Shape and form
- 1. Elements of composition •Foreground • Middle ground • Background
- 2. Background: the most distantelements of a scene
- 3. Foreground: the closestelements of a scene (Object closest to you are farthest down on the picture plane)
- 4. Middle ground: thearea between the foreground and background (Center plane of the artwork, horizon line)
- 5. Van Gogh Field atArles
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- 10. Henri Matisse Cutpaper
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Editor's Notes
- #6 Post-Impressionist painter know for bold color and rough beauty. Landscapes are know for their direct use of foreground, middle ground and background. Post-Impressionism objected to naturalism and used form and color in more expressive ways.
- #7 Was a Post-Impressionist from1869-1954, noted for his strong use of color. Most know for his cut paper collages he produced in later years. Chosen because of his attention to detail, fluidity and bold details.