The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something. A geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle.
A shape is an area enclosed by a line. It
could be just an outline or it could be shaded in. Shapes can be either geometric,
like a circle, square or triangle, or irregular.
When drawing
shapes, you must consider the size and position as well as the shape of the
area around it. The shapes created in the spaces between shapes are referred to
as negative
space.
Depth of field and angles determine how the shapes and objects are portrayed.
I believe that this image is a great example of the representation of shape within photography. The photographer used two different shapes to create the shadow of another. The book is curved and the ring is circular. When the light is cast behind the ring, the angle of the book alters the ring's shadow to create the shape of a heart.
Abstraction - The freedom from representational qualities in an art format.
Tight cropping creates three specific negative spaces. This allows for the female to stand out.
Brandt's approach: Brand is associated with
representing the body as a landscape or an abstract geometric form.
To
some extent in working often with the female form he is also creating images
within a sexualised context in much the same was as a Classical sculptor
portrays a nude.
I believe that the image isn't sexual objectification for number of reasons. One of them being that the colours don't represent a sexual nature. Black and white are not stereotypical sexual colours. Secondly, the female wouldn't have posed for the image if she felt like the image was objectifying her sexuality.
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