Figure 5.9 Interactive Image Walkthrough: Dina Brodsky, Present, Past, 2012.

Shape

Use the arrows to navigate the walkthrough. Click an image to open zoom-in functionality.

A plump woman wears a saree and has a shawl that hangs from her neck. Her feet with a bandage is on slippers. At the back of the woman are images of Sikh warriors with turbans and swords.

Compare the representational shapes of the foreground figure with the background figures. While both background and foreground use objective shapes, the shapes in the foreground figure are naturalistic shapes and are derived from direct observation. The representational shapes in the background are stylized and allude to imaginative, artistic interpretation.

Zoom in with the woman on the right side and some of the Sikh warriors in the background on the left.

5.9.1 Representational shapes can also be stylized such as the figures in the background. Stylized shapes are subject to artistic interpretation and do not rely on direct observation and factual representation.

Zoom in on the top row of the image, showing only the heads of the woman and soldiers.

The shapes in the background figures are a blend of flat, stylistic shapes and volumetric shapes . The background representational shapes are inventive and imaginative and do not rely on direct observation.

Zoom in of the woman's face, with the warrior faces slightly hidden by hers.

The woman�s face depicts an individual person through use of representational shapes derived from direct observation. Naturalistic shapes such as these use shading to create a strong light source which in turn produces volume and mass.

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