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Shape is…
• FLAT or 2-Dimensional
• When it looks 3-Dimensional, it becomes FORM (a different element of art)
Shape Form
Organic Geometric• Free form
• Found in nature
• Edges never perfectly straight
• Hard to measure
• Straight-edge
• Made with a tool
• Easy to measure the area or circumference
Title: General Toussaint L'Ouverture
Artist: Jacob Lawrence
Year: 1938
Medium: Tempera paint
Where is it? Amistad Research Center, New Orleans
More about L’Ouverture: http://www.a-r-t.com/lawrence/LouvertureWeb/index.htm#portfolio
Jacob Lawrence
• American Artist
• Started drawing at 13 yrs.
• Cubism style
• “Post Harlem Renaissance” Era
Jacob Lawrence is a “Story Painter”• Inspired by important events in the history of
African-American’s struggle for equality.