Geometric or Organic

•Shape is a closed space made by connecting lines.

•Shapes may be organic or geometric.

• Shapes may stand out also by a difference of value, color, or texture.

Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966

closed, geometric

•Are not regular or even

•Organic shapes are often found in nature.

•Shapes are more free form

Bird in Space, 1923Constantin Brancusi (French, born Romania, 1876–1957)Marble; (with base) H. 56-3/4, Diam. 6-1/2 in.

Bird, 1940

Two Monkeys in the Jungle

Henri Rousseau

French

Braque, GeorgesHouses At L'estaqueL'estaque, [august] 1908Oil On Canvas28 3/4 X 23 1/2 In. (73 X 60 Cm.)

Jesuits III, 1915 Lyonel Feininger

Plant Forms 1912

Arthur Dove