Art Chapter 1.2
Volume and mass
Architectural forms usually enclose a volume of interior space to be used for living or working 3-D objects have VOLUME VOLUME is the amount of space occupied by an object Solid objects obviously have volume...as do those that take up empty space.
Shape
Form Volume Mass and texture If something can be measured 3 ways...height, width and depth—we call it a three dimensional object or shape. If something can only be measured 2 ways height and width—it is two dimensional. Or 2-D
Artwork: Rachel Whiteread, House
Mass—suggests that a volume is solid and occupies space. All substance has mass. Whitehead filled this house with concrete and then removed all of the windows and doors leaving just the concrete - as a lasting memorial to the lives that once lived in it, and In other homes like it. Representing memory and change
Texture
Texture is an important element in art...used to describe—can be actually felt—but also described -they can have actual texture..based on previous experience—we know what surfaces feel like. Rough, smooth, wet, etc
