass Jr. He has executed a series of graphics combining Constructivist forms and gaily coloured geometric debr...

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... me of visits to aquariums where one can walk under fish tanks and watch sea life swimming overhead. With this exhibit, however, one sees fabulous colorful shapes as one looks up at a glass ceiling. The exhibit as a whole was breathtaking. There were pieces that were only about the size of a coffee ... chosen to write about is The Persian Ceiling. This piece is a part of a series that Chihuly did called The Persians. He started this series by just experimenting with geometric shapes and it grew into this series of massive pieces. "When I started the Persians [in 1986], I was thinking of sp...

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... . When discussing form, you can find several differences between the two. For instance, Leonardo was very clean, cut and defined in his painting technique. Parallel and perpendicular lines, symmetry, and geometric shapes are very apparent. If one removed the individuals in the painting, and cut it in half, you can see the symmetry. Doing this along with centering Christ's head on the ... in the clouds of smoke above them) pointing to the head of Christ. In addition to the lines in the clouds of smoke, he uses it in the whole painting. Geometric shapes and inorganic lines are not as empha...

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... , in other words I paint the American scene." Stuart Davis' works of the late 1930's celebrate the urban and technological environment and are quite complex and frequently recall Legers's brightly coloured geometric forms. Early works depict saloons and ragtime musicians. Titles and images of his works in the 30's reflect syncopation and unusual rhythm of jazz, particularly swing . Jean-Michel Basquiat was ... give a feeling of jazz with the use of blues and cool colors. The use of the warm colors shows the unpredictability of jazz. There are many forms of geometric shapes used in this p...

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... artwork, and how it makes the viewer feel about the artwork. The shape of the artwork is also a major element of art that is used. There are posotive or figure shapes, organic shapes, and underlying structures are used in the artwork. The artwork is on a large rectangle of Denril. There are three underlying structures; one is a large oval that starts at the ... rounded semi circle the same is for the calm stream, clouds, and the three-headed monster. The human figure, naked skeletons and rotting carcus are also organic shapes because they are irregular shapes, not like geometric shapes ...

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... the object exactly as it was in the real world. When people began exploring African art they became fascinated with the way that it stood out. African art had strong geometric shapes and solid lines, this fascinated many artists in Europe who were becoming tired with traditional European arts. When explorers first brought the pieces back to Europe Missionaries displayed the work ... the artists who experimented and liked the way African art portrayed things were Geaorges Braque, Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Pablo Picasso. Many of Pablo's paintings are known for geometric shap...

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... is using illusionistic conventions to create the impression of a three-dimensional space. The lines used in the ad are geometric; the sides of the buildings, the wall, and the road all are measured and precise lines. The shapes in the ad are both geometric and rectilinear because the borders and edges of objects in the ad are straight and often are precisely defined ... up into their late 30's. It could be aimed towards the more outgoing men and those whose interests include being outside a lot, and also to those interested in fashion. The geometric lines in the image make the ad seem p...

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... and fragmentation of images. Related movements also contributed - the orphism or synchronism of Sonia Delaunay and others brought vivid color to the geometric shapes of cubism; futurism celebrated speed, the machine, and the city; and constructivism experimented with new materials and mandated art to facilitate social progress." All of these styles are with out a ... only used art from around the world but from the home front as well. A key art design that was very influential was American Indian art because it was characteristic of geometric stylization and sophisticated patterns. The...

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... express the spirituality of the Christian religion. They worshipped icons and mosaics. While in Islamic Art, the traditions of calligraphy, vegetal ornament, and geometric patterning are strongly expressed in most pieces on view. Human figures in Islam were not encouraged because of the association with idols and statues. Even ... It has measures of 11 x 7 in. It has ink, colors and gold on paper. The two pieces of art have differences in the use of shapes and colors. The Byzantine picture has darker colors like dark red, a lot of brown, brownish green and red, dark blue, black, gray, et...

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions The book Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott tells the story through A. Square on how geometric shapes can relate to humans, as well as how the types of shapes show their social status, such as skinny figures(lines) resembling females. The class system in Flatland relied on the types of geometrical figures. If a figure a few sides than ... it would be lower in the class system while the more sides a figure had the higher it would be in the class system of Flatland. So shapes such as isosceles triangles were considered soldiers and l...

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... the entire picture's space in a whole new way. Basically, he painted in a way that made the canvas surface seem raised, which produced a different effect. He did this by using geometrical shapes- the cone, cylinder, cube, and others- as building blocks for the objects he painted. It is easier to synthesize the three hundred and fifty years separating Impressionism from the High ... I like. He has been called a master thief'. But what he takes he conforms into his own pure ingeniousity (Lamplight 4). The ideas of Cézanne amazed Picasso in that the different shapes gave so many possibili...

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... is now referred to as the "golden ratio," is the ratio of 1.618:1. Using this ratio, "golden shapes" can be built. For example, a golden rectangle consists of a width to height ratio that is the golden ratio. This relation is also the basis for many other "golden" geometric shapes such as the golden triangle, pentagon and decagon. Implementation of the golden ratio, its various ... shapes, and the number Phi, dates back to the Greeks who based their most famous work, the Parthenon, on golden rectangles. Much later, Leonardo ... ...

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... rolling clouds and climbing hills time and motion come to mind. The whole painting seems to move in a circle stimulating the mind to discover the next eureka. The soft organic shapes and curves of the sky imply an ever changing environment much like the weather. It is an open portrait that which explains the fleeting feeling that one feels when under ... Van Gough contributed to the content by showing the ever-revolving action in the heavens and establishes rhythm. In contrast he paints the town as closed and makes the shapes in the town geometric. That was done to imply stability and a...

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... inspired by the different style of paintings called cubism. Though that type of artwork inspired and influenced him, he developed his own sense of style. Mondrian's style contained more of a geometric style, rather than the squarer style seen in cubism, Mondrian named this style neoplasticism. When using this style of painting he only used white, gray, black, and the three primary ... truth. Over time his paintings started to develop a more abstract look to them. Mondrian's paintings were made up of mostly horizontal and vertical lines at a 90-degree angle, representing more geometric s...

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... much is known about what advances in geometry were made between the times of Thales and the Pythagoreans. The Pythagoreans advanced the understanding of not only triangles, but a number of geometric shapes. They were the first to relate relative areas and use the concepts to formulate a primitive algebra. Plato did not make any famous contributions to geometry. However, he made important advances ... ...

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