Elements of Art: FORM
Notes and Examples of How to Illustrate Form
Form
A form is an object with three dimensions: height, width and depth.
A basketball is a form. A circle is a shape.
Some forms are full, like a rock.
Some forms are empty, like a basketball.
Sometimes you can go inside a form, like a building.
Forms can be geometric or organic, similar to shapes.
Historical Example 1
David Gilhooly, Frog Sandwich, 1990. Ceramic, 2 ½” X 4 ½” X 4. Collection of Fenton Fine Arts, Ft. Worth, TX.
Historical Example 2
Henry Moore, King and Queen, 1952-1953. Bronze, 66 1/3” X 58” X 37”. Tate Museum, London.