Discovering Form in Art (Revised Version)

Series: Discovering Art Series

Duration: 21

Year Published: 1979

Creator: Paul Burnford

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Illustrates the five basic three-dimensional forms in art--the sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder, and cone. Explains that form is a structure of planes or surfaces which join to create distinctive volumes and that distortions of the basic forms are useful to create the impressions of force and motion. Points out the relation between pyramid and cone and cone and cylinder. Suggests educating the eye to see and discover form in the environment.

Complete Record: Illustrates the five basic three-dimensional forms in art--the sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder, and cone. Explains that form is a structure of planes or surfaces which join to create distinctive volumes and that distortions of the basic forms are useful to create the impressions of force and motion. Points out the relation between pyramid and cone and cone and cylinder. Suggests educating the eye to see and discover form in the environment.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.