Ch. 2 - Line and Shape

line

a mark positioned between two fixed points

actual lines

physically present

implied line

sense of line created by tendency to connect series of points

psychological line

a conceptual connection between elements of art

outline

actual lines present in art

contour line

an edge that is perceived where 3d shape curves away

crosshatching

dense crisscrossed lines

stippling

dense patterns of dots

hatching

close parallel lines

chiaroscuro (or modeling)

using contrast and gradations of light and shade to create illusions of 3d

shape

flat enclosed areas

form

3d shapes

volume

space measured within 3d shape

mass

the bulk of a solid 3d form

formalism

an approach to art criticism that focuses on elements and design in art rather than the historical or biographical context

rectilinear

shapes with straight edges and sharp corners

curvilinear

shapes with curving lines

nonobjective

not derived from visible reality

abstract shapes

shapes that are radical alterations of visible reality

geometric shapes

shapes related to geometrical concepts

amorphous shapes

implied shapes; vague