Drawing Release 2004-2024 Form

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[ MID-TEMPO DRUM BEAT PLAYS ] [ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ] Narrator: THESE PAINTINGS ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THE GENRE OF ART CALLED TROMPE L'OEIL. TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH, TROMPE L'OEIL LITERALLY MEANS "FOOLS THE EYE." IT'S A STYLE OF ART THAT MAKES YOU QUESTION IF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS REAL. IT'S THIS ILLUSION OF DEPTH THAT ARTISTS CREATE WHICH TRICKS OUR EYES. WHEN SHAPES GET THIS THIRD DIMENSION OF DEPTH, THEY BECOME FORMS. FORM IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ELEMENTS OF ART, ALONG WITH LINE, SHAPE, TEXTURE, VALUE, SPACE, AND COLOR. WHEN GIVEN FORM, CIRCLES BECOME SPHERES, SQUARES BECOME CUBES, TRIANGLES BECOME CONES OR PYRAMIDS. FORM TAKES UP SPACE IN EITHER A REAL OR IMPLIED WAY. IN PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, FOR INSTANCE, FORM IS IMPLIED BECAUSE IT'S AN ILLUSION OF THREE DIMENSIONS. WITH SCULPTURE, ON THE OTHER HAND, FORM IS REAL BECAUSE IT TAKES UP THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE. VISUAL ARTISTS USE LIGHT AND SHADOW EFFECTS TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM. A STRONG SENSE OF FORM CAN ALSO B