Shape Vocab.

1. Actual Shape- A positive area with clearly defined boundaries (as opposed to an implied shape).
   
   
2. Amorphous Shape- A shape without clear definitions; formless, indistinct, and of uncertain dimension.
   
   
3. Curvilinear Shape-A shape whose boundaries consist of predominantly curved line: the opposite of rectilinear.
   
   
4. Decorative (shape)- Ornamenting or enriching but more importantly in art, stressing the two dimensional nature of an artwork or any of its elements. Decorative art emphasizes the essential flatness of a surface
   
   
5. Equivocal Space- A condition, usually intentional on the artist’s part, in which the viewer may at different times, see more than one set of relationships between art elements or depicted objects. This may ne compared to the familiar “optical illusion”
   
   
6. Geometric Shape- A shape that appear related to geometry; usually simple, such as triangle, rectangle, or circle.
   
   
7. Implied Shape- A shape that does not physically exist but is suggested through the psychological connection of dots, lines, areas, or their edges.
   
   
8. Kinetic (art)- From the Greek work kinesis, meaning “motion”; art that includes the element of actual movement.
   
   
9. Mass- 1. In graphic art, a shape that appears to stand out three dimensionally from the space surrounding it or creates the illusion of a solid body of material. 2. In the plastic arts, a physical bulk of material.
   
   
10. Objective- That which is based , as closely as possible on physical actuality or optical perception. Such art tends to appear natural or real; the opposite of subjective.
    
    
11. Perspective- Any graphic system used to create the illusion of three dimensional images and/ or spatial relationships in which the object or their parts appear to diminish as they recede into the distance.
    
    
12. Planar (shape)-Having to do with planes; shapes that have height and width but no indication of thickness.
    
    
13. Plane- 1. An area that is essentially two-dimensional, having height and width. 2. A two dimensional pictorial surface that can support the illusion of advance or receding elements. 3. A flat sculptural surface.
    
    
14. Plastic (shape)-1. Element(s) used in such a manner as to create the illusion of the third dimension on a two-dimensional surface. 2. Three-dimensional art forms; such as architectures, sculpture and ceramics
15. Rectilinear Shape- A shape whose boundaries consist of straight lines; the opposite of curvilinear.
16. Shape- An area that stand out from its surroundings because of a defined or implied boundary or because of difference of value, color, or texture.
    
    
17. Silhouette- The area between or bounded by the contours, or edges, of an object; the total shape.
    
    
18. Subjective- That which is derived from the mind, instead of physical reality and reflects a personal bias, emotion, or innovative interpretation; the opposite objective.
    
    
19. Three-dimensional- Possesses, or creates the illusion of possessing the dimension of depth, height, and width. In the graphic arts, the felling of depth is an illusion, while in the plastic arts the work has actual depth.
    
    
20. Two-dimensional- Possesses the dimension of height and width, especially when considering a flat picture plane
    
    
21. Void- 1. An area lacking positive substance and consisting of negative space. 2. A spatial area within an object that penetrates and passes through it.
    
    
22. Volume- A measurable amount of defined, three-dimensional space